How BlackRock & Co. Might Just Be Running Europe – Spoiler: They Are

Imagine the biggest, baddest asset managers in the US – yeah, BlackRock, JPMorgan, Vanguard – basically turned Europe into their playground. Like a three-headed monster, but with more zeros.

According to some fancy report from the Financial Times – because who else? – these giants have roughly doubled their European stash. Who knew size actually mattered? Apparently, these firms are now calling the shots with over $4.9 trillion. That’s more zeroes than most of us can even dream of a good night’s sleep about.

Says Huw van Steenis, the guy who probably has a very fancy title and a very fancy suit,

probably not.

Says Manny Roman – probably a guy who drinks too much coffee and bosses around money –

“If you’re a midsized equity manager in Europe, and you don’t have the size of the US market to help you, it looks incredibly bleak.”

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2025-08-12 16:14