New York Post
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The world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock , announced that it was considering a policy change for its biggest exchange-traded fund ( IVV ), which tracks stocks in the S&P 500 Index.
Peter Bergen : The new BlackRock voting policy is designed to blunt criticism that the investing giant has been exploiting its shareholder voting power to push companies toward environmental and social policy positions preferred by the progressive left.
Bergen says BlackRock deserves praise for its initial steps, but there is still much more work to be done to ensure that investment dollars are invested wisely.
After all, individual investor assets must be managed for their financial benefit, not to concentrate ever more power in the hands of BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and his progressive agenda. James R. Copland is a senior fellow with and director of legal policy for the Manhattan Institute ..
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