The Latest Breaking News from BlackRock

Investors resist efforts to paint ESG as a political issue

WASHINGTON — Institutional investment firms and activist asset managers are amplifying their message to congressional and state lawmakers: Stop equating environmental, social and governance investing with a political agenda.

Tribune News Service · Oct 20, 2022

Investors resist efforts to paint ESG as a political issue - Roll Call

As states restrict investment based on ESG, asset managers of all sizes say they are not pursuing a political agenda.

Roll Call · Oct 20, 2022

Economy and Society, October 18, 2022: South Carolina 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.

Ballotpedia · Oct 18, 2022

Benzinga's Top Ratings Upgrades, Downgrades For October 11, 2022

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Benzinga · Oct 11, 2022

BlackRock's Eco-Friendly Stance Upsets Republicans, $1B Pulled In ESG Protest: Report

BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK), the world’s biggest asset manager, is reportedly facing a backlash over its environmental, social and governance, or ESG, initiatives.

Benzinga · Oct 10, 2022

Dublin jobs: Boots hiring Christmas staff for stores across the city

The retailer is looking for Christmas customer assistants to work across various stores

Dublin Live · Oct 5, 2022

Economy and Society, October 4, 2022: Texas joins investigation over S&P’s use of ESG in credit ratings

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 · Oct 4, 2022

BlackRock Whale Trades Spotted

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on BlackRock (NYSE:BLK). And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Benzinga · Oct 3, 2022

The Blackstone rebellion: how one country took on the world’s biggest commercial landlord

The long read: The giant asset management firm used to target places where people worked and shopped. Then it started buying up people’s homes. In one country, the backlash was ferocious

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2022

BlackRock Whale Trades Spotted

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on BlackRock. Looking at options history for BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) we detected 11 strange trades.

Benzinga · Sep 28, 2022