Are BlackRock and Vanguard Too Big and Powerful?
How big index fund and ETF providers have increased their sway over publicly-traded companies while potentially discouraging competition. What can be done about it?
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Show Notes
What BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street Are Doing to the Economy by Farhad Manjoo—The New York Times
Investment Company Fact Book
World's Top Asset Management Firms—ADV Rating
West Virginia Treasury Drops BlackRock Over Stance on Climate Risk by Alicia McElhaney—Institutional Investor
How an Organized Republican Effort Punishes Companies for Climate Action by David Gelles and Hiroko Tabuchi—The New York Times
The Future of Corporate Governance Part I: The Problem of Twelve by John C. Coates, IV
Larry Fink’s 2022 Letter to CEOs: The Power of Capitalism
BlackRock's gun money by Dan Primack—Axios
Investment Stewardship 2021 Annual Report—Vanguard
Proxy Voting Policy for U.S. Portfolio Companies
Anticompetitive Effects of Common Ownership by José Azar, Martin C. Schmalz, and Isabel Tecu
Common Ownership and Industry Profitability: A Crossindustry View by Haifeng Wang, Jan-Carl Plagge, James Rowley, Roger A Aliaga-Diaz
How ESG investing came to a reckoning by Harriet Agnew, Adrienne Klasa and Simon Mundy—Financial Times
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