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The Financial Markets Advisory team provides unique investment management and disposition capabilities to accommodate a wide range of institutional transitions and needs.

• Highly specialized investment management focus, with proven capabilities across a wide range of products including structured products and derivatives
• Segregated platform from BlackRock's alpha generation portfolio management functions, providing a high level of customized attention and minimizing any actual or perceived conflict of interest
• Supported by ongoing valuations, risk management advice and comprehensive reporting

Clients have used our advisory asset management services for a variety of reasons:

• Institutional merger, restructuring or reorganization
• Specialized and distressed portfolios
• Timely liquidation of significant asset positions
• Proactive outsourcing solution

Customized Asset Management Focus

As of March 31, 2010, the FMA group manages $175 billion face value of assets. Each assignment has a highly bespoke management, reporting and disposition objective — generally expected to be achieved over an intermediate term period. Each portfolio has a dedicated senior portfolio manager to oversee an integrated team of investment management, credit analyst and financial modeling professionals in developing and executing a customized strategy.

Proven BlackRock Infrastructure

We believe that our ability to deliver a number of mission critical core competencies is valuable to our clients. Frequently, our FMA asset management assignments arise from advisory and risk assessment engagements — demonstrating our flexibility in fulfilling the demands of any complex, multi-dimensional strategy. Every mandate is coordinated by a seasoned team of professionals, serving to identify and seeking to fulfill all client objectives and promote the seamless integration of BlackRock's investment management infrastructure.