Yearly Archives: 2012

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 […]

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Genocide-free Investment Proposal Gains Traction, Despite Opposition from JPMorgan

Published by Enough Project. Posted by Laura Heaton on May 17, 2012 For the second year in a row on Tuesday, shareholders of JPMorgan Chase had a chance to vote on whether the company would divest its $3.5 billion worth of holdings in PetroChina and Sinopec, Chinese companies connected to […]

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Gains for Proposal to Avoid Investments Tied to Genocide, Despite JPM Opposition

Results indicate growing institutional support for genocide-free investing TAMPA, FLORIDA – MAY 15, 2012 – Support for the genocide-free investing proposal on this year’s proxy ballot at JPMorgan Chase increased from last year, according to the preliminary results announced at the company’s annual shareholder meeting today. Adding to the negative […]

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Join Investors Against Genocide in asking JPMorgan Chase to stop funding genocide

Published by Moxy Vote. As concerned consumers, banking customers and shareholders, it is important to us that JPMorgan Chase make a commitment not to invest in companies that may be helping to fund genocide. JPMorgan Chase is one of the largest investors in PetroChina. It is widely reported that PetroChina, […]

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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon keeps chairman’s job in shareholder vote

Published by LA Times. But Dimon now faces a Justice Department probe into how the bank lost $2 billion from risky trades. By Andrew Tangel, Richard A. Serrano and Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times May 15, 2012, 5:54 p.m. TAMPA, Fla. — After surviving a push to oust him as […]

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Jamie Dimon Just Faced Shareholders At JP Morgan’s Annual Meeting — Here’s The Low Down

Published by Business Insider. Linette Lopez and Lisa Du | May 15, 2012, 11:37 AM Jamie Dimon just gave a speech and answered shareholder questions at JP Morgan’s annual shareholder’s meeting.The focus is expected to be on JP Morgan’s most recent $2 billion trading loss, which was revealed less than […]

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JPMorgan criticised over genocide funding

Published by Tamil Guardian. Investment bank JPMorgan Chase has urged share holders to vote against proposals calling on the bank to stop investing in firms that “substantially contribute to genocide or crimes against humanity.” JPMorgan has a big stake in Chinese oil firm PetroChina, which has been condemned for financing […]

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GenPrev in the News [11 May 2012]

Published by Auschwitz Institute. By MARISSA GOLDFADEN Over the past month, JPMorgan Chase has come under fire for their now-publicized opposition to a shareholder proposal asking the company to avoid companies tied to genocide. Specifically, JPMorgan owns over a billion dollars worth of PetroChina, the publicly-traded arm of China National Petroleum Company, which […]

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