Dec 1, 2022 · Florida is yanking $2 billion worth of state assets managed by BlackRock, escalating the GOP standoff with the world’s largest money manager over its ESG investment policies.

Jan 26, 2024 · Like DeSantis, most of that ire has been directed at the investment giant BlackRock, and Patronis ordered a state fund under his supervision to divest $2 billion managed by the company in 2022.

Dec 3, 2022 · Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was applauded for withdrawing $2 billion in assets from BlackRock, one of the world's largest investment firms, with one commentator calling environmental, social and...

Dec 1, 2022 · Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has pulled a whopping $2billion worth of its assets from woke manager BlackRock, Inc. — the largest such divestment by a state opposed to the asset manager's...

Dec 2, 2022 · Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in August pushed through a resolution calling for the state to stop investing with ESG due to their “ideological agenda.”

Dec 2, 2022 · Florida's pullout from investing with BlackRock falls in line with a resolution, championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, that directs state fund managers to invest with companies focused on earning the highest financial return and not on wokeness.

Dec 12, 2022 · The BlackRock divestment reveals a new front in Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ attack on “woke” corporations in the Sunshine State that began last April when he revoked a number of Disney’s tax...

Dec 2, 2022 · In a video posted the day before the announcement, Patronis said financial firms should brace for more actions by the state’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, who campaigned for re-election on his so-called anti-woke agenda as he gears up for a possible presidential run.

Dec 1, 2022 · Florida said Thursday it has begun to divest $2 billion in funds overseen by BlackRock — a sharp rebuke of the giant asset manager’s investing policies under CEO Larry Fink that right-leaning...

Dec 19, 2022 · GOP vs. ESG: Florida, DeSantis yank billions in investments from 'woke' BlackRock over ESG investing. They've also launched investigations into the influence of big money managers on everything...