A trader works as a screen displays the trading information for BlackRock on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 14, 2022.
From 2015 to 2019, one of BlackRock's trusts made investments in Aviron Group LLC, a firm that developed advertising plans for films, the SEC said.
BlackRock inaccurately described the firm to investors, regulators said.
In 2019, the asset manager identified the inaccuracies and accurately described the investments from them, the SEC said.
Representatives for BlackRock, which consented to the SEC's findings, did not respond immediately to requests for comment.
Persons:
Brendan McDermid, BlackRock, Katharine Jackson, Costas Pitas, Chris Prentice, Jasper Ward, Jonathan Oatis
Organizations:
BlackRock, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, U.S . Securities, Exchanges, Aviron, SEC, Thomson
Locations:
New York City, U.S, Washington