Archive for the ‘Finance’ tag
Mar 9, 2017
Why and How Investors Use ESG Information: Evidence from a Global Survey — By Amir Amel-Zadeh & George Serafeim
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: environmental, ethics, governance
“Using survey data from a sample of senior investment professionals from mainstream (i.e. not SRI funds) investment organizations we provide insights into why and how investors use reported environmental, social and governance (ESG) information.”
Jun 14, 2016
Silicon Valley’s Audacious Plan to Create a New Stock Exchange — By Ellen Huet and Brad Stone | Bloomberg
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: business, economics
“Managers, hoping to avoid such jolts, spend too much time focusing on short-term performance. ”
Apr 6, 2016
Navigating Sustainability and Your Fiduciary Duty — By Al Gore and David Blood | Huffington Post
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: business, economics, environmental, sustainability
“Misinterpreting signals to make them consistent with a pre-determined outcome is, psychologists tell us, a common phenomenon in human nature. Unfortunately, it is also a frequent dynamic in modern financial markets, particularly when it comes to sustainability.”
Aug 26, 2011
The Technological Catalyst behind the Frequent Financial Market Capitulation
Posted by James Felton Keith in categories: economics, finance
I got this tweet today, as a part of a larger conversation that technological breakthroughs could help predict disruptive economic times. During the past 10 days or so, the US and global financial markets have taken a deep plung, as a result of, well, according to the CIOs (chief investment officers) and politicians, we don’t know. The new industry pins the almost unanimous economic decisions of sell sell sell, to the latest new is geo-political interactions and/or financial specific news.
We see headlines like “Downgrade Ignites a Global Selloff” at the Wall Street Journal, referring to the Standard & Poor’s downgraded credit rating of US treasuries, which by the way soared during the selloff of equities, because of their relative strength.
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