by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Dec 19, 2020 | All, Cross-Post, Lender Directed Voting
On Friday, December 11, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued its final rules on proxy voting by ERISA fiduciaries. As proposed last August 30, the draft rules drew hundreds of responses by the ESG-directed investing community, many of which criticized the proposal as...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | May 21, 2015 | All
In a unanimous opinion issued on May 18, 2015, the Supreme Court confirmed a continuing duty of ERISA trustees to monitor investments. Although the case involved a complicated procedural history before arriving at the Supreme Court, the lawsuit presented a fairly...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Mar 19, 2015 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Formal Regulatory Remedies
Pursuant to a mandate in the Dodd-Frank act, both the Department of Labor and the Securities and Exchange Commission have been working to develop uniform fiduciary standards for investment advisers and broker-dealers. The efforts of the DOL and SEC have unfolded over...
