Missouri latest state to divest from BlackRock over ESG initiatives: 'Woke political agenda'

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Missouri latest state to divest from BlackRock over ESG initiatives: 'Woke political agenda'
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Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick announced his state's retirement system would sell $500 million in pension funds managed by BlackRock over the bank's left-wing initiatives.

SEC commissioner Hester Peirce discusses the idea of ‘woke’ investing and how BlackRock is pushing back on the GOP on ‘Fox Business Tonight.’over the company's environmental and social priorities.

"We should not allow asset managers such as BlackRock, who have demonstrated that they will prioritize advancing a woke political agenda above the financial interests of their customers, to continue speaking on behalf of the state of Missouri," he continued. "It is past time that all investors recognize the massive fiduciary breach that is taking place before our eyes, and do something about it.

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