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BlackRock Investment Management, LLC


BlackRock Investment Management, LLC was established in October 2006 and is headquartered in New York City.

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC is a business and marketing partner of Natixis Global Associates and came into being as the result of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. entering into an agreement to combine its asset management business with BlackRock, Inc. Merrill Lynch is one of the world’s leading financial management and advisory companies. BlackRock’s managers balance penetrating market insights with disciplined risk management and are committed to delivering consistent, competitive performance. The results are the product of the latest management thinking, fortified by a stringent, analytical approach to risk.

Natixis Funds Managed:


Portfolio Managers:

Thomas Burke Thomas Burke, CFA
Portfolio Manager

Natixis U.S. Diversified Portfolio

Thomas Burke has served as Portfolio Manager for the segment of Natixis U.S. Diversified Portfolio that is currently subadvised by BlackRock since April 2006. Prior to joining BlackRock as a Portfolio Manager in September 2006, he was a Portfolio Manager at Mercury Advisors, the subadviser of the segment before Mercury Advisors was combined with BlackRock, from April 2006 to September 2006 and an Associate Portfolio Manager from July 2001 through March 2006. He also assists in managing several other mutual funds managed by BlackRock and its advisory affiliates.

Mr. Burke received a B.A. from Pace University. Mr. Burke holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst and has over 25 years of investment experience.


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