DOL's ESG and Proxy Voting Proposal with John Ryan, ERISA Partner at Seward & Kissel (Ep. 7)

In this 28-minute ESG Spotlight episode, Debra Franzese speaks with John Ryan, ERISA partner at Seward & Kissel. Debbie and John discuss the recent DOL proposal regarding ESG and proxy voting, including:

• 2:38 - General framework governing ERISA fiduciary decision making and record keeping
• 4:58 - Comparison of the Trump and Biden administrations' approach to ESG for ERISA fiduciaries
• 10:20 - DOL's November proposed regulation
• 13:58 - What does the proposed regulation mean for managers that are seekign ERISA assets but looking to integrate ESG?
• 22:52 - Prior proposal and current proposal stance regarding proxy voting

*The discussion in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended and should not be considered to be legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship is being created by this podcast. Attorney advertising.