Asset Management

BlackRock’s Larry Fink banks $25m from share sale

BlackRock's share price has risen by around 17% over the past six months

Larry Fink sold almost 36,000 shares in BlackRock on 18 April
Larry Fink sold almost 36,000 shares in BlackRock on 18 April Photo: Hollie Adams/Getty Images

BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink pocketed almost $25m from selling shares in the asset manager, according to a regulatory filing in the US.

Fink, who co-founded the world's largest asset manager in 1988, sold almost 36,000 shares in BlackRock on 18 April.

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