Statements and reactions from the investor community opposing the SEC’s September 2025 policy statement on mandatory arbitration:
Better Markets Fact Sheet
California Public Employees’ Retirement System Letter
Council of Institutional Investors Letter
International Corporate Governance Network Letter
Institutional Investor Letter
Oregon State Treasury Letter
Council of Institutional Investors LinkedIn Post
Council of Institutional Investors Statement
In the News
Countering an Administration `Hell-Bent on Attacking Investor Rights'
Investor groups concerned over SEC shareholder proposal stance
The SEC Is Demolishing Investor Protection, Threatening Capital Formation & the U.S. Economy
International investor group raises concerns over SEC mandatory arbitration, proxy-voting moves
SEC Chief Fast Tracks Agenda, Averting Slog Through Rule Changes
New York Pension Funds Ask SEC to Ax Curbs on Investor Suits
Institutional Investors Rip SEC's 'Radical' Forced Arb. Policy
More than 60 state officials and pension funds criticize SEC’s new mandatory arbitration policy
UK pension funds among investors to slam SEC U-turn on shareholder arbitration