Chapter 669: Who wins and who helps
In Barron’s previous life, one could often hear the assertion that BlackRock controlled the United States because they managed more than $10 trillion in assets. ranks first in the world and almost all The BlackRock Group holds shares in the world's top 500 companies. This group controls the lifeline of the global economy...
Well, how should I put it, this kind of conclusion vividly reflects the charm of journalism, That is to satisfy people’s curiosity and conspiracy theories.
BlackRock Group is indeed very powerful after more than ten years. Its strength comes from the scale of assets under management and therefore its influence.
But it would be a bit hasty to draw the conclusion that "BlackRock controls the world" or "BlackRock controls the United States".
If this logic is true, then I would like to ask, BlackRock Group only accelerated its development after the subprime mortgage crisis. Then why did BlackRock Group, the financial company with the highest assets under management, not control the world or the United States, but was replaced by BlackRock Group? Has the group surpassed it?
In fact, it is precisely because of the scale of assets managed by BlackRock Group that their investment methods are destined to choose the largest and most powerful companies in the world to invest their own funds. Only by penetrating into the most prosperous branches of the world's economy can we ensure that they receive the dividends of development.
Just like Barron, in the past, his investment was more based on the memory of his previous life, looking for the fastest growing industries to enter.
But as the countdown of his past life experience progresses, and his own scale increases, the current world is different from the previous life in many details and nodes, so in his Future investments will increasingly favor BlackRock's approach, which is to invest extensively in companies that are more likely to survive, have more development potential, and are more stable.
At the same time, this is also determined by the size of the funds. The assets you manage are only in the hundreds of millions or trillions, so the investment methods must be different.
As for why the scale of funds managed by BlackRock Group has expanded so rapidly...
That is because BlackRock Group stepped on the right development trend after the subprime mortgage crisis, coupled with their Aladdin The system works so well that the group continues to be successful.
Capital will always choose the winner.
Just like the words in the movie "Let the Bullets Fly" - whoever wins, they help.
It’s that simple.
In the process of the rise of BlackRock Group, completing the acquisition of BGI, the asset management arm of Barclays Bank, is a very important step.
In Barron's previous life, when BlackRock acquired BGI, Larry Fink was busy calling people for two days and two nights, using all his connections to get the acquisition together. Funds required by BGI.
Even so, to acquire BGI, BlackRock Group only spent US$4.5 billion in cash, and also took out 19.9% of BlackRock Group's shares!
Of course, these are very worthwhile. By integrating BGI, especially its ETF fund iShare, BlackRock Group has successfully embarked on the road of capital expansion.
Now, Barron’s needs to make Standard Chartered-Merrill Lynch the new owner of BGI.
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“According to the news from Paris, the driver of the construction truck that caused the accident that night belonged to a local construction company. The driver had been divorced for many years and had been living alone. The investigation into his call records is currently incomplete. It cannot support the situation of someone instigating it, and the other party was already dead at the scene of the car accident..."
"So there is no progress?"
"At present, from the driver's perspective, No useful information was obtained, and according to the autopsy report, the driver had a long history of drug abuse. The police are more inclined to believe that this was an out-of-control accident..."
Regarding this result, Barron It has been expected for a long time. After all, since the other party chooses to do this, I am afraid it will be difficult for the police to get any effective information...
But do many things really require such detailed evidence?
What's more, although no evidence was found from the driver who caused the accident that he was instructed, according to relevant investigations, the driving route of the driver on the day of the accident clearly deviated from the other party's normal driving trajectory. In addition, at the scene at that time, the other party did not make any deceleration and braking action when hitting the vehicle in which Ashley Weber was riding. It would be too hasty to say that all of this was a coincidence. If this is man-made, then in terms of motivation, although the Weber family may have some opponents or camps that they cannot deal with, they can directly attack Ashley Weber, who is not a core member of the Weber family's politics. It's also hard to find.
The only ones with this motive are those who were "scammed" by William Weber Capital in the gambling agreement and competed with them in the private banking field. The Rothschild family...
What's more? Prior to this, Rothschild Bank itself was one of the important shareholders of Natixis Bank. With the investment of William Weber Capital, they became the largest single shareholder of Natixis Bank, which also diluted the Rothschild family’s interest in this bank. Bank influence.
This is enough to make the other party hate Ashley...
What's more, this style of falling behind in competition and starting to resort to tricks is indeed very similar to what the Rothschild family can do. Made.
When he was in London, Benjamin Rothschild did this once to Barron.
It’s just that for a family with a long history like the Rothschild family, it can be said that after such a long inheritance, although in terms of strength, the Rothschild family is no longer as wealthy as they were in their heyday. Compared with the enemy countries, their heritage still exists.
Especially in Europe, the Rothschild family is related to many old and new forces. It is not an ordinary family, nor is it easy to deal with.
In terms of strength, Barron is not afraid of the other party at all, but it is impossible for him to really send people to defeat everyone in the Rothschild family...
Let’s not say whether he can do it or not - - This kind of family has been passed down for so many generations. How many can be called descendants of the Rothschild family? Even its core members naturally have relatively strict security measures.
You can make a surprise attack to kill one or two people, but once this happens, others will definitely be alert and will not arrogantly wait for you to come over like in movies and TV shows... …
But even if he could do this, Barron would not do it unless he had to.
Indeed, at the top levels of Europe and the United States, it is not unusual to achieve their goals through assassination - in fact, the moral bottom line of these people is far lower than you think.
But the key point is that exterminating a family is different from your usual competition. Once you do this, there is no airtight wall in the world, so what will other people think of you?
I am afraid that not only will you become defensive and alienated, but it is also possible that you will be squeezed out by other families.
The use of financial means, not to mention that the Rothschild family itself started from this, even if its current strength can only be called the second-rate level in the world, it has caused some losses to them. , it is almost impossible to completely "relegate them to common people".
Furthermore, the LCF Rothschild Group is originally a family business. The Rothschild family holds most of the shares of this group very prudently. The acquisition methods used by Barron's before are difficult to work.
Although family-owned groups like the Rothschild Group compete with Wall Street capital, they have the disadvantage of being relatively traditional and inefficient in obtaining funds.
But it also makes their control over the family business stronger.
Therefore, Barron can only make plans slowly at present, first gradually weakening the opponent's strength and influence.
(End of this chapter)