Tags: "Financial Services"

18 Oct
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Texas’ Role In The Fight To Protect Pension Funds From Proxy Advisory Firms’ Agendas

Debate about the impact of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investments on state pension funds continues across the country.  After legislative hearings at both the state and federal levels, and the implementation and repeal of various bills, it has become ...

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17 Jun
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Another Amicus Brief In Legal Proceedings Against DOL’s “Fiduciary Rule”

Earlier this month, HLF filed an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit brought by the Federation of Americans for Consumer Choice to prevent a harmful new fiduciary rule from the U.S.  Department of Labor (DOL) from going into effect.  Our previous ...

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12 Jun
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Asset Managers Expand Investor Choice, Heeding Backlash

For what feels like the hundredth time, the Judiciary Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives is holding a hearing today over environmental, social and governance (ESG) spending in the private sector, seeking to review whether “current antitrust laws are ...

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04 Jun
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HLF Files Amicus Brief In Legal Case Against Latest Push For “Fiduciary Rule” Regulation

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently tripled down on its attempt to resurrect its “fiduciary rule” that deals with how investors receive and pay for advice from financial advisors.  The regulation would severely hamper the ability of millions of ...

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09 May
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Comment Letter on The Federal Reserve’s Proposed “Regulation II” And Potential Impact on Financial Inclusion

Today, HLF filed a letter with the Federal Reserve about regulations it is proposing about “assessing whether a debit card interchange fee received by a debit card issuer for an electronic debit transaction is reasonable and proportional to the costs ...

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29 Mar
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The Social Security’s Insolvency Crisis: Increasing Access To Retirement Options Is Part Of The Solution

Americans are living longer, which is great news.  But at the same time, Social Security is predicted to become insolvent by 2033 and Americans are feeling less confident about retirement than ever before.  It is safe to say there is ...

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26 Mar
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Texas Puts Politics Over Performance Of Fund That Supports Schools

Texas has once more made national headlines for politicizing investment decisions after the Chair of the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) made an investment move jeopardizing hundreds of millions of dollars in returns for Texas’ public schools. Last week, ...

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27 Dec
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Proxy Advisors Should Face Proper Scrutiny on ESG

Once again, several of the largest financial asset managers in the world—BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard—have become the focus of a Congressional Committee looking at the impact of so-called ESG investing.  These three firms have been subpoenaed by the U.S. ...

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