Monthly Archives: March 2013

15 Million Shares Vote for Genocide-Free Investing Proposal at Mutual Fund

By Eric Cohen | Published: March 15, 2013

Published by Social Funds. by Robert Kropp Investors Against Genocide calls on Franklin Templeton to adopt a policy against investing in companies whose operations contribute to genocide. SocialFunds.com — Franklin Resources, the parent company of the mutual fund family Franklin Templeton, doesn’t face shareowner resolutions very often. In fact, a […]

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Franklin Resources Shareholders Cast First Vote on Genocide-free Investing

By Eric Cohen | Published: March 15, 2013

San Francisco-based Armenian leader presents anti-genocide shareholder proposal SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 15, 2013 – On Wednesday, shareholders at Franklin Resources, parent company of Franklin Templeton mutual funds, voted for the first time on a genocide-free investing proposal coordinated by Investors Against Genocide. The proposal is the first shareholder […]

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Genocide-free investing proposal shot down

By Eric Cohen | Published: March 15, 2013

Published by The Daily Journal. March 15, 2013, 05:00 AM By Bill Silverfarb Daily Journal Shareholders with Franklin Resources shot down a proposal from one of their own Wednesday that would have pulled funds out of companies that contribute to genocide. Shareholder Armen Carapetian, chair of the Armenian National Committee […]

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Franklin Shareholders Reject Anti-Genocide Push

By Eric Cohen | Published: March 14, 2013

Published by Ignites. By Joe Morris March 14, 2013 Franklin Resources shareholders have voted down a shareholder proposal to bar most investments in companies involved in genocide. A company spokesman said the vote failed to garner a majority, but Franklin will not disclose the tally until it makes a regulatory filing on the […]

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