Putting Investors First Act of 2023

This bill requires proxy advisory firms (companies that provide voting recommendations to investors) to register with the SEC and disclose their methodologies, conflicts of interest, and staff qualifications. It mandates these firms to ensure recommendations are based on accurate information, correct errors promptly, and avoid using recommendations influenced by clients' other business with the firm. The bill also requires large investment advisors and pension funds to report how they use proxy advice and provide customers with mechanisms to indicate their voting preferences. Additionally, it prohibits automatic "robovoting" based on proxy firm recommendations and requires ESG funds to disclose performance comparisons with non-ESG index funds.