BlackRock posted a 21% fourth quarter jump in profit after buoyant equity markets increased income from fees and drove its assets to a record high of $11.6 trillion, the world's largest money manager said on Wednesday.

With impressive growth in assets under management (AUM), which reached a record $11.6 trillion, BlackRock ended the quarter and fiscal 2024 on a high note.

Key Takeaways BlackRock's assets under management surged 15% year-over-year to $11.55 trillion.The asset manager beat estimates for earnings and revenue in the period.CEO Larry Fink noted that this was the second straight quarter of record inflows for BlackRock.

BlackRock is making key leadership changes and combining some teams internally, according to a memo to employees from CEO Larry Fink and President Rob Kapito. The changes follow several major private market-linked acquisitions at BlackRock in the past year: Global Infrastructure Partners,

Over more than two decades at BlackRock, Wiedman was known for leading the integration of Barclays Global Investors and the iShares exchange-traded fund business after BlackRock a

Asset manager BlackRock's senior executive Mark Wiedman, who was touted to be a potential successor to CEO Larry Fink, is departing the firm, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing four people close to the company.