Monthly Archives: November 2017

Ethical investors set their sights on index funds

By Eric Cohen | Published: November 23, 2017

Published by The Economist. Vanguard marshals the resistance Nov 23rd 2017| SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA VANGUARD, an American fund-management giant, promises “the highest standards of ethical behaviour”. Its low fees, helpful call centres and lack of scandal give the claim credence. It is by far the largest mutual-fund group, with $4.8trn under […]

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Vanguard’s sleepy proxy vote OKs trustees; human-rights divestment proposal fails

By Eric Cohen | Published: November 15, 2017

Published by Philadelphia Inquirer. Updated: NOVEMBER 15, 2017 — 5:35 PM EST by Erin Arvedlund, Inquirer Staff Writer  @erinarvedlund |  EArvedlund@phillynews.com Vanguard Group shareholders voted Wednesday to approve a board of trustees for all its U.S.-based funds, while an activist shareholder group lost on a ballot question proposing that Vanguard divest from PetroChina and Sinopec, two Chinese energy […]

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Vanguard Proxy Vote on Genocide-Free Investing in 2017

By Eric Cohen | Published: November 15, 2017

Published by Sustainable Investing. Vanguard Shareholders Vote on Genocide-Free Investing in Mutual Funds Today Vanguard is holding a Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders in Scottsdale, Arizona. Shareholders have been asked to vote on board of trustees nominations and on several fund proposals that will harmonize policies across Vanguard’s US-based funds. […]

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Anti-Genocide Activist Sees Hope in Vanguard Vote

By Eric Cohen | Published: November 15, 2017

Published by Barron’s. By Avi Salzman Nov. 15, 2017 5:57 p.m. ET Vanguard held a shareholder meeting on Wednesday for the first time in nine years, mostly to approve changes to investment policies and appoint directors. And then there was the genocide issue. A group of shareholders called Investors Against Genocide submitted a proposal asking Vanguard […]

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Vanguard urges vote against genocide-free investing

By Eric Cohen | Published: November 13, 2017

Published by Financial Planning. Money Management Executive By Yueqi Yang Published November 13 2017, 10:57am EST Our weekly roundup of industry highlights Vanguard urges vote against genocide-free investing Vanguard is asking shareholders to vote Wednesday against a halt to backing companies that contribute to genocide, according to the ballot recommendation sent to […]

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Eight years later, Vanguard shareholders vote again on genocide-free investing

By Eric Cohen | Published: November 7, 2017

Boston, MA – November 7, 2017 – While news of the 14 year-old genocide in Darfur, Sudan, is rarely in the news anymore, current headlines focus on Syria and Burma, where brutal regimes, like the Sudanese regime, are also committing crimes against humanity. On November 15, as part of a […]

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Shareholder Proposals Target Genocide

By Eric Cohen | Published: November 3, 2017

Published by Agenda Week, a Financial Times service. Article published on November 3, 2017 By Tony Chapelle A small investor group has been pressing mutual funds, and their public parent companies, in some cases, to ban investments in companies that are tied to ongoing human rights violations. This week, shareholders in […]

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