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At the end of September, the fair value of our equity portfolio included cumulative pre-tax unrealized gains of $7.8 Net unrealized investment gains included in other comprehensive income in the first nine months of 2024 were $283 million net of taxes, compared to net unrealized investment losses of $135 million net of taxes last year.
Our as-adjusted tax rate for the second quarter was approximately 25%. We continue to estimate that 25% is a reasonable projected tax run rate for the remainder of 2023. The actual effective tax rate may differ because of nonrecurring or discrete items, or potential changes in tax legislation. Operator Thank you.
Our second-quarter pre-tax income was $248 million, delivering a 23% ROE, excluding mark-to-market on the owned portfolio. Excluding MSR mark-to-market, our pre-tax income increased 7% quarter over quarter, reinforcing the strength of our balanced business model overall. Very excited for the prospects of that business.
I know you had highlighted difficult comp on performancefees in the quarter. And then, also, on the prospects for growth in the back half of the year in reinsurance, we've seen some -- some news articles regarding kind of an above-average chunk of the facultative business being hired by a competitor.
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Although cash remains an attractive safe haven with the prospect of fewer rate cuts for 2024, the nearly 30% increase in equities over the last year continues to propel clients toward rerisking into stocks and bonds. Clients choose BlackRock for performance. First-quarter base fees and securities lending revenue of $3.8
I know I speak for the entire BlackRock board of directors, BlackRock's leadership team, and all of our employees when I say we could not be more excited about the prospects of the BlackRock family with our colleagues from GIP. Our as-adjusted tax rate for the fourth quarter was approximately 24%, driven, in part, by discrete items.
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And -- we delivered another strong quarter with pre-tax income, excluding mark-to-market on the owned MSR portfolio of approximately $246 million, which is an increase of 8% quarter over quarter and delivering a 24% return on equity. Performance is the No. Baron Silverstein -- President, NewRez Thank you, Michael. Good morning.
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