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Commentary: America’s Public Pension System Remains Mired in Crisis

January 28, 2021

This op-ed by Kevin O’Connor originally appeared in Morning Consult on January 28, 2021. Thousands of Americans will lose their pension plan benefits if lawmakers fail to act. Over the past several years, we have seen pension investments shift from relatively safe holdings toward riskier assets. Although investing in assets such as hedge funds, private […]

Commentary: What Does BlackRock’s Prominence in the Biden Administration Mean for Investors?

December 17, 2020 | Ken Blackwell

This article originally appeared in TownHall on Dec. 17, 2020. Last week, President-Elect Biden tapped two prominent individuals at the world’s largest money-management firm for key positions within the new administration’s economic team. Brian Deese, a BlackRock managing director who is responsible for overseeing the sustainable investment strategy of the firm, has been named as the new […]

DOL Final Rule Limits Proxy Voting by Retirement Plan Fiduciaries

December 15, 2020 | (SHRM)

This article originally appeared in SHRM on December 15, 2020. Retirement plan fiduciaries will be barred from casting corporate-shareholder proxy votes in favor of social or political positions that don’t advance the financial interests of retirement plan participants, under a Department of Labor (DOL) final rule released on Dec. 11. These matters are often referred to as […]