Just today, the 1792 Exchange said it gave its inaugural Guardian Award to Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ.
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All this unfolds as Russ, who is running for re-election, faces an open-records lawsuit over disappearing Signal messages involving national anti-ESG groups. You can read the latest here:
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Conflict questions surfaced: TSET’s proxy advisor Jerry Bowyer already works with Vident. He admitted the tie; Russ brushed it off. Meanwhile, the trust posted *record earnings* last year.
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Innovest, the TSET’s new investment consultant, ranked all 19 asset managers on “Oklahoma values.” Eight scored low; firms were downgraded for things like supporting U.N. PRI standards.
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That event pulled in national anti-ESG heavyweights: Heritage Foundation, Alliance Defending Freedom, State Financial Officers Foundation, the 1792 Exchange and more — many of which have aided Russ.
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Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ has made proxy voting his battleground, arguing ESG has run amok in corporate boardrooms. But the vote came a day after he appeared at a Prospr Aligned forum — an affiliate of Vident.
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TSET’s investor board voted 4–0 to pressure those firms to use proxy-voting advice from Vident, a Georgia outfit connected to conservative shareholder-activism circles.
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Here's the latest story on TSET's Board of Investors. The move deepens Russ’ broader anti-ESG push amid conflicts, policy forums and questions over influence by outside conservative interest groups.
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