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BlackRock stake in CaixaBank exceeds 5% for first time

BlackRock raises its stake in CaixaBank and increases its stake in the bank’s capital from 3.2% to 5.01%, according to the records of the Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV). In total, the fund manager holds 376.3 million shares valued at 1.5 billion. CaixaBank closed Monday at €3.8 per share. BlackRock, which was already Caixabank’s largest private shareholder, behind only CriteriaCaixa and the state, bought 117.6 million shares on Friday…



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Blackrock second shareholder in Iberdrola with 5%

Blackrock, the largest fund manager in the world, has raised its holding in the electricity company to 5.008% from the 4.998%  it held, and remains the second largest shareholder behind the sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority (QIA).