Solicited for the Oxford Handbook of Fiduciary Law, this essay offers a general introduction to Japanese fiduciary …

subject to a sacred trust known in the law as fiduciary duty. Recently, these trustees have come under increasing pressure to … investors of all stripes, but many trustees have resisted its use on the grounds that doing so may violate the fiduciary duty of … loyalty. Under the “sole interest rule” of trust fiduciary law, a trustee must consider only the interests of the beneficiary …

. At the same time, however, confusion abounds about the intersection of fiduciary principles and ESG investing. This … fiduciary law generally prohibits collateral benefits ESG, but risk-return ESG can be permissible if supported by a reasoned and …

directors and fiduciary duties are often insufficient, some jurisdictions give minority shareholders veto rights over related …

that imposes on financial advisers to retirement savers “fiduciary” status under the Employee Retirement Income Security … Act. The Department reasoned that the fiduciary duty of loyalty was necessary to protect retirement savers from conflicted … investment advice. But in addition to a duty of loyalty, ERISA fiduciary status also imposes a duty of care or prudence. And with …