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☆ BlackRock to keep questioning boards on 'material' climate risks
  + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Simon Jessop Ross Kerber | Simon Jessop | Ross Kerber | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
"There are no material changes in our approach to these themes, and our engagement with companies will continue the dialogue on material risks and opportunities relevant to their business models and sectors that we had in 2022," it said. It said that environmental issues it would consider include "water use, land use, waste management and climate risk." The statements were in line with recent comments by BlackRock Chief Executive Laurence Fink in his recent annual letter. Fink said BlackRock has been vocal in seeking company disclosures about their plans to navigate the energy transition, but that "it’s not our place to be telling companies what to do." Reporting by Simon Jessop in London and by Ross Kerber in BostonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Musk tweets proxy voting firms have 'far too much power'
  + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Simon Jessop Ross Kerber | Simon Jessop | Ross Kerber | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Musk's comments add to a long-running debate over whether such advisers have too much sway over corporate decision-making. Academic reviews have found mixed evidence about the proxy advisers’ impact. U.S. Republican state officials have also weighed in, writing to the two advisory firms asking if their recommendations met their obligations to investors. Contrary to Musk, however, Republicans at the state and national level have also charged top passive fund managers themselves have grown too aggressive with their proxy votes, a claim fund managers deny. Tesla has faced its own disagreements with the proxy advisers.
☆ BlackRock expands corporate voting choice to more clients
  + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Simon Jessop Ross Kerber | Simon Jessop | Ross Kerber | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
The "Voting Choice" program announced last year by the $8 trillion asset manager could reshape corporate elections both by making shareholders more involved and by diminishing the political criticism BlackRock faces from U.S. liberals and conservatives alike. BlackRock said in a statement that at the end of September clients with around $1.8 trillion in equity index assets managed by the company were eligible for voting choices and that clients with $452 billion were doing so. Last month for instance Charles Schwab Corp's (SCHW.N) asset-management arm said it would start polling shareholders of certain funds about their voting preferences. "Our clients have diverse perspectives, and a growing number would like the option to weigh in on how their index funds vote," Vanguard said in a statement. In addition, BlackRock said it would offer voting choice to more investment strategies and work with investor communications platform Proxymity to extend choice to retail investors in some British mutual funds.
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