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As the US becomes more divided, companies find they can’t appeal to everyone

Younger people believe companies have social responsibilities, while conservatives say they should stay out of politics – and the fight won’t end soon

The Guardian - US

Edinburgh climate activists in city centre protest over pension investments

Around 20 protestors have been spotted with banners outside of the Edinburgh International Conference Centre as they demonstrate over a pension event that is being sponsored by BlackRock.

Edinburgh Live

Proposed legislation would eliminate ESG in TSP pensions

Congressman Chip Roy (R-Texas) on May 23 reintroduced legislation calling for the elimination of the use of ESG in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), the pension plan for federal employees and members of the military. The private managers of the TSP are BlackRock and State Street, two of the largest…

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This Supreme Court case could spell the beginning of the end for affirmative action. It’s a looming crisis for corporate America

"After this you’ll really be able to identify who has always been on board and who never really was," says one diversity, equity, and inclusion specialist.

Fortune

State financial officers inquire about ESG

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

Musk says 'laptop class' should stop 'the work-from-home' BS

Musk argued that professional workers were being unfair in asking to work-from-home while factory and service workers still had to work in-person.

Fortune

House Oversight Committee holds ESG hearing

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CBI appoints chief people officer as it aims to ‘rebuild trust’

Ex-BlackRock headhunter Elizabeth Wallace takes role, in attempt to overhaul group’s internal culture

The Guardian - UK

CBI appoints new executive to revamp culture after sexual abuse claims

Former BlackRock and Hg employee Elizabeth Wallace will take over as chief people officer

The Independent UK

Oklahoma treasurer announces 13 financial institutions can’t do business with the state over ESG policies

Oklahoma State Treasurer Todd Russ (R) on May 3 issued a list of 13 financial institutions that are ineligible to do business with the state under a 2022 law because, according to Russ’s office, they engage in energy boycotts that, in its opinion, hurt the state’s economy. The listed institutions…

Ballotpedia

Florida governor signs bill opposing ESG

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A famous hedge fund chief who managed to net record returns as stocks fell in 2022 says investors should look abroad to profit

“Investors betting on continued U.S. outperformance may be making a perilous assumption,” AQR Capital Management’s Cliff Asness warns.

Fortune

Fed rate hikes, recession fears and political backlash leave ESG investors at a crossroads

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates again on May 3, 2023, by a quarter point, making it the Fed’s 10th rate hike since March 2022 in an ongoing fight to tame inflation. These rate hikes have been reverberating through the economy, raising prospects of a recession amid heightened concerns about…

The Conversation

First Thing: 20,000 Russian troops killed in eastern offensive failures, says US

Russian casualties mark acceleration even when compared with first days of the war, says White House national security council spokesperson. Plus, all the coverage from the Met Gala

The Guardian - UK

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Green investment funds pushing money into fossil fuel firms, research finds

BlackRock and L&G among asset managers using funds with ESG label to invest in coal, oil and gas

Asharq Al-Awsat

Fashion House Smcp’s Bondholders Expect Initial Bids for Their Stake by Mid-may - Sources

Bondholders in French fashion group SMCP (SMCP.PA), the owner of labels such as Sandro and Maje, are expecting first-round, non-binding bids for their 37% stake in the company by mid-May, said two people with knowledge of the transaction. The bondholders, which include asset manager BlackRock and private equity firm Carlyle…

The Guardian - UK

They wield huge power over your day-to-day life, without consent or oversight. Who are they? Asset managers

We need to shine a spotlight on the acquisition of such basics as housing, schools and water networks, says Brett Christophers, a professor of economic geography

The Guardian - UK

Finance companies ‘may make $30bn’ by delaying debt relief for five countries

Exclusive: Debt Justice says hardline stance is preventing progress on alleviating poverty

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Earnings Season Will be a Test for Tech Stock Rally

This year’s rally of more than +20% in with the Nasdaq 100 Stock Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) will be tested by results from the Q1 earnings season that begins later this week. Technology stocks rallied sharply in Q1 as investors rotated out of financial stocks amid the turmoil in...

Reuters

Pension reform protesters briefly invade Paris BlackRock building

Dozens of trade unionists railing against French President Emmanuel Macron's pension overhaul briefly invaded the central Paris building in which U.S.-based investment firm BlackRock has an office, chanting slogans and setting off firecrackers.

The Conversation

No, BlackRock is not leading a Marxist assault on capitalism

Five years ago it would have been unimaginable, but today there is a global movement convinced the world’s largest corporations are engaging in stealth warfare to transform liberal democracies into neo-communist dictatorships.

Ballotpedia

Economy and Society, April 4, 2023: Ballotpedia launches database of asset management companies that contract with state pensions

The Times of India

Adani group officials met Pimco, BlackRock for potential private bond placement

MUMBAI: Adani group executives met US investors, including from BlackRock Inc, Blackstone Inc and Pacific Investment Management Co, as part of its plans to market privately placed bonds for some of its group companies, according to people familiar with the matter.

InsideEVs

Does Elon Musk Now Have Fewer Tesla Shares Than Index Funds?

Elon Musk spent much of 2022 selling off Tesla stock, though he remains the company’s largest individual stakeholder. However, many firms have plenty of shares.

Axios

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink walks tightrope on climate investing

In his annual letter, Fink places climate change as a somewhat lower priority than in year's past.

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