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By doctors from the White House Task force issued a new projection of the potential death toll from the virus. The institute for Health Metrics and evaluation estimated that by early august, nearly 132,000 americans will be dead from the virus. While the death count is still climbing, the number of new cases nationally is now continuing along a slow and steady decline. Testing has also increased. And the rate of tests coming back positive has also declined. All 50 states have now begun some form...

The SEC has adopted rule and form amendments requiring mutual funds, ETFs, and certain other registered funds (funds) to report more details about their voting of portfolio company...

On 2 November 2022, by a vote of 3-2 (with Commissioners Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda objecting), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted, substantially as proposed in...

Institutions today, individuals tomorrow?

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Blockchain technology is increasing in popularity across industries but, in its current iteration, triggers significant environmental, social, and governance ( ESG) considerations. As the financial services sector simultaneously invests in blockchain technology and commits to ESG-sensitive policies and portfolios, how are the “E” and “S” impacts of blockchain and its applications to be weighed? Blockchain, the digital infrastr...

Every Vote Counts: The Importance of Fund Voting And Disclosure, Acting SEC Chair Allison Herren Lee, 2021 ICI Mutual Funds And Investment Management Conference, March 17, 2021 Date 17/03/2021 Good afternoon everyone, and thank you to the ICI for inviting me to speak with you today at the 2021 Mutual Funds and Investment Management Conference. I gave my last in-person speech on March 5, 2020.  It’s hard to believe that a full year has passed and we are still operating in a virtual envir...