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COMMENTARY: It’s Proxy Season And Here’s Why That Matters For Public Pensions

June 14, 2019 | Christopher Burnham

This op-ed originally appeared in Forbes on June 13, 2019. This is the time of year when publicly traded companies host their annual shareholder meetings. During these meetings the shareholders vote their shares on various issues impacting the company. The company’s proxy statement will include shareholder resolutions on everything from executive pay to proposals that impact how the company […]

COMMENTARY: State Pension Funds Shouldn’t be Captive to Politics

June 11, 2019 | Richard Brower

This op-ed originally appeared in The Buffalo News on June 09, 2019. The politicization of pensions continues plaguing our state. In a misguided effort to fight climate change, State Sen. Liz Krueger introduced Senate bill 2126, the Fossil Fuel Divestment Act, earlier this year. This prompted an open letter from New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, urging Krueger to reconsider […]

Be a faithful fiduciary — keep politics out of your decisions when investing other people’s money

May 22, 2019 | Ken Blackwell

This recent op-ed originally appeared in The Washington Examiner on May 21, 2019. Amid growing calls for divestment from several industries, Milton Friedman’s view on the role of business in politics bears repeating. Friedman explained that corporate executives are agents of the companies to which they are employed, acting on behalf of the company’s owners and tasked […]