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Examining BlackRock’s shift away from ESG

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

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Why Ambitious U.S. Emissions Reduction Goals Are Increasingly Out of Reach

Amid huge profits for oil majors, pressure builds on banks to cut ties.

Capital & Main

Bitcoin sees sudden 4% uptick after investors anticipate lower likelihood of interest rate hike in September

The upswing follows a recent crash in the crypto market amid economic unease.

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A new approach to environmental, social and governance policies is needed before it's too late

This summer has proven how destructive climate change can be. We have been plagued by harrowing images of Maui, Hawaii in ashes, news about wildfires spreading smoke across Canada and the United States and record-breaking heat waves worldwide.

The Conversation

S&P eliminates ESG scores from 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.

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BlackRock expects economy to ‘flatline’ for a year before inflation returns in 2024. Get ready for a generational shift to ‘full-employment stagnation’

BlackRock Investment Institute warns that we’re in the weakest period of growth “in the postwar era outside the Global Financial Crisis.”

Fortune

‘Don’t be fooled’ by the uptick in inflation, economist says. Prices are falling, and the Fed now has the ammo to pause its rate hikes

“Inflation is slowing, and doing so across a broader range of goods and services,” said Julia Pollak, ZipRecruiter’s chief economist.

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ESG investing is still largely smoke and mirrors

A new study reveals that a handful of big asset and investment managers are responsible for virtually all of the ESG investments in finance.

Fortune

Meeting the long-term climate threat takes more than private investment – 10 ways NZ can be smart and strategic

The announcement of a partnership between the government and the world’s biggest investment manager BlackRock in a NZ$2 billion climate infrastructure fund suggests the company is expecting renewable energy in New Zealand to increase its own profitability.

The Conversation

New Zealand is partnering with BlackRock in aim to reach 100% renewable electricity

New Zealand’s government says it will partner with U.S. investment giant BlackRock as it aims to become one of the first nations in the world to have its electricity grid run entirely from renewable energy

The Independent UK

BlackRock Called Out For ‘ESG Facade’ After Naming Saudi Aramco Chief To Board

The move raised several eyebrows across corporate and social media circles.

Zenger

Coinbase’s Meteoric Rise Defies Logic As BlackRock Alliance Boosts Stock

Coinbase's value soars as BlackRock applies to launch bitcoin-backed ETF with the digital exchange as custodian.

Zenger

BlackRock To Give Clients Voting Power Amid Criticism Over Political Investments

World's largest asset manager responds to ESG critics by allowing investors to vote proxies

Zenger

BlackRock announces plans to allow investors to vote their own proxies

The Big Three passive asset management firms—BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard—have been criticized for using investors’ money in pursuit of political goals. The firms use the funds that they invest on behalf of their clients and vote the proxies that, outside of a pooled index or mutual fund, investors would…

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Is Coinbase Stock a Sell on the News That the SEC is Suing the Crypto Exchange?

Coinbase shares have rallied significantly in 2023, even as regulatory concerns remain largely unresolved. Can the cryptocurrency stock continue to deliver outsized gains?

Caixin Global

Citadel Securities Hires Former BlackRock Exec to Lead China Business

Tony Tang, also previously a deputy director of the international affairs department at China’s top securities watchdog, will begin his new role in September

The Independent UK

Ice Cube on Kanye, cancel culture and conspiracies: ‘Hip-hop was pure – then the agenda changed’

The hip-hop pioneer and NWA alumnus speaks to Will Pritchard about antisemitism, performing with the greats, and where his politics lie today

Fortune

More and more workers feel off track saving for retirement

“The next generation of savers has seen a lot of economic turbulence in a short period of time.”

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Capital & Main

Big Oil’s War Against ‘Woke Capitalism’

The fossil fuel industry and right-wing activists are increasingly targeting investors that consider environmental and social issues — but is it working?

Ballotpedia

NYC’s ESG investment approach draws pushback

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.

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Future of Finance: Blackrock’s Nair on how the firm’s Aladdin tech has evolved and what the ‘portfolio of the future’ will look like

Nair explained how clients’ portfolios will be “much more personalized, much more customized, much more holistic.”

Fortune

Future of Finance: Circle’s Allaire says U.S. lawmakers may be ‘late to the party’ with crypto, but it won’t hold back the world’s largest economy

“When the U.S. does lay down its rules,” added the Circle CEO, “it's going to be a highly competitive market.”

Zenger

BlackRock CEO Optimistic About Growing Demand For Cryptocurrencies Among Gold Investors

Larry Fink cites potential for crypto to transcend currency fluctuations and highlights broad-based global interest.

Zenger

House Republicans Question Big Three Asset Managers’ Climate Change Efforts

Lawmakers express concerns over potential antitrust violations in firms' ESG initiatives

Ballotpedia

Congressmen send letters requesting ESG information from Big Three asset managers

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), along with Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Dan Bishop (R-N.C.), sent letters to the Big Three passive asset management firms—BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard—on July 6 requesting information about their efforts to combat climate change through ESG. Jordan said such efforts could violate…

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