To ESG or Not to ESG? Fiduciary Duty Is the Question.
- Date: 04/05/2020
For trustees of pension funds, what does trust law say about ESG investing? Some folks[i] claim that ESG investing is a breach of fiduciary duty. Some folks[ii] claim that not-ESG investing is a breach of fiduciary duty. These are not just different positions; they are exclusive. There’s a lot at stake. How did that happen?….
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From Barter to Digital Currencies – A Primer into the Landscape of Money
- Date: 24/04/2020
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- Emman Raja
The history of time has three fundamental milestones: the inception of the universe in the Big Bang (14 billion years ago), Homo Erectus emerging as Earth’s first hominid species (1.9 million years ago), and the invention of a concept that is almost indistinguishable from civilisation itself: money (7000 years ago). For a….
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2 April 2020: An Update on EUR, GBP, NOK Valuations
- Date: 02/04/2020
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- Canberk Yalcin
Oil prices crashed, COVID-19 is causing a shock across economies, and to strain matters further, many banks are stepping away from market making activities in order to use their risk capital where it’s most needed: the corporate sector. As you will have noticed, FX volatility is up! As Europe became….
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Growth In the Spring?
- Date: 29/03/2020
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- John Floyd
In the movie Being There Chauncey Gardner predicted “there will be growth in the spring”. Ephemeral cherry blossoms are a welcome harbinger of spring. Unfortunately, April showers of poor economic data are going to continue for months to come, though substantial economic support from financial authorities does provide a tailwind….
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