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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

Midterm results could strengthen state opposition to ESG

Republican midterm gains could strengthen state opposition to ESG according to Roll Call

Ballotpedia

GOP plans to punish ‘woke’ Wall Street

GOP lawmakers are singling out major asset managers as likely targets because of climate investing practices they see as hostile to oil, gas and coal.

Politico

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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

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

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

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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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

ESG investment model is broken, says this former BlackRock executive

Terrence Keeley’s new book hints at a quiet debate within a firm that has embraced sustainable investing.

Livemint

Irish police investigate abuse claims against elite Spiritan schools

Catholic order confirms payments of €5m in settlements since 2004 for cases going back decades

The Guardian - UK

Here's Who Owns Tesla Now That Elon Musk Is Selling Out

Entrepreneurs sell out stock eventually, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is no different. But he's still firmly in control of the company he co-founded.

Investors Business Daily

Carret expands its fixed-income investment product to institutional investors

The company allows crypto investors to earn high interest on their crypto holdings and trade over 100 cryptocurrencies

Livemint

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

Irish Mirror

10 Meta Investors Lose $211 Billion On Mark Zuckerberg's Madness

Who could slow down Mark Zuckerberg's costly plan to pivot Meta Platforms into the metaverse? It's going to have to be one of the investors holding the biggest losses.

Investors Business Daily

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Texas Observer

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

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

Politico

Republicans plan surge of attacks on ‘woke’ investing after the midterms

The biggest U.S. financial firms are likely to face expanded scrutiny over sustainable investing practices.

The Independent UK

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

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Al Jazeera

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

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.

The Street

Ted Cruz Interrupted By Climate Protestors in an Unlikely Place

The controversial Republican was appearing someplace more known for liberals.

Ballotpedia

Economy and Society, October 25, 2022: Missouri latest state to divest BlackRock funds over ESG

Salon

The financial cost of climate denial

As a warming planet brings economic tensions to a boil, following the money can reveal some critical stories

Tribune News Service

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.

Ballotpedia

Economy and Society, October 18, 2022: South Carolina to divest BlackRock funds over ESG

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