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Text of Executive Oder: Protecting American Investors from Foreign-Owned and Politically-Motivated Proxy Advisors
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[Official Guidance]
Dec. 12, 2025

"[T]wo foreign-owned proxy advisors, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. and Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC, play a significant role in shaping the policies and priorities of America's largest companies through the shareholder voting process.... The Chairman of the [SEC] shall review all rules, regulations, guidance, bulletins, and memoranda relating to proxy advisors.... The Secretary of Labor shall, consistent with the APA, take steps to revise all regulations and guidance regarding the fiduciary status of individuals who manage, or, like proxy advisors, advise those who manage, the rights appurtenant to shares held by plans covered under [ERISA], including proxy votes and corporate engagement, consistent with the policy of this order.... The Secretary of Labor shall take all appropriate action to strengthen the fiduciary standards of pension and retirement plans covered under ERISA. Such action shall include assessing whether proxy advisors act solely in the financial interests of plan participants and the extent to which any of their practices undermine the pecuniary value of the assets of ERISA plans."  MORE >>

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