The Labor Department changed a rule that put limits on the ability of fiduciaries to invest in companies that follow ESG guidelines, reversing a Trump-era rule.
U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh speaks at a press conference after touring the Port of Los Angeles
In its final rule, the Labor Department said the Employee Retirement Income Security Act was interpreted to require retirement plan fiduciaries to act only in the interest of beneficiaries but said it had always interpreted the law in a way that still allows investments in companies that follow ESG guidelines.
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