Published by Wall Street Journal. By Matthias Rieker and David Benoit It was a big day for Jamie Dimon and J.P. Morgan. The banking executive will remain chairman and CEO at J.P. Morgan, despite a heated fight leading up to the bank’s annual meeting. Meanwhile, the bank’s shares have hit 12-year highs, tradig […]
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Sister Nora’s political lobbying proposal gets on to JP Morgan proxy ballot
Published by Responsible Investor. Banking giant facing pressure from faith-based activists by Daniel Brooksbank | April 11th, 2013 A proposal on political lobbying tabled by Sister Nora Nash of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia will be voted on at investment bank JP Morgan Chase’s annual general meeting (AGM) […]
Fidelity Whittles Funds Facing Anti-Genocide Vote
Published by Ignites. By Beagan Wilcox Volz April 2, 2013 Fidelity faces an anti-genocide shareholder proposal on six of its mutual funds at a May 14 shareholder meeting. But the firm will omit the proposal for two other funds because the individuals who submitted the item in 2009 and 2010 no longer hold […]
15 Million Shares Vote for Genocide-Free Investing Proposal at Mutual Fund
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 […]
Franklin Resources Shareholders Cast First Vote on Genocide-free Investing
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 […]
Genocide-free investing proposal shot down
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 […]
Franklin Shareholders Reject Anti-Genocide Push
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 […]
Genocide-Free Investing Proposal on Proxy Ballot at Franklin Templeton
Published by Social Funds. by Robert Kropp For the first time in at least 19 years, investors in the mutual fund will vote on a shareowner resolution, calling on the company to adopt policies to avoid investing in companies that contribute to genocide. SocialFunds.com — Despite their financial power and […]
