The Latest Breaking News from BlackRock

Fox Business reported on August 29 that Vanguard—the second largest asset manager in the world and the largest manager of passive funds—reduced its support for pro-ESG proxy proposals during the past shareholder season. The report followed news that BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager (measured by assets under management) also…

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.

The BlackRock CIO says the trading floor is just like a stage production.

This development impacts prominent asset managers such as BlackRock, WisdomTree and VanEck that are now subject to the delay.

Grayscale won a resounding victory in court, but what happens next is anyone's guess.

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.

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

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

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.