Indiana pension board votes to remove BlackRock due to ESG violations
WIBC 9AM-Noon Podcast
WIBC
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🗓️ 16 December 2024
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
The board of trustees for the Indiana Public Retirement System voted unanimously Friday to dismiss global investment firm BlackRock from handling the state’s portfolio. The move came after Indiana Treasurer Daniel Elliott accused the investment firm of making illegal environmental, social or governance (ESG) commitments.
Daniel Elliott joins Kendall and Casey to discuss.
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| 0:29.5 | dealer. Oh, Casey, I have some exciting news. You do. What is it? Oh, there's all sorts of drama |
| 0:34.0 | down at the Indiana State House. Always. Always. And you know, we love, we love when people get down and dirty and into the nitty-gritty |
| 0:42.0 | and cause drama at the Indiana State House. |
| 0:44.0 | Yeah, it is Kendall and Casey on 93 WIBC. |
| 0:47.3 | Good Monday morning, December 16th. |
| 0:49.5 | All right, what's the story? |
| 0:50.8 | Well, your boyfriend's here. |
| 0:52.0 | I know. |
| 0:52.8 | Did you know you were once voted the most attractive person in all of Indiana government by the Kendall and Casey audience? |
| 0:58.6 | That's a very low bar. |
| 1:00.7 | Daniel Elliott, the state treasurer is here. |
| 1:02.5 | I'm figuring to be more excited about that. |
| 1:04.8 | It's a pretty prestigious award. |
| 1:06.6 | I mean, it is no Sagamore of the Wallback. |
| 1:08.8 | That's right. |
| 1:09.1 | Still. Can you, can you get Sagamores or no, you can't, can you? |
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