Compliance | March 18th, 2024 Appeals Court Pauses SEC’s Climate Disclosure Rule The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay for a rule that included some standards set to take...
Compliance | October 26th, 2023 New House Speaker Mostly Unknown to Retirement Industry Industry advocates have very little to say about Mike Johnson, good or bad, but another budget showdown could reveal his...
Compliance | October 24th, 2023 NYC Pension Funds Argue ESG Lawsuit Hinges on ‘Legal Errors’ Parties continue to argue about the plaintiffs’ standing as three New York City public-employee pension funds seek to have the...
Compliance | September 28th, 2023 Plaintiffs File Dueling Motion in NYC Pension Funds ESG Lawsuit Plaintiffs seek to add former U.S. Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia to their legal team.
Compliance | August 31st, 2023 Wagner Law Group: Climate Funds, ERISA May Co-Exist, With Prudence A fiduciary can use climate funds, as long as they ‘equally serve’ the financial interests of participants.
Compliance | August 10th, 2023 NYC Pensions Seek Dismissal of ESG Lawsuit Attorneys for the funds argue in their motion that the complaint is ‘wasting the court’s time.’
Compliance | July 13th, 2023 Senate Appropriations Committee Advances Funding for SECURE 2.0 Lost and Found The committee’s spending bill appropriates $14 million for the creation of a retirement account database.
Compliance | May 5th, 2023 Florida Anti-ESG Bill Signed Into Law by DeSantis The governor hopes the bill will be a blueprint for states seeking to ban sustainable investing.
Compliance | April 20th, 2023 House Republicans Air SEC Grievances at Oversight Hearing The SEC proposal on swing pricing criticized for potential harm to retirement investors, especially those located in the West.
Compliance | March 6th, 2023 Gensler Defends SEC’s Climate Disclosure Rules at CII Conference The SEC chair explained that more market actors are using climate and greenhouse gas information in investment decision making, and...
Compliance | December 14th, 2022 Democrat Support for SEC’s Scope 3 Climate Disclosure Weakens Compliance costs for Scope 3 climate disclosures could be high, but they don’t apply to everyone.