Founded in only 1988, in less than 30 years this American financial firm would grow to become the company that owns the world, managing assets worth 6.3 trillion dollars.

這家成立於 1988 年的美國金融公司在不到 30 年的時間裡成長為一家擁有全球資產的公司，管理著價值 6.3 萬億美元的資產。

These are assets that belong to their clients, mainly the pension funds of ordinary people – teachers, police officers, nurses and many more.

這些資產屬於他們的客戶，主要是教師、警察、護士等普通人的養老基金。

And that's just the beginning.

而這僅僅是個開始。

BlackRock has also developed a software platform called Aladdin to perform risk analysis for its clients.

貝萊德還開發了一個名為 "阿拉丁 "的軟件平臺，為客戶進行風險分析。

It receives sensitive data from banks, insurance companies and other important institutions.

它接收來自銀行、保險公司和其他重要機構的敏感數據。

Through Aladdin, BlackRock has insights about the management of financial assets worth another 20 trillion dollars.

通過阿拉丁，貝萊德對另外價值 20 萬億美元的金融資產的管理有了深入瞭解。

BlackRock also has shares and voting rights in many of the biggest European companies, in sectors such as energy, oil and gas, transportation, food and of course finance.

貝萊德還擁有許多歐洲最大公司的股份和投票權，這些公司涉及能源、石油和天然氣、運輸、食品等行業，當然還有金融業。

The company holds public debt in the form of bonds and has real estate interests.

公司持有債券形式的公債，並擁有房地產權益。

And still there's more.

還有更多。

BlackRock, you see, wears many hats.

貝萊德身兼數職。

Aside from being an investor, it is also an auditor and an advisor.

除了是投資者，它還是審計員和顧問。

Governments and central banks invite a BlackRock subsidiary called BlackRock Solutions to audit them and to provide advice about the management and rescue of banks.

各國政府和中央銀行邀請貝萊德旗下一家名為 "貝萊德解決方案 "的子公司對其進行審計，並就銀行的管理和救援提供建議。

Yet at the same time, BlackRock is often a major shareholder in these same banks.

但與此同時，貝萊德往往也是這些銀行的大股東。

In other words, the company often sits on both sides of the table.

換句話說，公司往往坐在談判桌的兩邊。

BlackRock Solutions gets privileged access to highly sensitive information.

貝萊德解決方案獲得高度敏感資訊的訪問權限。

Information that could be valuable to BlackRock itself.

可能對貝萊德本身有價值的資訊。

Does this constitute a conflict of interest?

這是否構成利益衝突？

No, says BlackRock, which claims that the company has established Chinese walls between its different subsidiaries.

貝萊德公司稱，該公司已在其不同子公司之間建立了 "中國牆"。

In January 2018, BlackRock's founder and chairman, Larry Fink, sent a letter to all of the CEOs of the companies BlackRock is invested in, asking them to do more than deliver financial performance and make a positive contribution to society.

2018 年 1 月，貝萊德創始人兼董事長拉里-芬克（Larry Fink）致信貝萊德所投資公司的所有首席執行官，要求他們在實現財務業績的同時，還要為社會做出積極貢獻。

So BlackRock not only owns the world, it also wants to save it?

貝萊德不僅擁有世界，還想拯救世界？

To learn more about BlackRock Solutions, visit www.blackrocksolutions.com

要了解有關貝萊德解決方案的更多資訊，請訪問 www.blackrocksolutions.com