Rob Leach, the head of European capital markets at BlackRock since 2012 when he joined the $4.77 trillion US asset manager from SAC Global Investors, is relinquishing his role, and “considering other opportunities, both inside and outside of the firm”, an internal memo sent out on Friday revealed.

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