Florida pulls $2B from BlackRock, cites differences in investing philosophy Florida will pull $2 billion from the largest asset-management firm in the world over ideological differences. Miami Herald · Dec 2, 2022
3 takeaways on SBF, Mark Zuckerberg, and Larry Fink from DealBook’s buzzy Summit The former FTX CEO took the lawyerly route, while the Meta chief blasted Apple and the BlackRock leader forecasted change in tech. Fortune · Dec 1, 2022
FTX missing billions remain a mystery Mystery continues to shroud the missing billions at the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX after its disgraced founder Sam Bankman-Fried denied trying to perpetrate a fraud while admitting to grievous managerial errors. Bangkok Post · Dec 1, 2022
BlackRock's Fink predicts most crypto firms will go under BlackRock CEO Larry Fink thinks that most crypto companies won't survive in the wake of Bankman Fried's FTX collapse. Fortune · Dec 1, 2022
Aging boomers are making it harder to tame inflation Older Americans aren’t returning to the workforce, and that has major implications for inflation and the U.S. economy long term. Fortune · Nov 30, 2022
Revealed: more than 70% of English water industry is in foreign ownership Guardian unpicks complex web of investment firms, wealth funds and tax haven-based businesses that own most of sector The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2022
‘You’ll have to talk to the UK staff’: can global water investors be held to account? Will Malaysia’s YTL, US-based BlackRock and Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings answer questions about environmental damage? The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2022
'Why can't we reuse them?': Stokes promotes mine rehab for development "Sure we rehabilitated, but we rehabilitated them for new use. We didn't rehabilitate them for no use whatsoever. Newcastle Herald · Nov 30, 2022
How to Find the Best Growth Stocks Growth stocks can create significant returns for investors, but what are they and how do you find the best ones? We take a closer look here. Kiplinger · Nov 28, 2022
Major funds exposed to companies allegedly engaged in Uyghur repression in China Report finds stock indexes provided by MSCI include companies using forced labour or constructing surveillance state in Xinjiang The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2022
Midterm results could strengthen state opposition to ESG Republican midterm gains could strengthen state opposition to ESG according to Roll Call Ballotpedia · Nov 22, 2022
Andrew Forrest pledges $744 million towards rebuilding Ukraine, aims to attract investors The mining magnate invests in a fund that will pour money into primary infrastructure, including energy and communications, in the country. ABC News · Nov 17, 2022
Economy and Society, November 15, 2022: Former BlackRock senior adviser expresses concerns with 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 · Nov 15, 2022
Companies listed on France's CAC 40 post bumper 2021 dividends for investors According to a new report on CAC 40 companies, dividends in 2021 reached a record €57 billion, bringing in over €2.4 billion to France's Arnault family and €2 billion to the American investment fund Blackrock. Radio France Internationale · Nov 14, 2022
Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 14, 2022 PIF, BlackRock Sign MoU to Boost Foreign Direct Investment The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) and US investment giant BlackRock signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Monday to jointly explore infrastructure projects in the Middle East, focused on Saudi Arabia. Industries to be targeted include energy, utilities, transport and telecoms. PIF and BlackRock will cooperate to attract regional and…
The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2022 Is austerity the only way for Jeremy Hunt to reassure the markets? Many investors believe taking money from the rich and giving it to the poor would be ‘fine’ with the bond market
The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2022 Irish police investigate abuse claims against elite Spiritan schools Catholic order confirms payments of €5m in settlements since 2004 for cases going back decades
Irish Mirror · Nov 7, 2022 RTE documentary reveals litany of abuse on dozens of victims at Dublin's Blackrock College The brothers alleged that their abusers were from the community of the Holy Ghost Order
Texas Observer · Nov 4, 2022 Right-Wing Protectionism is Costing Texas Laws banning the state from doing business with banks that are dubbed anti-fossil fuel or anti-gun could cost 100s of millions in interest.
Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2022 COP out: The world is burning. Will climate tech douse the flames? As the world prepares to gather for COP27 in Egypt this weekend, Matt Hay on why climate tech isn’t the only answer to the crisis
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022 Political spat over climate risks in investments gets hotter The political fight is only getting fiercer over whether it’s financially wise or “woke” folly to consider a company’s impact on climate change, workers’ rights and other issues when making investments
Al Jazeera · Oct 31, 2022 Wall Street accused of whitewashing China crackdown in Hong Kong Activists and US legislators say banking summit being used to legitimise the dismantling of city’s freedoms.
Benzinga · Oct 28, 2022 A Sinister Reason May Be Behind Governors' Opposition To Cannabis Legalization As one Republican governor after another rejects President Biden’s suggestion to pardon simple cannabis possession convictions, one wonders what they're thinking.
Ballotpedia · Oct 25, 2022 Economy and Society, October 25, 2022: Missouri latest state to divest BlackRock funds over 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.
Salon · Oct 20, 2022 The financial cost of climate denial As a warming planet brings economic tensions to a boil, following the money can reveal some critical stories