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In Case You Missed It – The Department of Labor has Issued a Finalized Rule on ESG Investing in ERISA Pension Plans

November 17, 2020

Washington, DC – The Department of Labor has finalized and released a new rule on tax-qualified retirement plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) in order to codify the extent to which Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations factor into investment decisions. As laid out in the rule, ERISA plan fiduciaries may not invest in ESG vehicles […]

Commentary: “Pension Beneficiaries Should Celebrate The DOL’s New Investment Rule To Restore Fiduciary Responsibility”

November 17, 2020 | Christopher Burnham (Forbes)

This article originally appeared in Forbes on November 16, 2020. Pension funds, whether public or private, are under assault. Politicians, and investment managers kowtowing to politicians, want to inject all kinds of personal political decisions on the management of our retirement money. Twenty-five years ago, the flavor of the day was tobacco. Today it is […]

Editorial: “Labor vs. the ESG Racket”

November 17, 2020 | (Wall Street Journal)

This editorial originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal on November 16, 2020. One of the stakes in who controls the Senate in 2021 is the fate of the Trump Administration’s deregulation project. A GOP Senate could block Democrats from using of the Congressional Review Act to overturn important rules. A valuable case in point […]