Michael Castellano - Blackrock Munivest Independent Trustee

MVT Fund  USD 10.82  0.21  1.98%   
Michael Castellano is Fund Manager at Blackrock Munivest
Mr. Michael J. Castellano is an Independent Trustee of the comapny. Mr. Castellanos career in accounting which spans over forty years. Mr. Castellano has served as Chief Financial Officer of Lazard Ltd. and as a Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Lazard Group. Prior to joining Lazard, Mr. Castellano held various senior management positions at Merrill Lynch Co., including Senior Vice PresidentChief Control Officer for Merrill Lynchs capital markets businesses, Chairman of Merrill Lynch International Bank and Senior Vice PresidentCorporationrate Controller. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch Co., Mr. Castellano was a partner with Deloitte Touche where he served a number of investment banking clients over the course of his 24 years with the firm. Mr. Castellanos knowledge of financial and accounting matters qualifies him to serve as a member of each Funds Audit Committee. Mr. Castellanos independence from the Funds and the Funds investment advisor enhances his service as a member of the Audit Committee, Governance Committee and Performance Oversight Committee.
Age 75
Tenure 14 years
Phone212 810 5300
Webhttps://www.blackrock.com/investing/products/240207/blackrock-munivest-fund-ii-inc-usd-fund

Blackrock Munivest Management Performance (%)

The company has Return on Asset of 1.95 % which means that on every $100 spent on assets, it made $1.95 of profit. This is way below average. In the same way, it shows a return on shareholders' equity (ROE) of (13.98) %, meaning that it generated no profit with money invested by stockholders. Blackrock Munivest's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Blackrock Munivest manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities.
Blackrock Munivest has 201.18 M in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 0.73, which is OK given its current industry classification. Blackrock Munivest has a current ratio of 0.09, suggesting that it has not enough short term capital to pay financial commitments when the payables are due. Debt can assist Blackrock Munivest until it has trouble settling it off, either with new capital or with free cash flow. So, Blackrock Munivest's shareholders could walk away with nothing if the company can't fulfill its legal obligations to repay debt. However, a more frequent occurrence is when companies like Blackrock Munivest sell additional shares at bargain prices, diluting existing shareholders. Debt, in this case, can be an excellent and much better tool for Blackrock to invest in growth at high rates of return. When we think about Blackrock Munivest's use of debt, we should always consider it together with cash and equity.

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BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. was formed on March 29, 1993 and is domiciled in United States. Blackrock Munivest is traded on New York Stock Exchange in the United States. The fund is not categorized under any group at the present time.

Management Performance

Blackrock Munivest Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the Blackrock Munivest's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Blackrock Munivest inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Blackrock. The board's role is to monitor Blackrock Munivest's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Blackrock Munivest's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Blackrock Munivest's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Henry Gabbay, Independent Trustee
Robert Hubbard, Independent Trustee
Karen Robards, Independent Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Richard Cavanagh, Independent Co-Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Charles Park, Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer
Frank Fabozzi, Independent Trustee
J Holloman, Independent Trustee
Janey Ahn, Secretary
John Perlowski, President, Chief Executive Officer, Trustee
Michael Castellano, Independent Trustee
Cynthia Egan, Independent Trustee
Jay Fife, Treasurer
Jonathan Diorio, Vice President
Robert Fairbairn, Trustee
Neal Andrews, Chief Financial Officer
Trent Walker, Chief Financial Officer
Catherine Lynch, Independent Trustee
Stayce Harris, Independent Trustee
W Kester, Independent Trustee

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