…of ESG, BlackRock, expressing concern “that taxpayers’ best long-term economic interests might have become subordinated to environmental, social, and political interests often divorced from shareholder value — and often pushed…
Haley Slammed for Selling Out in Debate
…a fresh sting in light of the recent revelations that Haley met with and ostensibly received the endorsement of some of the most powerful names on Wall Street, including BlackRock…
Paxton Promises to Enforce Anti-ESG, BDS Laws
…as Blackrock, Credit Suisse Group, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, and many others. The letter concluded with the reminder, “It is the responsibility of all Governmental Entities to exercise due…
Rejected on Hill, Zelenskyy Eyes Wall Street
…hosting a meeting with some of the country’s most powerful financiers. The list included massive investment firm BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and his vice chairman Philipp Hildebrand, who, according to…
Anti-ESG State Financial Officers Meet in TX
…like BlackRock that openly invest according to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles. ESG investing focuses on issues such as “green energy,” “racial equity,” and other similar concerns. Derek Kreifels,…
BlackRock, MSCI Investigated by Congress
Congress is investigating BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, and MSCI, a leading provider of stock market analysis, for allegedly enabling U.S. investment into prohibited Chinese companies. The House of…
BlackRock CEO Renounces Term 'ESG'
…read, “Putting ESG Analysis at the Heart of Aladdin,” referring to BlackRock’s vaunted investment platform. Laying out BlackRock’s activist investor stance in black and white, the letter stated, “We have…
School Fund Board Member Wants TX-Based Investment Managers
…to board members reported on the performance of BlackRock in its capacity as an external manager. The report claimed that the BlackRock-managed part of the fund had outperformed its benchmark…
Alleged BlackRock Bombshells Caught on Tape
…as opaque as the name suggests. However, an undercover investigator for journalist and activist James O’Keefe’s new media outlet recorded a BlackRock recruiter describing the essentials of what BlackRock does…
Teacher Warns SBOE of DEI, ESG Language
…question due to the fund’s investment with Blackrock, a firm boycotting oil and gas companies in violation of Texas law, as reported by The Dallas Express. With the various concerns…
Tucker Carlson Returns on Twitter
…Zelenskyy would appear as “a comedian turned oligarch; a persecutor of Christians; a friend of BlackRock.” Next, he played a clip of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) saying to Zelenskyy, “And…
TX PSF Corporation Board Appoints Acting CEO
…meeting over their seeming reluctance to follow state guidance to divest and cut ties with BlackRock and other entities over their ESG policies targeting the fossil fuels sector. “[I] lose…
BlackRock Set for Lobbying Push at TX Capitol
…these firms that until they show BlackRock and their oil & gas hating policies the door, don’t come knocking on your door for a meeting whether it is about BlackRock…
Concerns Over Past Actions of Tom Maynard's Permanent School Fund Board
…other continuing investment relationships it maintains with [such] financial companies,” wrote Hegar. One such company, BlackRock, currently manages some $9 billion for the PSF Corporation. At the meeting, Commissioner Buckingham…
TX School Fund CEO Steps Down Amid BlackRock Controversy
…BlackRock, that allegedly boycott energy producers. B. Holland Timmins III, the CEO of the Texas Permanent School Fund (PSF) Corporation, informed the chair of the corporation’s board Tuesday of his…
Attorneys General Criticize ESG Investing
…a low-carbon economy and prevent a climate catastrophe. Democrats are likely supportive for all of these reasons,” he added. The letter was sent to several asset managers, including BlackRock, Franklin…
Financial Firms Avoiding ESG Language
…but are carefully avoiding the term. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink did not mention it in his annual investor letter but highlighted the importance of funding the transition to clean energy….
AT&T Sued Over Fiber-Optic Cable Installation
…it was partnering with Private Equity giant BlackRock to invest billions in fiber-optic network expansion as it plans to pursue broadband customers beyond its local phone territory, The Dallas Morning…
BlackRock Duel with Republicans over Climate
…Hughes asked BlackRock about the assets it pledged for the program, “You didn’t mean that? You had your fingers crossed?” BlackRock Senior Managing Director Dalia Blass said her firm maintained…
Texas Senate Committee Subpoenas BlackRock
The Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs has subpoenaed behemoth asset manager BlackRock, along with its affiliates and subsidiaries, for documents pertaining to its environmental, social and governance (ESG) policy….