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Why Screeners Mislead You on Blackstone’s Actual Dividend Income

Quick Read Blackstone's (BX) 4.24% screener yield is misleading, as payouts swing from $1.03 to $1.49 per share depending on quarterly distributable earnings. Apollo (APO) pays a flat $0.5625 quarterly and KKR pays $0.195, both choosing predictability over Blackstone's higher but variable payouts. Schwarzman …

‘I screwed up’: Larry Fink lost $100M in a single quarter, got pushed out, and built BlackRock on top of the wreckage

Mistakes come in different sizes. For Larry Fink, one mistake cost his trading firm $100 million. Larry Fink is the CEO of BlackRock [NYSE: BLK], an investment firm now managing over $15 trillion in assets owned by ordinary pensioners and sovereign wealth funds alike. …

KKR Sees AI Financing, Private Credit Fueling Its Next Growth Wave

Key Points Interested in KKR & Co. Inc.? Here are five stocks we like better. KKR sees private credit as a durable growth engine: Its credit platform manages roughly $300 billion, while investors increasingly favor diversified, multi-asset credit strategies and evergreen fund structures. AI …

Forget VYM: BlackRock’s High-Dividend Fund Is Beating It by 9 Points, Yields More, and Charges 0.08%

Quick Read HDV has outpaced VYM by nearly 9 points year-to-date in 2026 while paying a 3.34% yield versus VYM's 2.20%. HDV's 75-stock tilt toward energy, healthcare, and staples drives its 2026 edge but can lag equally in growth-led markets. Taxable investors switching from …

Mercer Advisors Swaps $1.6B of Private Credit for Cheaper Bank Loan, Saving $29M a Year

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Mercer Advisors, a wealth management company backed by private equity, is seeking to lower its financing costs by replacing its existing debt with a $1.65 billion leveraged …

DOJ considers joining Texas BlackRock, State Street anitrust case - report

[BlackRock office exterior at night] georgeclerk The U.S. Department of Justice is evaluating joining a state-led antitrust lawsuit against BlackRock (BLK [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BLK]) and State Street (STT [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/STT]) concerning claims that the fund managers used their power to pressure coal producers to cut output. Senior …

Wealth Manager Mercer Takes Out Private Credit With New Loan

You can find original article here WealthManagement. Subscribe to our free daily WealthManagement newsletters. (Bloomberg) -- Wealth management firm Mercer Advisors Inc. is looking to cut its borrowing costs by refinancing private debt with a $1.65 billion leveraged loan, the latest in a rush …

Carlyle Expands Canadian Energy Footprint with Parallax Acquisition

Brookfield's Valuation Remains Disconnected From Fundamentals, RBC Says

Brookfield (BN) shares are trading at a 40% discount to management's estimate of current plan value PREMIUM Upgrade to read this MT Newswires article and get so much more. A Silver or Gold subscription plan is required to access premium news articles. Upgrade Already …

5 Cheap REITs With Dividends Above 3% to Buy on the Dip

Income investors may want to keep a close eye on real estate investment trust (REIT) stocks following the Federal Reserve's latest rate hike. On Wednesday, the Fed raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to a range of 3.75%-4.00%, as policymakers attempt …

QUICK SPARK: KKR Raises 10-Year Treasury Yield Forecast To 5.1% As Higher-For-Longer Rates Loom

Realty Income (O) Announces €528M Partner Investment. Can it Lift Returns?

Realty Income Corporation (NYSE:O) announced on September 14 a European property venture in which capital accounts advised by KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR) intend to invest €528 million for a 49% interest. Closing is expected September 30, subject to customary conditions. Realty Income Corporation …

Blue Owl Capital Completes Sale-Leaseback of 34 Trustmark Bank Branches

KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Wingspire Equipment Finance 2026-1 LLC

NEW YORK, September 17, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to six classes of notes issued by Wingspire Equipment Finance 2026-1 LLC (WEF 2026-1), an equipment ABS transaction. WEF 2026-1 represents the third equipment ABS transaction sponsored by Wingspire Equipment Finance LLC (WEF or the …

Securitize jumps after regulators greenlight some tokenized U.S. stock trading

Securitize surged Thursday after federal regulators greenlit the issuing of tokenized stocks on some trading platforms in the U.S. The tokenization name was last up 14%. At its peak, it was up 24%. The Securities and Exchange Commission earlier in the day announced a …

Aon’s $17 Billion USI Deal: What Hedge Fund Sentiment Says About AON and KKR

Aon Plc (NYSE:AON) confirmed on August 31 that it will buy USI Insurance Services from KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR) for $17.0 billion in an all-cash deal funded by new debt. Aon expects $395 million in annual run-rate synergies, with the deal accretive to …

Funds Managed by Blue Owl Capital Complete $91.7M Sale-Leaseback Transaction with Trustmark

Acquiring Portfolio of 34 Bank Branches from Investment Grade Counterparty NEW YORK, Sept. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Owl Capital Inc. (NYSE: OWL) ("Blue Owl"), a leading alternative asset manager, today announced that funds managed by its Real Assets platform have completed the acquisition …

BlackRock’s Rick Rieder Turns Cautious on US Stocks, Warns $40 Trillion Debt Is Becoming a ‘Compounding…Problem’ (CORRECTED)

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Editor's note: This story has been updated to more accurately reflect Rick Rieder's comments on 10-year Treasury yields. BlackRock Chief Investment Officer Rick Rieder warns that the …

GFL shares surge on report of PE bidding war

Investing.com -- Two competing private equity consortiums have emerged for GFL Environmental (NYSE: GFL), setting up a bidding war over a target carrying $28 billion in combined equity value and debt, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday evening. GFL shares surged 8% in pre-open trading Thursday, …

Carlyle Group, CVC DIF to Acquire BauWatch From Haniel

Stepstone Private Venture and Growth Fund Announces September Distribution

StepStone Group Inc NEW YORK, Sept. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- StepStone Private Venture and Growth Fund ("SPRING" or the "Fund") announced that its Board of Trustees has approved a distribution to shareholders with a record date of September 29, 2026. The distribution is …

Higher For Longer Rates Put BlackRock And Cash ETFs In Focus

With the Fed lifting the policy rate to 3.75%-4% and signaling higher-for-longer borrowing costs, cash is no longer just a parking bay; it is a battleground. Short-duration investment-grade bond and cash-equivalent ETFs now sit in the spotlight as investors weigh yield against stability and …

KKR Doubles Private Debt Deals to $80 Billion as AI Spending Explodes

Circle Launches Arc Mainnet With BlackRock, DTCC and Visa as Validators

Circle has switched on Arc, a Layer 1 blockchain built for payments, trading and "agentic economic activity," announcing the public mainnet on Wednesday. Chief executive Jeremy Allaire called it "the single most significant launch in Circle's history since USDC itself," in a press release. …

Stock futures rise as Fed rate decision takes center stage

[Wall Street street sign in Manhattan financial district] Alexey_Fedoren Stock index futures were higher on Wednesday as investors focused on the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision. Dow futures (INDU [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/INDU]) +0.2%, S&P 500 futures (SPX [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SPX]) +0.3%, and Nasdaq futures (US100:IND) +0.6%. The Federal …

Major shareholder announcement - BlackRock, Inc.

Chemometec A/S 16 September 2026 ANNOUNCEMENT NO. 315 Major shareholder announcement - BlackRock, Inc. Pursuant to Section 30 of the Capital Markets Act, it is hereby announced that BlackRock, Inc. has informed ChemoMetec A/S that BlackRock, Inc., on 14 September 2026, increased its total …

What Does BlackRock (BLK) LifePath Solutions Launch Mean For Retirement Plans?

BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) introduced LifePath Solutions for U.S. retirement plans, adding private markets and lifetime income features. The LifePath Solutions framework is designed to customize target date retirement portfolios for a wider range of plan sponsors and participants. BlackRock is drawing on its lifecycle investing …

BlackRock Launches LifePath® Solutions, Broadening Access to Customizable Target Date Investing

Combines Proprietary Plan and Demographic Analysis with Public and Private Market Investments and Lifetime Income to Better Meet the Needs of America's Workforce NEW YORK, September 16, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackRock today unveiled LifePath® Solutions ("LPS"), a customizable target date design framework that brings capabilities historically …

Apollo Funds Complete €3 Billion Capital Solution for Bayer

Apollo Global Management, Inc. KKR joins Apollo as a minority participant NEW YORK and LEVERKUSEN, Germany, Sept. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apollo (NYSE: APO) today announced that Apollo-managed funds and affiliates ("Apollo") have successfully closed a €3 billion capital solution for Bayer, previously …

Brookfield to acquire Reliance Worldwide in all-cash $2.9B deal

[Merger and Acquisition Industry Corporation Partnership concept. Industrial worker in protective equipment holds wooden cubes with icons and touches ma virtual button.] AKart Design Brookfield has agreed to acquire plumbing products manufacturer Reliance Worldwide for about $2.9B in an all-cash deal. The offer values …

KKR (KKR) Stock Looks Reasonable On Fresh Cybersecurity Deal News

KKR has fallen sharply this year, even after a strong multi year run. This puts fresh focus on whether the current US$100 share price still lines up with what its earnings can support. With the stock moving and the deal pipeline active, investors are …

Brookfield Agrees to Acquire Reliance Worldwide Corporation

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd The transaction will support Reliance's next phase of growth as a global leader in plumbing products and solutions NEW YORK and SYDNEY, Sept. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brookfield, through its flagship private equity strategy, today announced that it has …

BlackRock's Fink Says AI Buildout Delays Limit Access to the Tech for Everyone

BlackRock Inc. Chief Executive Officer Larry Fink says delays in the buildout of artificial intelligence lead to limited access. He spoke at the Canada Investment Summit on Tuesday. Video Transcript 00:00 Speaker A I think the delays, um, in the build out of AI …

AON's USI Deal Drives $13.5B Bond Offering, Draws $65B in Orders

Aon plc AON moved to lock in financing for its $17 billion cash acquisition of USI Insurance Services, launching a seven-tranche U.S. dollar bond offering, according to Bloomberg. The company is set to raise $13.5 billion through investment-grade notes with maturities stretching from three …

Market Chatter: Brookfield Nears Recapitalization of Center Parcs at $6 Billion Valuation

This 5.5%-Yielding Dividend Stock Has Partnered With 3 Different Investment Giants This Year. Should Income Investors Be Worried or Excited?

Realty Income (NYSE:O) aims to be the real estate partner to the world's leading companies. It has really leaned into forming new capital partnerships with leading institutional investors over the past year. It just formed a new joint venture (JV) with KKR, adding to …