Asset Managers Highlights
How sustainability is becoming a part of mainstream funding and investment
February 25, 2021
Source: Your Story - The year 2020 saw increased focus on sustainability, with many businesses focusing on impact and growth at the same time. And giving them the tailwind to do this are several green venture capital funds.
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February 25, 2021 Source: Your Story - The year 2020 saw increased focus on sustainability, with many businesses focusing on impact and growth at the same time. And giving them the tailwind to do this are several green venture capital funds.
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The Federal Reserve suffers widespread disruption to payment services
February 25, 2021
Source: CNN Business - The Federal Reserve suffered a widespread disruption in multiple payment services Wednesday, including a system that banks and businesses rely on to zip trillions of dollars around the financial system each day.
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February 25, 2021 Source: CNN Business - The Federal Reserve suffered a widespread disruption in multiple payment services Wednesday, including a system that banks and businesses rely on to zip trillions of dollars around the financial system each day.
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New York shuts cryptocurrency exchanges which hid losses
February 25, 2021
- New York state authorities said they reached an agreement to shut down activities of two cryptocurrency trading platforms which hid an estimated $850 million in losses.
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February 25, 2021 - New York state authorities said they reached an agreement to shut down activities of two cryptocurrency trading platforms which hid an estimated $850 million in losses.
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Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Janet Yellen are sending bitcoin tumbling
February 24, 2021
Source: CNN - Bitcoin's roller coaster ride continues. The top cryptocurrency surged to a new all-time high above $58,000 on Sunday but fell to just above $46,000 in early trading Tuesday morning.The move followed skeptical comments from Tesla...
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February 24, 2021 Source: CNN - Bitcoin's roller coaster ride continues. The top cryptocurrency surged to a new all-time high above $58,000 on Sunday but fell to just above $46,000 in early trading Tuesday morning.The move followed skeptical comments from Tesla...
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The great dividend reset means yields will now be more sustainable
February 23, 2021
Source: Financial News London - The dividend pool for FTSE 100 companies was pared back by a dramatic 40% as management teams sought to shore up balance sheets or to share the wider economic burden of the health crisis.
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February 23, 2021 Source: Financial News London - The dividend pool for FTSE 100 companies was pared back by a dramatic 40% as management teams sought to shore up balance sheets or to share the wider economic burden of the health crisis.
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CEMEX starts operations of seven sustainable growth investments in Europe
February 23, 2021
Source: World Cement - CEMEX’s seven bolt-on investments are aligned to its key priorities of climate action, sustainable construction and EBITDA growth, representing advances in fossil fuel reduction, lower CO2 footprint products, circular economy,...
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February 23, 2021 Source: World Cement - CEMEX’s seven bolt-on investments are aligned to its key priorities of climate action, sustainable construction and EBITDA growth, representing advances in fossil fuel reduction, lower CO2 footprint products, circular economy,...
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Australian cotton traceability and sustainability
February 22, 2021
Source: Queensland Country Life - Over the past 10 years, the natural fibre market has seen a marked improvement in the demand for sustainably produced fibres. This is becoming more critical as legislation forces companies to report on the source of their raw...
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February 22, 2021 Source: Queensland Country Life - Over the past 10 years, the natural fibre market has seen a marked improvement in the demand for sustainably produced fibres. This is becoming more critical as legislation forces companies to report on the source of their raw...
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Biden says U.S. and Europe must push back against China’s economic ‘abuses and coercion’
February 22, 2021
Source: CNBC - “We have to push back against the Chinese government’s abuses and coercion that undercut the foundations of the international economic system,” Biden said in a speech to the Munich Security Conference, delivered virtually from...
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February 22, 2021 Source: CNBC - “We have to push back against the Chinese government’s abuses and coercion that undercut the foundations of the international economic system,” Biden said in a speech to the Munich Security Conference, delivered virtually from...
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'I will not make that happen': Biden declines Democrats' call to cancel $50K in student debt
February 18, 2021
Source: NBC News - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he would not eliminate $50,000 in student debt, shooting down a proposal that prominent Democrats introduced this month, but that he is open to some level of loan forgiveness.
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February 18, 2021 Source: NBC News - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he would not eliminate $50,000 in student debt, shooting down a proposal that prominent Democrats introduced this month, but that he is open to some level of loan forgiveness.
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New Global “Wind Atlas” Propels Sustainable Energy for All Parts of the World
February 16, 2021
Source: Sci Tech Daily - Wind energy scientists at Cornell University have released a new global wind atlas – a digital compendium filled with documented extreme wind speeds for all parts of the world – to help engineers select the turbines in any given...
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February 16, 2021 Source: Sci Tech Daily - Wind energy scientists at Cornell University have released a new global wind atlas – a digital compendium filled with documented extreme wind speeds for all parts of the world – to help engineers select the turbines in any given...
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