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£30bn pension fund: we'll sack asset managers that ignore climate crisis

The Observer 27 Jan 2020

Research by InfluenceMap, a non-profit, found that the portfolios of the world’s 15 largest asset managers were overweight in polluting companies, while the largest US managers opposed the majority of climate-based shareholder votes at the companies in which they invested. Mark Mansley, Brunel’s chief investment officer, said....

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UK pension fund Brunel to firms, asset managers: tackle climate or we'll drop you

Canada Dot Com 27 Jan 2020

LONDON — Companies and asset managers must show progress towards climate goals by 2022, Brunel Pension Partnership, one of Britain’s biggest pension fund managers, said on Monday, or the fund will withdraw its investment ... “It is therefore a strategic investment priority for us.”....

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Seven dividend 'aristocrats' to buy and hold forever

The National 27 Jan 2020

In the US, a 'dividend aristocrat' is defined as a company that has increased its dividend for 25 consecutive years, which suggests a strong, healthy company that generates generous cash flows to fund its shareholder payouts ... Where should you invest your money in volatile times? ... Investment winners and losers of 2019....

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Post-Brexit Britain is open for business, Nigeria and Africa must embrace it

Business Day Online 27 Jan 2020

... the significant amount of aid Britain spends and the strong political and diplomatic footprint it has in Africa, investment lags”, stating that “Between 2014 and 2018, UK direct investment into Africa was $17 bn, well below China’s $72 bn, France’s $34bn and the US’s $31bn”....

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New $3.8 billion fund to fuel Tiger Global's deals

The Times of India 27 Jan 2020

India will be among the three key focus geographies for the new vehicle - Tiger Global Private Investment Partners XII - along with China and the US as the firm emerged as one of the most aggressive backers of startups in the country in 2019 with 23 deals, as per data from Tracxn, after more than a three-year hiatus....

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'I stand with Greta': Mnuhcin's wife defends teen activist after husband tells her to get a degree

Yahoo Daily News 27 Jan 2020

Thunberg, 17, also attended the gathering last week of the world's top political and business leaders, where she called on the world to divest from investments in fossil fuels.  ... "After she goes and studies economics in college, she can come back and explain that to us," he added. ....

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Emefiele’s Silver Bullet

This Day 27 Jan 2020

Financing these critical components of economic development for the country become utterly impossible, leaving us in the rot we have become accustomed to ... He had spent many years working for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and various international commercial and investment banks in the UK and US....

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Fintech startup Currencycloud raises $80 million from Visa, BNP Paribas and others

Canada Dot Com 27 Jan 2020

Laven said the company hopes to work with the other companies that participated in the investment round. “We consciously raised money from strategic investors because we think they can help us with our expansion,” he said. The new investment round brings the ......

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11 Steps to Becoming a Retirement Millionaire

Lebanon Express 27 Jan 2020

Likewise, you may be able to lower your utility costs by using a programmable thermostat, switching to LED lighting, and investing in caulk to help seal up gaps around your windows.Step 4 ... There are very few circumstances where it's OK to keep a debt instead of paying it off before you invest ... Monthly Investment....

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What’s behind India’s new-found animosity towards Amazon?

South China Morning Post 27 Jan 2020

When Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of international retail giant Amazon visited India earlier this month, ......

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Uneven playing field

Dawn 27 Jan 2020

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What changed for the market while you were sleeping? Top 12 things to know

Moneycontrol 27 Jan 2020

US Markets ... All three major US stock averages turned sharply negative, with the S&P 500 seeing its biggest one-day percentage drop in over three months after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the second case of the virus on US soil, this time in Chicago ... US S&P 500 mini futures shed 1.2% in early Asian trade....

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QBiz: FPIs Pour in Rs 1,624 Cr, Abhijit Banerjee on Banking Sector

Yahoo Daily News 27 Jan 2020

"After starting the year on a muted note, investments from FPIs has picked up pace and most of that flows came after US and China signed a trade deal putting the trade war between them on a pause," said Himanshu Srivastava, senior analyst manager research at Morningstar Investment Adviser India....