Green bonds aren’t a new idea. But the government’s decision could help further integrate sustainability into all forms of lending.
Systemic barriers prevent average investors from capitalizing on potentially lucrative or riskier opportunities, which can exacerbate their financial vulnerability.
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While Warren Buffet’s ‘buy low, sell high’ strategy has proven extremely successful for himself, it’s challenging for those without significant financial resources.
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The theory that money emerged naturally encourages people to believe free markets are natural systems in which governments only interfere. But this thinking is flawed.
If you plan for retirement now, you’ll have less of a shock waiting for you in future.
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Both are measures of profitability, but the disparity between return on investment and return on equity grows larger as a company relies more heavily on borrowing.
Businesses are increasingly promoting themselves as AI-savvy to attract investment. But as two large US firms discovered, it doesn’t pay to make claims that can’t be backed up.
Donald Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, went public on Tuesday March 26. Shares in parent company Trump Media & Technology Group surged 15% after its first day of trading on the Nasdaq…
Conservative critics argue the ‘social responsibility’ of business lies in increasing profits. But values have always been tied up with money-making, from the welfare state to colonialism.
It’s a mistake to assume that financial enthusiasts can predict the uncertain behaviour of markets.
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The complexity of the financial market is far beyond the information processing capabilities of human cognition.
A woman fills up her vehicle with gas in Toronto in 2019. Governments the world over are stuck between being accused of doing nothing to address climate change or taking actions which often incur a political backlash.
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We look to politicians to provide climate change solutions, but there is only so much they can do. Beyond regulation, governments should remember the key role they play in promoting innovation.
Socially responsible investing in the Global South should respond to local needs rather than investors’ egos.
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Ensuring that ego and prestige of the Global North does not get in the way of on-the-ground results in the Global South will be the key to effective social impact investing in the years to come.