Missouri
Legal Actions
- 19 Attorneys General Investigate Six Major Banks over ESG Investing
- 18 AGs Open Investigation into ESG Ratings Company Morningstar and its Subsidiary Sustainalytics
- Letter to Morningstar and Sustainalytics
- 17 AGs file motion to stop BlackRock from using utility companies to push ESG agenda
- 24 State Attorneys General Send Letter to 25 Asset Managers Questioning Their ESG Support
- 22 Attorneys General Question Nasdaq’s Compliance with Anti-Discrimination Laws
- 11 State Attorneys General File Lawsuit Against BlackRock, StateStreet, and Vanguard for violating Antitrust Laws
- 23 States Provided Comment to the U.S. Department of Labor in Response to the Proposed Rule “Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights” that would allow ERISA to make ESG considerations for investments.
- 23 States Provided Comments to OCC Regarding the Proposed Principles “Risk Management: Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks”
- 24 States Provided Comments to the MSRB in Response to the “Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Practices in the Municipal Securities Market.”
- 23 States Provided Comments Submitted to U.S. Department of Labor Requesting Information on Possible Agency Actions to “Protect Life Savings and Pensions from Threats of Climate Related Financial Risk.”
- 21 AGs Provided Comment to the SEC Proposed Rule “Enhanced Disclosures by Certain Investment Advisers and Investment Companies about Environmental, Social, and Governance Investment Practices”
- 25 State AGs slam SEC proposed rule on NACs as unlawful and bad policy
- 20 State Attorneys General Send Letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen objecting to Biden/Harris Admin Stance on Debanking Practices
- 19 State Attorneys General file complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission demanding private asset managers be prevented from purchasing ownership stake in public utility companies
- 19 AGs Sent a Letter to BlackRock Calling Out Their ESG Practices with State Pension Investments
- Letter Sent to Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock
- 21 Attorneys General Send Letter to 53 Financial Institutions Threatening to Take Legal Action if these Firms Do Not Keep Their Clients’ Interest Ahead of Politcial Agenda at Forefront of Investing
- AGs
- 16 Attorneys General Send Letter to BlackRock Demanding Answers for its ESG activism and Violation of Fiduciary Duty
- 19 Attorneys General Send Letter to JP Morgan Chase Bank CEO Warning Against Discrimination Towards Customers for Religious or Political Affiliation
- 23 AGs put companies on notice Net Zero alliances could mean Antitrust Violations
- 13 AGs send letter warning Fortune 100 companies after Affirmative Action ruling
- 22 AGs Demand Answers Over Climate Group Antitrust Violations
- 16 AGs Probe Wells Fargo for Debanking
- 25 AGs Blast Biden Admin’s Electric Vehicle Demands in Letter
- 19 AGs File Complaint Against Dem States Pushing Radical Climate Agenda
Financial Actions
- MO Treasurer FitzPatrick Divests $500 Million in State Pension Funds from BlackRock
- MO Treasurer Fitzpatrick Asks State Pension Board to Remove Proxy Voting Power from Activist Asset Managers
- 23 States Provided Comment to the U.S. Department of Labor in Response to the Proposed Rule “Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights” that would allow ERISA to make ESG considerations for investments.
- 23 States Provided Comments to OCC Regarding the Proposed Principles “Risk Management: Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks”
- 24 States Provided Comments to the MSRB in Response to the “Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Practices in the Municipal Securities Market”
- 23 States Provided Comments Submitted to U.S. Department of Labor Requesting Information on Possible Agency Actions to “Protect Life Savings and Pensions from Threats of Climate Related Financial Risk.”
- 18 States Provided Comments to SEC Proposed Rule on “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors.”
- 16 States Provided Comments submitted to FDIC Proposed Principals on the “Statement of Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions”
- 22 State Financial Officers demand answers from Yellen on debt ceiling plan
- 30 state financial officers send letter to SEC urging the rejection of a rule allowing the privatization of public lands
- 18 States Send Letter to President Biden Opposing Nominee Saule Omarova to U.S. Comptroller of the Currency because of her Radical Views on Controlling the Private Banking Sector
- 21 States Send Letter to President Biden Proposing Nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin for Federal Reserve Bank Due to Her Radical Beliefs in Shaping the Financial Industry through a Political Lens
- 23 States Signed Letter to President Biden Declaring the Importance of America’s Energy Independence
- 34 Financial Officers from 27 States Send Letter to President Biden calling him out on new Federal Housing Finance Agency Policy
- 16 States Send Letter to U.S Banks Encouraging Unbiased, Nonpolitical Financing of Industries
- 17 States Send Letter to Morningstar raising concerns about ESG ratings negatively impacting companies with connections to Israel
- State Financial Officers Demand Answers on Proxy Votes Supporting ESG Agenda (Letter to BlackRock)
- State Financial Officers Demand Answers on Proxy Votes Supporting ESG Agenda (Letter to ISS)
- State Financial Officers Demand Answers on Proxy Votes Supporting ESG Agenda (Glass Lewis)
- 15 State Financial Officers Send Letter to BlackRock Board of Directors Questioning Their Impartiality
- 18 State Financial Officers send letter to ISS demanding clarification on how ESG Impacts Proxy Votes and Debanking
- 18 State Financial Officers send letter to Glass Lewis demanding clarification on how ESG Impacts Proxy Votes and Debanking
- 26 state financial officers send letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) urging the organization to not politicize accounting principles to include climate disclosure reporting.
- 21 Financial Officers from 19 states Fire off Letters Supporting Exxon’s Defense against Activist Investors