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
Proxy voting
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CEO pay is a financial risk many fund firms are ignoring
Executive compensation at major companies went up 21% last year
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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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Banks lagging on clean energy pushed to explain net-zero goals
GFANZ members are the biggest funders of oil and gas, which seems to go against net-zero goals
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Hargreaves Lansdown launches online voting service
Amid growing numbers of investors making sure their voices are being heard
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GOP attorneys general set anti-ESG sights on proxy advisors
One of the latest symptoms of an anti-ESG push targets ISS and Glass Lewis
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A conversation with Nell Minow on corporate governance
Themes to watch in 2023 and an overview of the current state of corporate governance
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The US ESG themes to watch in 2023
Shareholder engagement, the energy transition and regulation will get a lot of attention
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ESG themes to watch in 2023
Shareholder engagement, the energy transition and regulation will get a lot of attention
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Engine No. 1 preps scarcity-themed ETF
The actively managed ETF would hold companies focused on addressing resource scarcity
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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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Politics, proxies and regulation dominate ESG in 2022
There was major legislation as well as regulation from the SEC and DOL in a highly partisan year for ESG