Category: BlackRock

US Risks Losing Its Pension Funds in China: Expert

The United States risks losing its pension funds in China as the regime seeks to undermine the economic base of America, warned Gregory Copley, president of the International Strategic Studies Association. Billionaire investor Mark Mobius recently said that the Chinese regime has taken “very significant” action to prevent him from withdrawing capital from Chinese equities…


Official Hints at Intelligence Chinese Spy Balloon Might Seek

An expert has hinted at the intelligence that the CCP might have been seeking to gather by sending its spy balloon over to the United States last week. Frank Gaffney, executive chairman at the Center for Security Policy, told NTD’s “China in Focus” program, The Epoch Times’ sister media outlet, that the CCP might have…


21 Attorneys General Warn Proxy Advisory Firms to Abide by Legal Duties, Drop ESG Practices

A 21-state coalition of Republican attorneys general have written to two third-party proxy advisory companies, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis, challenging their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices. The coalition, led by Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes, raised concerns about whether the two firms’ ESG considerations affect proxy voting recommendations that conflict with the financial…


Kentucky Lists BlackRock, JPMorgan Chase for Divestment Over ‘Ideological’ Energy Boycott

The State of Kentucky on Tuesday released a list of 11 financial companies that included BlackRock and JPMorgan Chase, warning that they are at risk of divestment because of their ideologically driven boycott of the fossil fuel industry. “When companies boycott fossil fuels, they intentionally choke off the lifeblood of capital to Kentucky’s signature industries,”…


BlackRock, State Street Admit Signing Net-Zero Pledges They Don’t Act On

News Analysis Texas state senators struggled for more than six hours last week to get straight answers from Wall Street giants BlackRock and State Street, two of the world’s largest asset managers, regarding what they are doing to compel companies whose shares they own to get in line with the ESG movement. Having joined global…


LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (Dec. 28): US Requires Travelers From China to Test COVID Negative; BlackRock to Help Rebuild Ukraine

The CDC announced on Dec. 28 that it would require travelers from China to test negative for COVID-19 before boarding U.S.-bound flights. BlackRock, a global asset manager, will assist in rebuilding Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian government. …


NTD Evening News (Dec. 28): US Requires Travelers From China to Test COVID Negative; BlackRock to Help Rebuild Ukraine

The CDC announced on Dec. 28 that it would require travelers from China to test negative for COVID-19 before boarding U.S.-bound flights. BlackRock, a global asset manager, will assist in rebuilding Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian government. …


Zelenskyy, BlackRock Announce New Investment Initiative to Rebuild Ukraine

Global asset manager BlackRock will coordinate investment in rebuilding Ukraine’s economy, Kyiv announced on Wednesday. Following a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, the government confirmed that the Wall Street titan agreed to coordinate “the efforts of all potential investors and participants in the reconstruction of our country.” As a result…


State Attorneys General Sound the Alarm About BlackRock, Vanguard Buying Large Stakes in America’s Utilities

The acquisition by investment managers BlackRock and Vanguard of ever-increasing shares in America’s public utility companies is setting off alarm bells from conservatives and progressives alike. In April, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved a request from BlackRock to increase its ownership up to 20 percent of a public utility’s voting shares without being…


State AGs Sound the Alarm About BlackRock, Vanguard Buying Large Stakes in Utilities

The acquisition by investment managers BlackRock and Vanguard of ever-increasing shares in America’s public utility companies is setting off alarm bells from conservatives and progressives alike. In April, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved a request from BlackRock to increase its ownership up to 20 percent of a public utility’s voting shares without being…