BlackRock quarterly profit beats estimates as assets rise over $9-trillion Ambar Warrick and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed Reuters Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer BlackRock Inc’s first-quarter profit beat Wall Street estimates on Thursday, as a continued rally in global financial markets and broad-based strength in the asset manager’s businesses helped vault the firm’s assets under management to a record $9.01 trillion. “The broadness of our platform is really resonating with clients,” BlackRock’s chief executive, Larry Fink, said in an interview.