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False SEC Approval Rumor Causes Cryptocurrency Market Dive

Major cryptocurrencies plummet after fake news about BlackRock's spot bitcoin ETF approval circulates.

Zenger

Will the SEC Finally Approve a Bitcoin ETF?

The price of Bitcoin (^BTCUSD ) on Monday surged +10% to a 2-1/4 month high on an erroneous report that BlackRock, the world’s biggest money manager, had won approval from the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded-fund (ETF) that allows investors to invest directly in...

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SEC emissions disclosure rule could come later than expected

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) spokesperson Mellissa Campbell Duru said last week the expected October release date for the commission’s emissions disclosure rule was a best estimate that could be inaccurate, according to a Bloomberg Law report. Campbell Duru also said the SEC—like BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and others in…

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Bitcoin soars to nearly $30,000 on rumor SEC had approved BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF application

The cryptocurrency soared as high as $29,483 on Monday morning.

Fortune

Bitcoin jumps as much as 10%, then slides after BlackRock's ETF clarification

Bitcoin reversed an earlier gain of as much as 10% after BlackRock said that its application for an exchange-traded fund that invests directly in the cryptocurrency is still under review.

The Times of India

A Bitcoin ETF is a near certainty by January as SEC folds its cards

The SEC won't appeal its court loss to Grayscale. This means a crypto ETF is coming—but whether it will be a big deal remains to be seen.

Fortune

Liz Weston: Someday your boss could help you save for emergencies

Companies have long helped their workers save for retirement through 401(k)s and other workplace plans

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The inflation report just wasn’t very dramatic. Cue a range of wildly varying takes on Wall Street

BofA and Citi warn the latest inflation report is a worrying sign for the Fed, but BlackRock’s Rick Rieder and veteran strategist Ed Yardeni are more optimistic.

Fortune

Senators ask Treasury for additional climate finance regulation

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

Ballotpedia

The trolling of corporate America

Even companies making mild gestures of social responsibility are getting slammed with boycotts and lawsuits. Their hollow do-gooder rhetoric hasn't helped.

Fortune

BlackRock's Larry Fink has called on leaders to inject more 'hope' into the economy to prevent a self-fulfilling recession

BlackRock's CEO and chairman, Larry Fink, believes a lack of hope could cause a recession.

Fortune

Aust shares sink as US bond yields hit multi-year high

Soaring US bond yields are pressuring equities as markets digest the probability that interest rates will stay higher for longer.

AAP

Aligned Climate Capital is donating 3% of the profits from its new venture fund to climate organizations

New York-based Aligned Climate Capital is planning to donate 3% of the carried interest from its upcoming venture fund to climate organizations.

Fortune

Oklahoma pension board votes to retain financial advisors, including BlackRock

An Oklahoma law passed in 2022 required the state treasurer to maintain a list of businesses ineligible to do business with the state due to ESG investing policies. But the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System’s board voted on Aug. 23 to retain its current roster of financial advisers, including businesses…

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Climate activists kick off rallies against fossil fuel in week of action in New York

Protests were a preview of planned marches in the city ahead of United Nations’ climate ambition summit on 20 September

Fortune

Walmart CSO says the trouble with ESG is it's 'become a boogeyman' but the Fortune 500 giant is 'addressing the things that matter'

Speaking at Fortune's Impact Initiative, GE's Roger Martella said, “We cover the topics that are part of ESG, but we don't really use those silos internally."

Ballotpedia

California veto referendums will look different next year

Welcome to the Wednesday, September 13, Brew.

Fortune

BlackRock and Vanguard were once ESG’s biggest proponents–now they seem to be reversing course

Major financial firms have adopted ESG to keep up with the times–but they also saw this as an opportunity to make lots of money.

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House Republicans consider next ESG actions

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Franklin Templeton files for Bitcoin ETF, joins race for crypto ‘holy grail’

Franklin Templeton joins a flurry of ETF applications from financial heavyweights after BlackRock entered the fray in June.

Ballotpedia

Vanguard joins BlackRock in reducing support for ESG shareholder proposals

Fox Business reported on August 29 that Vanguard—the second largest asset manager in the world and the largest manager of passive funds—reduced its support for pro-ESG proxy proposals during the past shareholder season. The report followed news that BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager (measured by assets under management) also…

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SEC regulation slows ahead of expected climate disclosure rule

Fortune

September has been a bad month for Bitcoin. This year could be among the worst

Since 2013, the coin has taken a monthly loss in September all but twice.

The Times of India

Vivek Ramaswamy’s anti-ESG ETF firm hits $1 billion in assets

WASHINGTON: Strive Asset Management, an anti-activism fund company co-founded by Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy, has crossed $1 billion in assets even as it comes under legal scrutiny.

Newsroom.co.nz

New BlackRock office to take NZ presence up a gear

Hot off $2b climate investment, BlackRock reveals New Zealand office plans and thinking on the local economy

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