Along with electric power, water and gas datasets, users can digitally replicate real-world energy markets to deliver crucial forecasting with this revolutionary software solution

From one of RAO Global’s brilliant speakers; Bev Shah

Is wealth with purpose for individuals a wildly optimistic an naive ambition or a goal that Advisors should help their clients pursue?

In 2018, investors Mohnish Pabrai and Guy Spier spent $650,100 to have lunch with Warren Buffet. I’m surprised they could swallow any of the food at that price!

Using ex post returns, this report finds that persistence of VC funds has remained remarkably strong, despite turbulence and uncertainty at home and around the world.

The problem with drawing a line in the sand is that the sand has a habit of disappearing beneath your feet soon after you have drawn it.

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Commitments aimed at mitigating climate change are on the rise among global investment institutions

Prof Bob Eccles doesn’t always write the easy thing, but is rarely dull because of that. This is a recent post about the realities of expectations within Financial Standards.

Returns, correlations and implications for portfolio management - a view from SAVVY Investor

The eight-page letter from 19 Republican state attorneys general outlines how the group believes BlackRock is using “the hard-earned money of our states’ citizens to circumvent the best possible return on investment.”

Japan’s GPIF Loses $28 Billion in First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2022 The $1.43 trillion pension giant posts back-to-back quarterly losses for the first time in six years.

Due to the increasingly visible consequences of climate change, governments are finding it difficult to downplay the warnings of scientists. Credit: Jorge Luis Baños/IPS

The global food system— agriculture and food production collectively — is responsible for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions

One challenge in forecasting inflation lies in the sheer breadth of the goods and services that consumers buy.

It’s undeniable that many families will still struggle, but the pan-sectoral help is a welcome sign of the times we live in. 

The Inflation Reduction Act includes $369bn (£305bn) for climate action - the largest investment in US history. Senator Chuck Schumer says it will reduce US carbon emissions by 40% by 2030.

As these drags persist, we may yet see declines in all the measures monitored by the Business Cycle Dating Committee before the end of the year and 2022 could still see the start of a U.S. recession.

In this global investment outlook, Franklin Templeton's investment professionals across asset classes focus on the second half of the year and discuss where income-seeking investors may find opportunities.

One step forward, 30 steps back! The dance moves that some ‘Leaders’ are taking with climate change

Discussions with leading private markets and real estate managers