Category: BlackRock

ANALYSIS: The Key to ESG: Controlling the Shareholder Vote

During the discussion in which BlackRock CEO Larry Fink told his audience that his firm was “forcing behaviors” on companies whose shares it held, he also divulged a key lever of the progressive movement to control corporations: proxy voting. Fink told attendees at a 2017 New York Times conference that as an index fund manager,…


Rising Number of Managers Reconsidering How ESG Standards Are Integrated Into Funds: HSBC Survey

A new poll by UK banking giant HSBC has found a rising number of managers are reconsidering how they integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues into their investment strategies. The findings come from the London-based lender’s survey of 310 professionals across the globe in roles related to ESG decision-making. The poll was conducted May 31–June 24, 2023….


House Republicans Say Blackrock, Vanguard’s ESG Policies May Violate Antitrust Law

House Republicans have called on the heads of companies including BlackRock and Vanguard to hand over an array of documents detailing how they developed their decarbonization and net zero emissions targets while warning that their efforts to combat climate change could violate U.S. antitrust law. House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Rep. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.), and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) sent…


BlackRock CEO Appears to Be Backpedaling on ESG

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink appeared to be backpedaling on his support for the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) movement, saying he would no longer use the term. This was at the Aspen Ideas Festival on June 25. We speak to Epoch Times reporter and producer of “The Shadow State” Kevin Stocklin about what this means…


BlackRock CEO Says He’ll No Longer Use ‘ESG’ Term

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, one of the most powerful figures on Wall Street and an outspoken champion of progressive causes, appeared to be backpedaling this week on his support for the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) movement, saying he would no longer use the term. “I’m not going to use the word ESG because it’s…


IN-DEPTH: BlackRock CEO Says He’ll No Longer Use ‘ESG’ Term

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, one of the most powerful figures on Wall Street and an outspoken champion of progressive causes, appeared to be backpedaling this week on his support for the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) movement, saying he would no longer use the term. “I’m not going to use the word ESG because it’s…


[LIVE NOW] BlackRock Recruiter Spills How Finance Establishment Buys Politicians and Gets Rich From War

An undercover video from O’Keefe Media Group recorded an alleged recruiter with BlackRock who explains how the financial community buys influence with politicians, and profits from war and famine. Meanwhile, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running into pressure from the New Hampshire Democratic Party for agreeing to speak at a Libertarian festival. In this live…


BlackRock Recruiter Spills How Finance Establishment Buys Politicians and Gets Rich From War | Live With Josh

An undercover video from O’Keefe Media Group recorded an alleged recruiter with BlackRock who explains how the financial community buys influence with politicians, and profits from war and famine. Meanwhile, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running into pressure from the New Hampshire Democratic Party for agreeing to speak at a Libertarian festival. In this live…


[LIVE 10AM ET] BlackRock Recruiter Spills How Finance Establishment Buys Politicians and Gets Rich From War

An undercover video from O’Keefe Media Group recorded an alleged recruiter with BlackRock who explains how the financial community buys influence with politicians, and profits from war and famine. Meanwhile, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running into pressure from the New Hampshire Democratic Party for agreeing to speak at a Libertarian festival. In this live…


BlackRock’s China Head Leaving the Company

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, announced on June 6 that Tony Tang, the head of its China business, is leaving the company. Tang played a key role in driving the expansion of BlackRock’s operations in the world’s second-largest economy. In response to a question from Reuters, BlackRock confirmed Tang’s departure, stating that he “has…