Crypto-friendly BlackRock starts ‘digital-first’ investment offering in India
As BlackRock reiterates that an optimal investment allocation should include 84.9% BTC, the firm has formed a major investment partnership in India. Global investment giant BlackRock is expanding its reach in India with a partnership targeting the launch of the “digital-first offering” in India. BlackRock, on July 26, officially announced a joint invest ment project with Jio Financial Services (JFS), an arm of Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries — India’s most-valued firm. The companies each plan to invest up to $150 million in the 50:50 joint venture. Named “Jio BlackRock,” the project aims to provide “tech-enabled” access to “affordable, innovative investment solutions” to millions of investors in India, the announcement reads. The venture will utilize BlackRock’s expertise and talent in invest ment management, tech access, operations, scale and market intellectual capital, the announcement said. JFS will in turn contribute to local market insights as well as digital ...