
Responsible Asset Owners Global Symposia
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Macquarie AM talks about driving energy transition
With a market capitalisation of more than $US2 trillion, the global listed infrastructure asset class provides access to publicly traded companies that own or operate essential infrastructure such as renewable energy generation, electricity networks, airports, and toll roads
Greenhushing, Agriculture, Leeds, Water & Shoes
It’s a tough time to be a small business. The culmination of rising energy prices, inflation and labour shortages make for a lethal cocktail of operating conditions.
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IMF WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK 2022 OCT
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) is a survey by the IMF staff published twice a year, in the spring and fall.
The WEO is prepared by the IMF staff and has benefited from comments and suggestions by Executive Directors following their discussion of the report on September 29, 2022.
Fishtailing into the next recession
Post-Inflation Recessions Are More Volatile says MetLife
Can Mischon save the planet?
Greenwashing calls into question the integrity of entire company boards as does using ESG for marketing rather than for authentic purposes.
A view of future trends from consulting giants McKinsey
McKinsey Technology Trends Outlook 2022 - in uncertain times, it’s good to have an overview of what may be coming down the line.
Climate Disclosure Rules Will Trigger ‘Race to the Top’
A global push for mandatory climate disclosures will encourage companies to improve their environmental performance
Norges: Observation and exclusion of companies
Divestment in action from the largest Sovereign Wealth Fund in the World. Clear & absolute. No if’s, but’s or maybe’s
Hedging vs Diversification: Comparing the cost of hedging to the cost of diversification
The results of the backtest are surprising because the opex long-short strategy outperforms the S&P 500 Index over the backtesting period while being invested for only the portion of the month between opex and the end of the month (EOM).
How the US Can Win in Six Key Clean Technologies
By building a durable competitive advantage in emerging climate-friendly tech, US players can unlock a huge global market.
IFSWF Admits New Members to Strengthen Global Sovereign Fund Governance Standards
“It is encouraging that so many new sovereign wealth funds voluntarily agree to implement the Santiago Principles.” says Obaid Amrane, Acting Chair of the IFSWF
The Race For Data
Private equity reboots its approach to analytics as competition heats up.
European Venture Capital Landscape - Wilshire
The cogs keep turning. But how and for how long?
The End of the Line: How Water Scarcity Cannot Be Addressed Without a Circular Economy
‘Solving the water scarcity problem requires a circular economy. But what is the circular economy – and how can investors build it?’ asks Man
Private Equity Fund Valuation Management During Fundraising
If and how do private equity (PE) fund investors (hereafter general partners or GPs) manipulate their fund performance during fundraising periods asks Brian K. Baik of Harvard Business School
Thinking Ahead Institute: Pension Assets Study
Accountability
Benchmarks
Collaboration
Diversity
Evolving conventions
OMERS Infrastructure to Explore Sustainability Investment Opportunities
Leading from the front; Katharine Preston and the whole team at OMERS. Innovation, Collaboration, Leadership in pracfice
Shocker: Oil companies accused of being economical with the facts.
New Documents Unveiled in Congressional Hearings Show Oil Companies Are Slow-Rolling and Overselling Climate Initiatives, Democrats Say Amid record profits in the oil industry, Republicans counter that Democrats are waging “war on America’s energy producers.“
The US’ turbulent relationship with ESG
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