2026-01-16 21:44:20

BlackRock just announced through a regulatory filing that it's rolling out a new compensation structure for select leaders. The move ties carried interest directly to the performance of its major private investment funds. This shift reflects how top-tier asset managers are recalibrating their incentive models to align leadership with fund outcomes. The filing signals an intensified focus on performance-driven compensation across the institutional investment space.

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Rugman_Walking

· 7h ago

Blackstone's approach of linking carry and fund performance, to put it simply, is about making executives truly responsible for the results. Isn't that being assertive?

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LiquidationWatcher

· 7h ago

BlackRock's move is ruthless, directly tying carry to fund performance... Looks like the big players are starting to get restless.

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TokenStorm

· 7h ago

BlackRock's move, in simple terms, is to tie the carry interest directly to the fund's performance—backtesting data shows that this type of incentive model has been triggered 5 times in the past 36 months, each time accompanied by institutional heavy position adjustments, causing the risk factor to spike directly. But I am still somewhat attracted by this signal; after all, large fund movements don't lie.

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