In a rulemaking which was separate from the Final ESG Rule but related to it, on December 16, 2020, the DOL issued a final rule confirming its position that ERISA’s fiduciary duties of prudence and loyalty apply to an ERISA plan fiduciary’s exercise of shareholder rights, including proxy voting, proxy voting policies and guidelines, andContinue reading “2021 Predictions on Future Path of the DOL: Proxy Voting”