Former Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne will take up a role as an adviser to the world's biggest asset manager, BlackRock. Osborne will join the Blackrock Investment Institute as a senior adviser on a part-time basis. "George has a unique and invaluable perspective on the issues that are shaping our world today," BlackRock CEO and Chairman Laurence Fink said in a statement. He will also "provide perspectives on European politics and policy, Chinese economic reform and trends such as low-yields and longevity and their impact on retirement planning. He will not engage in any lobbying of the British ... (full story)