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Podcast: Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein
Episode: Jan Van Eck: "Some Index Fund Companies Have Become Too Large To Be Left Unchecked."
Description: 0:00 -- Intro.1:36 -- Start of interview.2:22 -- Jan's "origin story".6:34 -- On the background of the investment firm Van Eck, founded by his father John Van Eck in 1955.10:32 -- About Van Eck today (~$75 billion in AUM, 90% in ETFs). Jan started the ETF business in 2006.11:45 -- About his article "ESG Died in 2022: CEOÂ Op-Ed." The problem of concentration of power by the big three (BlackRock, Vanguard and SSGA). Reference to the article: Bogle Sounds a Warning on Index Funds (WSJ, 2018).18:05 -- How to fix the problem of concentration o...