28 June 2020 The expansion of ESG investing indicates that some fund managers are beginning to give additional attention to environmental, social and governance factors in the selection of company investments. Furthermore, they are using their financial clout to encourage corporate decision-makers to prioritise climate change in their business strategies. Unfortunately, however, ESG remains a [...]
3 June 2020 In my last blog Post-Covid: Crucial Decade for Climate Change, I suggested that in the post-Covid period, Climate Change would reassert itself as the most important macro-issue. And, if the world is to have any chance of attaining the objectives of the Paris Climate Accord, dramatic reductions in the level of carbon [...]
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11 November 2019 Easy monetary conditions have fueled the global equity index to an all-time high. Looking forward, key market risks centre on the likelihood of a 2020 global recession, the possibilty of a trade deal between the United States and China, and political risks, especially as US and UK voters go to the polls. [...]