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, 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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