Bob Shearer, co-manager of the BlackRock North American Income trust, has announced his plans to retire from the company at the end of August 2017.
Shearer's service with BlackRock dates back to 1997, including his years with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006. He was also co-lead portfolio manager for the Equity Dividend fund and the BlackRock Natural Resources fund. How Brexit and Trump have impacted investment trust positioning going into 2017 Back at t MLIM, he managed the Merrill Lynch World Natural Resources portfolio. Prior to joining MLIM, he was a vice president with David L. Babson & Company, a vice president and sector manager at Concert Capital Management, and a vice presiden...
To continue reading this article...
Join Investment Week for free
Signup and gain exclusive members-only insights - all free of charge!
- Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
- Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
- Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
- Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
- Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes
