Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Goldman Sachs run for public office? Not.




Goldman Sachs Group, the investment bank nicknamed “Government Sachs” because of senior executives who have moved into public posts, won’t be entering politics itself, Bllomberg notes.

A shareholder proposal that the New York-based company run for office instead of funding political campaigns was discarded, according to a letter last month from the Securities and Exchange Commission, which agreed the firm can exclude the measure from its annual meeting.

Harrington Investments Inc. President John Harrington submitted the proposal last year, saying the $6.39 million in 2012 political contributions from the firm’s employees risks doing more harm to its reputation. He said the bank should explore running for office, using a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that corporations have similar political rights to individuals….

More?  Check out http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-25/goldman-rejects-proposal-that-firm-run-for-elected-office.html?cmpid=yhoo

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