Monthly Archives: August 2013

Shareholders to ING: stop investing in genocidal Sudan

By Eric Cohen | Published: August 20, 2013

Published by The Guardian. Marc Gunther theguardian.com, Tuesday 20 August 2013 14.00 EDT Despite a proxy vote, ING mutual fund hasn’t sold its holdings in companies involved in Sudan, writes Marc Gunther Investors of an ING-managed mutual fund have asked the firm to withdraw its holdings in companies that do […]

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Institutional Investors Ask ING U.S. to Heed Results of Anti-genocide Proxy Vote

By Eric Cohen | Published: August 7, 2013

Serious concerns about ING disregarding the vote and taking no action Boston, MA – August 7, 2013 – On the day that ING U.S. releases its quarterly earnings report, a diverse coalition of institutional investors and corporate governance advocates are calling on the company to reconsider a recent decision to […]

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ING letter

By Eric Cohen | Published: August 7, 2013

ING response to shareholders 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 and affirms […]

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