BlackRock CEO Larry Fink told a gathering in Mumbai that the firm views India as a cornerstone of its growth strategy. He highlighted India’s GDP expansion, which averaged over 6.5% annually in the past decade, and pointed to India’s household financial assets, projected to exceed $6.4 trillion by 2025. Fink urged Indian savers to participate directly in equity markets, noting that only 3% of household wealth is currently in equities compared with 40% in the U.S. He said BlackRock plans to deepen its product suite, including index funds and active strategies tailored to local demand, to capture what he termed a generational wealth transfer effect.

Over the last 18 months, BlackRock has opened three new offices across Delhi, Bengaluru and Chennai, bringing its total India headcount to more than 120 professionals. The firm has secured partnerships with five leading local banks to distribute its mutual funds and exchange-traded fund offerings, which collectively oversee over $4.8 billion in assets from Indian retail and institutional clients. BlackRock has also launched investor education programs targeting more than 10,000 first-time equity investors through webinars and workshops, aiming to boost financial literacy and broaden its distribution footprint.

BlackRock Chief Financial Officer Martin S. Small is scheduled to speak at the 2026 Bank of America Securities Financial Services Conference on February 10th at approximately 11:20 a.m. ET. During his presentation, Small is expected to discuss the firm’s fourth-quarter financial results, capital allocation priorities and the outlook for fee-earning assets globally, which stood at $9.7 trillion at the end of last year. A live webcast will be available via BlackRock’s Investor Relations website, with a replay accessible within 24 hours and remaining online through March 10th.