Signal · Geopolitical Risk
Emirates NBD, BlackRock launch 2 investment funds
What the source reported
Source-reported<p ><span ><span class="ckeCaption" ><img src="https://argaamplus.s3.amazonaws.com/97e1bb73-aafc-4a04-a5bc-879331ea5819.png" >Logo of Emirates NBD</span></span></p> <hr> <p ><span ><span >Emirates NBD Asset Management, a subsidiary of <a href="https://www.argaam.com/ae-en/companies/dfm/emirates-nbd/overview" target="_blank">Emirates NBD</a>, </span></span>and BlackRock announced the launch of two new investment funds focused on generating regular income, one year after the start of their strategic partnership, which has attracted $350 million (AED 1.3 billion) in assets under management (AUMs).</p> <p ><br> In a statement, the two companies said the new funds are FundStar Emirates CLO AA Fund and Emirates Systematic Income and Growth Fund. The launch marks an expansion of their partnership to retail investors, after initially focusing on providing professional clients with access to alternative investments.</p> <p ><br> The companies explained that the first fund, FundStar Emirates CLO AA Fund, sub-managed by BlackRock, offers floating-rate returns through investments in a high-quality, investment-grade portfolio of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), comprising senior secured corporate loans in the US and Europe. The fund targets an average AA credit rating, offers daily liquidity and does not use leverage.</p> <p ><br> The second fund, Emirates Systematic Income and Growth Fund, is portfolio-managed by Emirates NBD Asset Management, with BlackRock serving as its investment adviser. It targets net distributions of 7% after fees, payable to investors on a quarterly basis.</p> <p ><br> The companies added that both funds are now available to Emirates NBD's retail banking and wealth management clients, expanding the range of investment solutions offered to them.</p> <p ></p> <p ><span ><span >Notably, Emirates NBD signed a <a href="https://www.argaam.com/ar/article/articledetail/id/1800117" target="_blank">memorandum of understanding (MoU)</a> with BlackRock in March 2025</span></span>to establish an investment platform providing the bank's high-net-worth clients with access to alternative investments, particularly in private markets.</p>
- Publication
- Argaam - UAE News · Trade Publication
- Published
- 20th October 2026
- Original report
- argaam.com
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What ProcIntel recorded
ProcIntel-derived- Category
- Geopolitical Risk
- Geography
- UAE
- Organisations
- None identified
- Collected
- 20th October 2026 · 14:33
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Initial Significance Low (18.0/100). Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact (6.0/30 points). Limiting factor: Likely Event Severity (3.0/30 points). Initial Confidence Low (31.5/100, data sufficiency: Partial). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (20.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Corroboration (2.5/25 points).
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- Procurement Impact
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- Likely Event Severity