The underlying theme of this Article is that the Big Three investment advisers to index funds (BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street) need to be understood as agents of those who invest in the mutual funds and exchange traded funds they manage. They are not institutional investors, the role...

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act requires a fiduciary governed by the act to “discharge his duties with respect to a plan solely in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries and . . . with the care, skill, prudence, and diligence under the circumstances then prevailing that...

This article on climate change disclosures is a very short read that is meant to influence the thinking of the five commissioners that make up the SEC. My article begins on page 1 of Volume 1 of the newly established Ohio State Business Law Journal ("OSBLJ") Online. A big thanks to Professor...

Traditionally, the default rules of corporate and securities law have provided the Board with exclusive authority to decide whether shareholder proposals on proxy access are to be included in a public company’s proxy solicitation materials. However, the SEC has recently amended its rules to...