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House bill would nix ESG funds in Thrift Savings Plan
The retirement plan for federal government workers also includes numerous Christian and 'pro-life' funds that would seemingly be affected by the legislation.
GOP senators ask whether ESG investing hurts federal retirement savers
Sens. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., and Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., say proxy votes by BlackRock and State Street Global Advisors promote 'left-leaning' ESG priorities over investment returns
Federal government’s retirement plan to add ESG funds
Starting in 2022, the Thrift Savings Plan will offer a new mutual fund window that will include ESG funds.
Federal retirement plan should consider climate change: GAO
The board overseeing the Thrift Savings Plan, which has 6 million active and retired participants, says that it subscribes to a strict indexing discipline.
Bipartisan majority likes ‘Retirecare,’ survey finds
Enrolling working Americans in a government-sponsored retirement plan is a broadly popular idea.
Bipartisan group proposes savings plan for low-income workers
The program would be modeled after the government’s Thrift Savings Plan for federal employees.
U.S. thrifts earn $4M in 2Q; 40 on ‘problem’ list
U.S. thrifts eked out a $4 million profit in the second quarter, but the number of troubled institutions continued to rise, the government reported today.