Asset manager Franklin Templeton will be deploying the Aladdin platform from BlackRock to unify its investment management IT infrastructures across public market asset classes, officials say. The Aladdin portfolio management software offers investment firms “a way to view and manage daily investments,” according to BlackRock. “Aladdin is a comprehensive technology solution that supports the entire… Read More >>
BlackRock to Broaden Aladdin via eFront Acquisition
The world’s largest asset manager BlackRock is acquiring alternative investment management software provider eFront with the intention of combining its offerings with the Aladdin software system, broadening the reach of BlackRock’s investment platform to include capabilities for private equity and other alternative investment funds. If all goes according to plan, BlackRock will acquire via a… Read More >>