Federal court strikes down Missouri investment rule targeted at `woke politics'

  • 📰 AP
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 20 sec. here
  • 13 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 49%
  • Publisher: 51%

Missouri Nachrichten

Courts,General News,Domestic News

A federal judge has struck down a Missouri rule requiring disclosure of “social objectives” in investment decisions. Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft had described the rule as a way to expose financial institutions that “put woke politics ahead of investment returns.

FILE - Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft speaks to reporters on June 29, 2022, at his Capitol office in Jefferson City, Mo. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A federal judge has struck down Missouri investment regulations that Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft had touted as way to expose financial institutions that “put woke politics ahead of investment returns.”

The state’s most prominent business group on Friday praised the ruling as a triumph for free enterprise. Ashcroft, whose office enforces state securities laws, issued rules in 2023 requiring investment professionals to get written consent from customers before incorporating “a social objective or other nonfinancial objective” into decisions about buying and selling securities.

 

Vielen Dank für Ihren Kommentar.Ihr Kommentar wird nach Prüfung veröffentlicht.
Wir haben diese Nachrichten zusammengefasst, damit Sie sie schnell lesen können. Wenn Sie sich für die Nachrichten interessieren, können Sie den vollständigen Text hier lesen. Weiterlesen:

 /  🏆 728. in DE

Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen

Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.

Federal court strikes down Missouri investment rule targeted at `woke politics’JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge has struck down Missouri investment regulations that Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft had touted as
Herkunft: Mynorthwest - 🏆 438. / 53 Weiterlesen »