VENTURE CAPITAL POST

New York-based money manager BlackRock Inc. increased its stake in Telecom Italia to 10%, becoming its second-largest shareholder. This could potentially tip the balance at a shareholder meeting set to vote on the proposed ouster of Telecom Italia's board, according to a Reuters report.

Brazilian oil company OGX is reportedly in talks with bondholders about a USD150 million capital infusion in the struggling firm. OGX previously reported a loss of BRL2.1 billion and filed for bankruptcy with USD4 billion in debt.

JPMorgan Chase & Co said it had agreed to settle claims related to faulty mortgage bonds with 21 investors which included the asset management units of BlackRock Inc, Goldman Sachs Group and Pacific Investment Management Co.

Fund managers BlackRock Inc and Neuberger Berman Group LLC seek settlement in the amount of USD5.75 billion for mortgage backed securities fraud.

Seeing a decline in its fees and revenues in its current market, Fidelity Investments goes into ETF management, a market dominated by the Vanguard Group and BlackRock Inc.

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is planning whether toxic assets of RBS would be put into a bad bank.

BlackRock Inc. had reduced its Hong Kong investment after slow growth in the economy, said a Bloomberg report.

BlackRock CEO Laurence D. Fink said the tapering by the US Federal Reserve would be extended until the March.

On Thursday, BlackRock Inc would be debuting its a new short-maturity bond ETF on the BATS Global Markets.

This week, BlackRock Inc. had bought shares in OGX Petroleo & Gas Participacoes after its increased presence in Brazil's benchmark index.

Blackrock Inc victorious in court battle as U.S. district judge dismisses compensation lawsuit.

The Manhattan State Supreme Court finally got Bank of America set for trail with its US$8.5 billion settlement with home loans bundled into securities.