-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, SYuRi0yS9SwLgb8w22w2Q42s7ex7mj7SqLbpThfNt8+GcuoAgNooQV6b2jBG+dzf gjuPZ0XjTg6IG4TlCd4YXA== 0001171200-09-000579.txt : 20090827 0001171200-09-000579.hdr.sgml : 20090827 20090827141758 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001171200-09-000579 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20090630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090827 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090827 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20090827 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BLACKROCK GLOBAL FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001086641 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-Q SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-09375 FILM NUMBER: 091039002 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19809 BUSINESS PHONE: 800-441-7762 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19809 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MERRILL LYNCH GLOBAL FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990518 0001086641 S000002241 BLACKROCK GLOBAL FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC. C000005768 Investor A C000005769 Investor B C000005770 Investor C C000005771 Institutional C000005772 Class R N-Q 1 i00267_nq.htm

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-09375 and 811-09633

 

Name of Fund: BlackRock Global Financial Services Fund, Inc. and Global Financial Services Master LLC

 

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Name and address of agent for service: Anne F. Ackerley, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Global Financial Services Fund, Inc. and Global Financial Services Master LLC, 40 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022.

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 441-7762

 

Date of fiscal year end: 09/30/2009

 

Date of reporting period: 06/30/2009

 

Item 1 – Schedule of Investments

 


 

 

BlackRock Global Financial Services Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual Fund

 

Value

 






 

Global Financial Services Portfolio of Global Financial Services Master LLC

 

$

80,527,932

 







 

Total Investments (Cost - $95,967,818) - 100.1%

 

 

80,527,932

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.1)%

 

 

(112,794

)

 

 

 




 

Net Assets - 100.0%

 

$

80,415,138

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

Effective October 1, 2008, the Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 clarifies the definition of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair values and requires additional disclosures about the use of fair value measurements. Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments, which are as follows:

 

 

 

 

Level 1 - price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical securities

 

 

 

 

Level 2 - other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

 

 

 

Level 3 - unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments)

 

 

 

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund’s most recent financial statements as contained in its annual report.

 

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of June 30, 2009 in determining the fair valuation of the Fund’s investments:


 

 

 

 

 

 






Valuation
Inputs

 

 

Investments in
Securities

 






 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 



Level 1

 

 

 

 

Level 2

 

 

$

80,527,932

 

Level 3

 

 

 

 







Total

 

 

$

80,527,932

 

 

 

 






 

 

Global Financial Services Portfolio of Global Financial Services Master LLC

 

Schedule of Investments June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Country

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 









Australia - 2.5%

 

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

 

 

126,300

 

$

2,021,062

 











Bermuda - 2.7%

 

PartnerRe Ltd.

 

 

12,400

 

 

805,380

 

 

 

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

 

 

30,100

 

 

1,400,854

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,206,234

 











Canada - 3.7%

 

Bank of Nova Scotia

 

 

63,900

 

 

2,396,250

 

 

 

Royal Bank of Canada

 

 

14,100

 

 

575,985

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,972,235

 











China - 1.4%

 

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd.

 

 

489,580

 

 

1,111,099

 











Egypt - 0.9%

 

Commercial International Bank

 

 

82,650

 

 

722,620

 











Finland - 0.8%

 

Sampo Oyj

 

 

31,700

 

 

599,383

 











France - 6.2%

 

AXA SA

 

 

92,700

 

 

1,754,532

 

 

 

BNP Paribas SA

 

 

37,300

 

 

2,432,432

 

 

 

Societe Generale SA

 

 

14,400

 

 

790,428

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,977,392

 











Germany - 2.9%

 

Allianz AG Registered Shares

 

 

13,300

 

 

1,226,828

 

 

 

Deutsche Euroshop AG

 

 

11,000

 

 

339,015

 

 

 

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG Registered Shares

 

 

5,500

 

 

743,081

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,308,924

 











Hong Kong - 0.5%

 

The Link REIT

 

 

186,800

 

 

397,008

 











Indonesia - 1.0%

 

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk PT

 

 

1,349,800

 

 

827,587

 











Italy - 1.7%

 

Banca Popolare di Milano Scrl

 

 

57,800

 

 

344,897

 

 

 

Credito Emiliano SpA (a)

 

 

77,000

 

 

369,807

 

 

 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

 

 

200,900

 

 

649,214

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,363,918

 











Japan - 6.3%

 

Aioi Insurance Co., Ltd.

 

 

41,000

 

 

186,872

 

 

 

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.

 

 

13,050

 

 

216,652

 

 

 

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

 

 

216,400

 

 

1,336,226

 

 

 

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

 

 

53,700

 

 

2,172,987

 

 

 

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

 

 

41,800

 

 

1,147,686

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,060,423

 











Malaysia - 1.7%

 

Public Bank Bhd

 

 

515,582

 

 

1,326,304

 











Singapore - 3.1%

 

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

 

 

159,000

 

 

1,289,037

 

 

 

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

 

 

119,800

 

 

1,208,876

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,497,913

 











Spain - 3.2%

 

Banco Santander SA

 

 

215,100

 

 

2,600,171

 











Switzerland - 7.1%

 

ACE Ltd.

 

 

45,900

 

 

2,030,157

 

 

 

Credit Suisse Group AG

 

 

26,900

 

 

1,232,450

 

 

 

Julius Baer Holding AG Class B

 

 

33,900

 

 

1,318,446

 

 

 

Swiss Reinsurance Co. Registered Shares

 

 

11,900

 

 

393,618

 

 

 

Zurich Financial Services AG

 

 

4,400

 

 

777,715

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,752,386

 











Thailand - 2.4%

 

Bangkok Bank Pcl Foreign Shares

 

 

273,400

 

 

894,719

 

 

 

Siam Commercial Bank Pcl

 

 

483,200

 

 

1,063,693

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,958,412

 











1


 

 

Global Financial Services Portfolio of Global Financial Services Master LLC

 

 

Schedule of Investments June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Country

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 









United Kingdom - 7.3%

 

Amlin Plc

 

 

37,900

 

$

188,945

 

 

 

HSBC Holdings Plc

 

 

412,074

 

 

3,433,057

 

 

 

Standard Chartered Plc

 

 

119,794

 

 

2,252,487

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,874,489

 











United States - 42.4%

 

AON Corp.

 

 

9,000

 

 

340,830

 

 

 

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (a)

 

 

20,000

 

 

1,163,800

 

 

 

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (a)

 

 

7,200

 

 

421,776

 

 

 

BancorpSouth, Inc.

 

 

31,700

 

 

650,801

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.

 

 

183,268

 

 

2,419,138

 

 

 

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

 

 

78,400

 

 

2,297,904

 

 

 

Boston Properties, Inc.

 

 

21,500

 

 

1,025,550

 

 

 

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

 

 

23,100

 

 

1,065,372

 

 

 

FTI Consulting, Inc. (a)

 

 

18,200

 

 

923,104

 

 

 

Fidelity National Title Group, Inc. Class A

 

 

38,700

 

 

523,611

 

 

 

Fifth Third Bancorp

 

 

35,800

 

 

254,180

 

 

 

Franklin Resources, Inc.

 

 

12,400

 

 

892,924

 

 

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

 

 

17,600

 

 

2,594,944

 

 

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

 

111,675

 

 

3,809,234

 

 

 

The Macerich Co.

 

 

4,600

 

 

81,006

 

 

 

MetLife, Inc.

 

 

51,100

 

 

1,533,511

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley

 

 

26,900

 

 

766,919

 

 

 

Northern Trust Corp.

 

 

20,700

 

 

1,111,176

 

 

 

People’s United Financial, Inc.

 

 

35,400

 

 

532,416

 

 

 

ProAssurance Corp. (a)

 

 

4,400

 

 

203,324

 

 

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

 

 

12,824

 

 

477,309

 

 

 

Regency Centers Corp.

 

 

6,100

 

 

212,951

 

 

 

Simon Property Group, Inc.

 

 

30,259

 

 

1,556,249

 

 

 

The Travelers Cos., Inc.

 

 

48,300

 

 

1,982,232

 

 

 

U.S. Bancorp

 

 

76,700

 

 

1,374,464

 

 

 

Visa, Inc. Class A

 

 

32,000

 

 

1,992,320

 

 

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

 

 

163,400

 

 

3,964,084

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34,171,129

 











 

 

Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost - $94,182,009) - 97.8%

 

 

 

 

 

78,748,689

 












 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 









Time Deposit - 0.0%

 

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 0.01%, 7/01/09

 

$

(b)

 

33

 












 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 









Money Market Fund - 1.5%

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, 0.45% (c)(d)

 

 

1,201,192

 

 

1,201,192

 











 

 

Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost - $1,201,225) - 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

1,201,225

 











 

 

Total Investments
(Cost - $95,383,234*) - 99.3%

 

 

 

 

 

79,949,914

 

 

 

Other Assets Less Liabilities - 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

578,018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

80,527,932

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




2


 

Global Financial Services Portfolio of Global Financial Services Master LLC

 

Schedule of Investments June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)



 

 

  *

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of June 30, 2009, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

98,474,406

 

 

 




Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

3,258,035

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(21,782,527

)

 

 




Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

  (18,524,492

)

 

 





 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(b)

Amount is less than $1,000.

 

 

(c)

Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Portfolio, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Affiliate

 

 

Net Activity

 

 

Income

 









BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund

 

 

1,201,192

 

$

742

 

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Cash Sweep Series

 

$

(11,570,781

)

$

38,467

 

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Money Market Series

 

$

(1,500,000

)

$

1,194

 










 

 

(d)

Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

 

  •

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of June 30, 2009 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 














Currency
Purchased

 

Currency Sold

 

Counterparty

 

Settlement Date

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 











EUR 15,352

 

USD

 

21,544

 

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

 

7/03/09

 

$

(7

)















 

 

 

  •

Currency Abbreviations:

 

 

 

EUR

Euro

 

 

 

 

USD

US Dollar


 

 

 

  •

Effective October 1, 2008, the Portfolio adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 clarifies the definition of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair values and requires additional disclosures about the use of fair value measurements. Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments, which are as follows:

 

 

 

Level 1 - price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical securities

 

 

 

 

Level 2 - other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

 

 

 

Level 3 - unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments)


 

 

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Portfolio’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Portfolio’s most recent financial statements as contained in its semi-annual report.

3


 

Global Financial Services Portfolio of Global Financial Services Master LLC

 

Schedule of Investments June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)


The following table summarizes the inputs used as of June 30, 2009 in determining the fair valuation of the Portfolio’s investments:

 

 

 

 

 






Valuation
Inputs

 

Investments in
Securities

 





 

 

Assets

 

 

 



Level 1

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Investments

 

 

 

 

Bermuda

 

$

2,206,234

 

Canada

 

 

2,972,235

 

Switzerland

 

 

2,423,775

 

Thailand

 

 

1,063,693

 

United States

 

 

34,171,129

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

1,201,192

 

 

 




Level 1 - Total

 

 

44,038,258

 

 

 




Level 2

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Investments

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

 

2,021,062

 

China

 

 

1,111,099

 

Egypt

 

 

722,620

 

Finland

 

 

599,383

 

France

 

 

4,977,392

 

Germany

 

 

2,308,924

 

Hong Kong

 

 

397,008

 

Indonesia

 

 

827,587

 

Italy

 

 

1,363,918

 

Japan

 

 

5,060,423

 

Malaysia

 

 

1,326,304

 

Singapore

 

 

2,497,913

 

Spain

 

 

2,600,171

 

Switzerland

 

 

3,328,611

 

Thailand

 

 

894,719

 

United Kingdom

 

 

5,874,489

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

33

 

 

 




Level 2 - Total

 

 

35,911,656

 

 

 




Level 3

 

 

 






Total

 

$

79,949,914

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 





Valuation
Inputs

 

Other Financial
Instruments1

 





 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 



Level 1

 

 

 

Level 2

 

$

(7

)

Level 3

 

 

 






Total

 

$

(7

)

 

 




 

 

1

Other financial instruments are foreign currency exchange contracts which are shown at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

4


Item 2 –

Controls and Procedures

   

2(a) –

The registrants’ principal executive and principal financial officers or persons performing similar functions have concluded that the registrants’ disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 15(d)-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

   

2(b) –

There were no changes in the registrants’ internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrants’ last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants’ internal control over financial reporting.

   

Item 3 –

Exhibits

 

Certifications – Attached hereto

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

BlackRock Global Financial Services Fund, Inc. and Global Financial Services Master LLC

       
 

By:

/s/ Anne F. Ackerley  
    Anne F. Ackerley
    Chief Executive Officer of
    BlackRock Global Financial Services Fund, Inc. and Global Financial Services Master LLC
   
  Date: August 21, 2009
   
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of each registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
   
 

By:

/s/ Anne F. Ackerley  
    Anne F. Ackerley
    Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
    BlackRock Global Financial Services Fund, Inc. and Global Financial Services Master LLC
   
  Date: August 21, 2009
   
 

By:

/s/ Neal J. Andrews  
    Neal J. Andrews
    Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
    BlackRock Global Financial Services Fund, Inc. and Global Financial Services Master LLC
   
  Date: August 21, 2009

 

 


EX-99.CERT 2 i00267_ex99-cert.htm

EX-99. CERT

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 30a-2(a) UNDER THE 1940 ACT AND SECTION 302 OF
THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Anne F. Ackerley, Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of BlackRock Global Financial Services Fund, Inc. and Global Financial Services Master LLC, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of BlackRock Global Financial Services Fund, Inc. and Global Financial Services Master LLC;

   

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

   

3.

Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrants as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

   

4.

The registrants’ other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrants and have:

     

 

a)

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrants, including their consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

     

 

b)

designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

     

 

c)

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants’ disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and

     

 

d)

disclosed in this report any change in the registrants’ internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants’ most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants’ internal control over financial reporting; and

   

5.

The registrants’ other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrants’ auditors and the audit committee of the registrants’ board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

     

 

a)

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants’ ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

     
  b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants’ internal control over financial reporting.
     

Date: August 21, 2009
 
/s/ Anne F. Ackerley  
Anne F. Ackerley
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
BlackRock Global Financial Services Fund, Inc. and Global Financial Services Master LLC


 


EX-99. CERT

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 30a-2(a) UNDER THE 1940 ACT AND SECTION 302 OF
THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Neal J. Andrews, Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of BlackRock Global Financial Services Fund, Inc. and Global Financial Services Master LLC, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of BlackRock Global Financial Services Fund, Inc. and Global Financial Services Master LLC;

   

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

   

3.

Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrants as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

   

4.

The registrants’ other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrants and have:

     

 

a)

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrants, including their consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

     

 

b)

designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

     

 

c)

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants’ disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and

     

 

d)

disclosed in this report any change in the registrants’ internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants’ most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants’ internal control over financial reporting; and

   

5.

The registrants’ other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrants’ auditors and the audit committee of the registrants’ board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

     

 

a)

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants’ ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

     

 

b)

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants’ internal control over financial reporting.

     

Date: August 21, 2009
 
/s/ Neal J. Andrews  
Neal J. Andrews
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
BlackRock Global Financial Services Fund, Inc. and Global Financial Services Master LLC


 


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