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On April 9, 2024, BlackRock announced that Michael Krautzberger, head of the EMEA Fundamental Fixed Income team, is leaving the firm in June 2024 after 19 years to pursue another opportunity.

Krautzberger was lead manager on the BGF Euro, BSF Sustainable Euro, BGF Euro Short Duration Bond funds, and the BSF Sustainable Fixed Income Strategies fund, which Morningstar analysts rate. As a result of this announcement, we have placed these funds Under Review while we evaluate the upcoming change to the investment team.

BlackRock announced that existing members on the team will take over Krautzberger’s portfolio management responsibilities across the range of strategies he was managing. With immediate effect, Georgie Merson will join Johan Sjogren and Giulia Artolli to manage the BGF Euro Short Duration Bond fund. Merson and Artolli will join Ronald van Loon to manage the BGF Euro Bond Fund and the BSF Sustainable Euro Bond fund. There will be no addition to the portfolio management team of the BSF Sustainable Fixed Income Strategies fund. After Krautzberger’s departure, Sjogren and Tom Mondelaers remain in place as portfolio managers.

BlackRock also announced that Simon Blundell will be Krautzberger's successor as head of European Fundamental Fixed Income and will report to Rick Rieder, BlackRock’s chief investment officer of global fixed income. Blundell was most recently head of Sterling bond strategies at BlackRock and boasts three decades of experience.
 
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