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Genocide-Free Shareowner Proposal Gains Strong Support at Fidelity Investments

Published by Social Funds. by Robert Kropp Investors Against Genocide continues its campaign to pressure mutual funds and other financial institutions into adopting genocide-free investment policies. SocialFunds.com — Shareowners of six of the mutual funds of Fidelity Investments voted their proxies this week, and for the third time since 2008 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

JP Morgan Chase Holds Annual Meeting Days After $2 Billion Loss

Published by Social Funds. by Robert Kropp A resolution calling for improved corporate governance through separating the roles of Chair and CEO gains 40% of shareowner support. SocialFunds.com — The annual general meeting of JP Morgan Chase occurred on Tuesday in Tampa, days after the bank’s disclosure that its London-based […]

JPMorgan Chase Faces Investing in Genocide Resolution

Published by Social Funds. by Robert Kropp For the second year, Investors Against Genocide submits shareowner proposal addressing JPMorgan Chase’s extensive holdings in PetroChina, a corporate contributor to genocide in Sudan. SocialFunds.com — The Republic of South Sudan declared its independence last year, but the action did not signal the […]

Genocide-Free Investing Proposal Wins Support at JPMorgan

Published by Social Funds. by Robert Kropp A first-time resolution requesting that the company institute procedures to prevent investment in companies that contribute to genocide, submitted by Investors Against Genocide, wins 7.69% of shareowners’ votes. SocialFunds.com — Yesterday’s annual meeting of JPMorgan Chase, held in Columbus, Ohio, had its share […]

SEC Allows Proposal for Genocide-Free Investing on JPMorgan Proxy Ballot

Published by Social Funds. by Robert Kropp SocialFunds.com speaks with Eric Cohen of Investors Against Genocide about its strategy to expand upon engagement with mutual funds to seek a fundamental change on the issue in the financial industry. SocialFunds.com — On March 8th, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) informed […]