Published by Motley Fool. By Alyce Lomax November 30, 2012 The U.S. Social Investment Forum recently released its 2012 report on trends in socially responsible investing, or SRI. Some interesting trends have emerged since the last report in 2010, and should give many investors food for thought on how to […]
Yearly Archives: 2012
ING mutual fund vote marks first win for rights activists
Published by Reuters. * Sudan-related shareholder measure gets 59 pct support * ING took no position on the resolution * Unusual circumstances show challenges for activists By Ross Kerber BOSTON, July 20 (Reuters) – A shareholder group scored its first voting victory after five years of urging mutual funds to […]
Genocide-free investing wins vote at ING
Shareholders at the ING Emerging Countries Fund approved the genocide-free investing proposal by a wide margin in a vote on June 28, 2012. The proposal passed 59.8% to 10.7% with 29.5% abstaining. This decisive win at ING is a first for the genocide-free investing proposal.
ING Fund Approves Anti-Genocide Plank
Published by Ignites. By Joe Morris July 2, 2012 Shareholders in an ING fund have approved a measure opposing genocide-linked investments in what backers say is the first such vote in which company officials took a neutral position. The decision at ING’s Emerging Countries reflects the unskewed sampling of investor sentiment […]
Genocide-Free Investing Resolution Wins Majority Vote
Published by Social Funds. by Robert Kropp Investors Against Genocide’s request that the ING Emerging Countries Fund refrain from investing in companies that provide funding to governments engaged in genocide is supported by over 59% of shareowners. SocialFunds.com — I’ve written more than 1,000 stories for SocialFunds.com, and find that […]
Victory for genocide-free investing proposal at ING
Shareholders approved the genocide-free investing proposal on the ballot of the ING Emerging Countries Fund by a wide margin. The proposal passed with 59.25% voting in favor, 10.84% voting against the proposal and the remainder abstaining, a clear victory for genocide-free investing.
Can JP Morgan Manage Its Human Rights Risk?
Published by lvgaldieri. No one questions Jamie Dimon’s competence. It’s just not clear that Mr. Dimon or “any executive,” as the Wall Street Journal put it, “can properly oversee such a large financial institution” as JP Morgan Chase. The complexity of the bank’s balance sheet and the scale and scope […]
ING Loses Fight to Exclude Anti-Genocide Proposal
Published by Ignites. By Peter Ortiz May 17, 2012 ING Funds has lost its fight to exclude a shareholder proposal for a stricter anti-genocide policy from its proxy. The SEC in early May rejected the firm’s pleas that the agency forgo enforcement action if ING omitted the proposal. ING sought assurance […]
