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BlackRock’s Support for ESG Shareholder Proposals Eroding
Proxy voting report released today shows the top asset manager backed a significantly smaller share of environmental, social, and governance shareholder proposals in the past year
DOL Remains Focused on Three Critical 401k Areas: Preston Rutledge
'It demonstrates how high a priority it is for the administration'
New ESG Guidance from DOL Seeks to Reverse ‘Chilling Effect’ of Trump-Era Rules
Proposed rule would remove barriers to plan fiduciaries’ ability to consider climate change and other environmental, social and governance factors when they select investments and exercise shareholder rights
House Dems Reintroduce Bills to Promote ESG Retirement Investing
A quartet of Democratic Congressmen reintroduced legislation May 27 seeking to promote transparent, sustainable ESG investing—including within 401ks.…
Does ESG-Based Proxy Voting Matter? Just Ask ExxonMobil
Whether they realize it or not, retirement plan participants invested with BlackRock (and possibly Vanguard, State Street and…
The End of the Trump-Era ESG Rule
The controversial Trump-era Department of Labor rule that sought to impose new limits on the consideration of ESG…
How Proxy Voting Could Help 401k Participants Meet ESG Priorities
Demand for ESG investing has risen dramatically in recent years, but you’d hardly know it judging by the…
Biden’s DOL Scraps Trump Era ESG Rule
The Department of Labor’s Employment Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) announced Wednesday that it will not enforce recently published…
DOL Issues Final Rule on Proxy Voting for Retirement Plans
The DOL announced a somewhat softened final rule on Friday that provides guidance on proxy vote procedures for…
SEC Makes it Harder for Investors to Influence Corporate Agendas
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted on Wednesday to adopt amendments that critics say make it harder…