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First of all on the fox: Several candidates for management positions in one of the largest investment companies in America have stories of Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) And the advocacy of climate change, raising “serious concerns” of state treasurers on potential political prejudices.
Vanguard, one of the best asset management companiesshould hold its first elections on the board of directors since 2017 Wednesday.
Vivek Malek, treasurer of the state of Missouri and president of the 529 Missouri education plan, sent a letter to the board of directors of Vanguard expressing concerns concerning the links of their candidates for controversial questions.
“The result of this union election held during the joint joint meeting of shareholders will undoubtedly influence the financial future of countless families,” Malek wrote to the board of directors in a letter, first obtained by Fox News Digital.
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“We have serious concerns that the people recommended for the appointment to the board of directors lack variable perspectives necessary to engage in healthy discussions on the environment, social and governance (ESG) should or should not play In Vanguard’s fiduciary obligation to customers, “Malek continued.
The letter indicates that several candidates “present the potential to prioritize political agendas on investment policies”, including two candidates with a history of advocacy for Dei’s initiatives, according to an examination of information accessible to the public.
Tara Bunch, a candidate who joined the Vanguard board of directors in November 2021, wrote once she supports “Airpride and Trans @ [employee resource groups] To help develop this next generation of talents and LGBTQ leadership. “She also donated thousands of dollars to the Democrats, including Senator Chuck Schumer in New York and the presidential campaigns of Biden and Hillary Clinton.
During an interview last summer, Bunch praised the anti-discrimination team of their business And said that “informs everything we do” and that is “part of our DNA”. She continued by saying that “influence the way we conceive products, our policies and how we support our community on a daily basis. This is how we keep responsible for our own community commitment”.
Another concern candidate is the wife of representative Jamie Raskin, D-MD., Sarah Bloom Raskin, who “openly approved progressive policies incorporating considerations of climate change in financial regulations”.
Raskin wrote an article for Project Syndicate in September 2021, which said that financial regulators are expected to face the climate -related financial risks. Raskin was also previously opposed by the Democratic Senator at the time, Joe Manchin, on his appointment for the post of vice-president of supervision at the Federal Reserve in 2022.
Mark Lughridge, another individual in the fields of candidates, has made nearly 70 donations From at least $ 1,000 to candidates and Democrats committees in recent years, including the presidential campaigns of Biden, Harris and Clinton and the National Democratic Committee, among other Democratic legislators.
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“We believe that the slate of trustee that Vanguard has recommended does not reflect the different opinions of the duty of a trustee and is deaf to the recent legal, legislative and regulatory decline against the management of politicized investments motivated by ESG factors”, Reads the letter to Vanguard indicates Vanguard.
The election comes when last years have seen an increasing decline in ESG -centered investment, and several states have reduced links to asset managers compared to their ESG practices in terms of concerns of a conflict with investments.
Malek also stressed that the eight -year gap between the elections “could ensure that shareholders are” left speechless in the surveillance of the funds to which they have entrusted their investments “.
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The letter was co -signed by treasurers across the state of Pennsylvania, Northern Dakota, Iowa, Louisiana, Tennessee and Kansas and conspiracy from Texas.
“These concerns surrounding the electoral process and the composition of a limited slate lead us to question the ability of the slate to act in an impartial manner and in the best interest of the beneficiaries of the funds. Given these important questions, we have collectively decided to refrain from voting in this election, “the letter ended. “Our abstention reflects our conviction that the current process is poorly aligned with the interests of shareholders and lack of necessary responsibility. We hope that this action highlights the urgent need for reforms which promote more transparent, competitive and centered elections.”
Large companies in the United States, notably Ford, McDonald’s, Target and Walmart, have announced that they abandon their Dei study program, and President Trump recently signed a decree mainly ending Dei in the federal government.
