GOP Senators Float Bill to Curtail Money Managers’ Voting Influence
By: Pension & Investments May 18, 2022 A group of Republican senators introduced a bill Wednesday that would require large passive fund managers to vote proxies in accordance with individual investors’ instructions instead of at the managers’ discretion. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, and 10 co-sponsors introduced the Investor Democracy is Expected Act, or INDEX […]
China’s Internet Censors Try a New Trick: Revealing Users’ Locations
By: The New York Times May 18, 2022 For years China’s censors have relied on a trusted tool kit to control the country’s internet. They have deleted posts, suspended accounts, blocked keywords, and arrested the most outspoken. Now they are trying a new trick: displaying social media users’ locations beneath posts. Authorities say the location tags, […]