Asset Managers Highlights
Global banks defy U.S. crackdowns by serving oligarchs, criminals and terrorists
September 22, 2020
Source: ICIJ - The records show that five global banks — JPMorgan, HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, Deutsche Bank and Bank of New York Mellon — kept profiting from powerful and dangerous players even after U.S. authorities fined these financial...
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September 22, 2020 Source: ICIJ - The records show that five global banks — JPMorgan, HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, Deutsche Bank and Bank of New York Mellon — kept profiting from powerful and dangerous players even after U.S. authorities fined these financial...
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U.S. could slip into double-dip recession if Congress doesn't pass new stimulus, some economists say
September 21, 2020
Source: USA Today - The U.S. economy is at a crossroads, with some analysts saying a failure by Congress to pass another stimulus package, even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, would tip the nation back into recession.
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September 21, 2020 Source: USA Today - The U.S. economy is at a crossroads, with some analysts saying a failure by Congress to pass another stimulus package, even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, would tip the nation back into recession.
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The numbers tell us the economy is better, but millions of Americans aren’t feeling it
September 14, 2020
Source: MarketWatch - The U.S. economy has kept growing despite a summer spike in coronavirus cases and the end of massive federal aid, but millions of Americans are either being left out or in are danger of being left behind.
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September 14, 2020 Source: MarketWatch - The U.S. economy has kept growing despite a summer spike in coronavirus cases and the end of massive federal aid, but millions of Americans are either being left out or in are danger of being left behind.
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UBS advises private clients to pick 'sustainable' investments
September 11, 2020
Source: Reuters - LONDON - UBS Group (UBSG.S) said on Thursday that it would advise private clients investing globally to choose sustainable investments over more traditional options, the first major financial institution to do so.
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September 11, 2020 Source: Reuters - LONDON - UBS Group (UBSG.S) said on Thursday that it would advise private clients investing globally to choose sustainable investments over more traditional options, the first major financial institution to do so.
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Citigroup names Jane Fraser as next CEO, the first woman to lead a bulge bracket bank
September 11, 2020
Source: Yahoo Finance - Citigroup (C) has announced current CEO Micahel Corbat will be stepping down. His successor will be Jane Fraser, the current CEO of Citi’s consumer banking business and a consumer lending veteran.
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September 11, 2020 Source: Yahoo Finance - Citigroup (C) has announced current CEO Micahel Corbat will be stepping down. His successor will be Jane Fraser, the current CEO of Citi’s consumer banking business and a consumer lending veteran.
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Inside The Big Threat To Sustainable Investing
September 09, 2020
Source: Forbes - The Department of Labor’s proposed rule is designed to ensure that plan fiduciaries execute their ERISA duties cost-effectively by limiting exercises of shareholder rights to matters that have an economic impact on the plan....
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September 09, 2020 Source: Forbes - The Department of Labor’s proposed rule is designed to ensure that plan fiduciaries execute their ERISA duties cost-effectively by limiting exercises of shareholder rights to matters that have an economic impact on the plan....
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Uh-oh: The low and slow economic recovery is back
September 09, 2020
Source: CNN - And while some experts hope the eventual economy rebound will be similarly sharp and rapid, as in a so-called V-shaped recovery, others fear that it will take years for the economy to return to pre-coronavirus levels.
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September 09, 2020 Source: CNN - And while some experts hope the eventual economy rebound will be similarly sharp and rapid, as in a so-called V-shaped recovery, others fear that it will take years for the economy to return to pre-coronavirus levels.
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What's Next For The U.S. Economy: Robert Reich - video
September 08, 2020
Source: YouTube/CNBC - In honor of Labor Day, our latest interview with former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich reviews how the federal government should support the new virtual economy as we battle the coronavirus pandemic. He says the economy won't...
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September 08, 2020 Source: YouTube/CNBC - In honor of Labor Day, our latest interview with former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich reviews how the federal government should support the new virtual economy as we battle the coronavirus pandemic. He says the economy won't...
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The asphalt on roads is driving air pollution
September 08, 2020
Source: Sustainability Times - If we wanted to pinpoint the main source of air pollution on roads, we would point at the vehicles. But there is another source of air pollution on roads, scientists say, and that source is the asphalt used in the roads...
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September 08, 2020 Source: Sustainability Times - If we wanted to pinpoint the main source of air pollution on roads, we would point at the vehicles. But there is another source of air pollution on roads, scientists say, and that source is the asphalt used in the roads...
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Why investors shouldn't be worried about the market sell-off - video
September 04, 2020
Source: YouTube/CNBC - Todd Gordon, Ascent Wealth Partners, and CNBC's Mike Santoli join 'Power Lunch' to discuss the Nasdaq names getting hit the hardest by the market sell-off and if investors should be concerned.
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September 04, 2020 Source: YouTube/CNBC - Todd Gordon, Ascent Wealth Partners, and CNBC's Mike Santoli join 'Power Lunch' to discuss the Nasdaq names getting hit the hardest by the market sell-off and if investors should be concerned.
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