Fund companies, in no-win situation, test shareholder proxy voting
BlackRock, Schwab, Vanguard and State Street could be inviting a political backlash with proxy voting campaigns aimed at avoiding a political backlash
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Fidelity readies ESG target-date series
The firm would be one of several companies providing sustainable target-date funds in the US
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BlackRock engagement head to depart
Leaving in April
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BlackRock sustainability policy and engagement leader to depart
Paul Bodnar, who had advised former President Obama on climate, joined BlackRock in 2021
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Vanguard gives fund shareholders some proxy-voting power
Republicans have criticized the big asset managers over their proxy-voting practices
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Passives’ Article 9 market share shrinks in Q4 shake-up
Morningstar reports ‘radical changes’ to sustainable fund landscape in fourth quarter
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ESG has the DOL’s blessing: Here’s what can happen next
Target-date funds that are sustainable or responsible are fair game, but there aren’t many of them
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BlackRock, Citigroup blacklisted by Kentucky
The state is the latest to restrict asset managers over perceived fossil fuel boycotts
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Four ways to check under the bonnet of ESG funds
It’s down to investors to research what they consider to be greenwashing
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Vanguard exit has lawyers mapping out Wall Street’s top ESG risk
A bigger problem than Republican attacks is the legal risk of ignoring climate change, lawyers say
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BlackRock, Vanguard blasted by GOP over proxy voting
It is among the latest developments in an anti-ESG movement
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BlackRock blindsided by Florida’s decision to pull $2 billion in anti-ESG move
The asset manager wasn’t aware of the decision until reading about it in a statement