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Robo-advisers and AI are making investing accessible to everyone, but there are also risks to consider.
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The UK is joining the small club of countries with sustainability labels for investment products.
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Making financial firms more aware of their consumers’ needs could provide much-needed support during the cost of living crisis – and beyond.
ESG investing looks for companies that do well on environmental, social and governance benchmarks.
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Three forces are pulling down ESG’s once-rapid rise in the investment world.
Reaching net-zero by 2050 will require 2,000 billion dollars’ worth of investment in clean electricity per year, according to the International Energy Agency.
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Market volatility and rising development costs have led to an increase in the risk premium in recent years.
Turning 50 can be the time of your life – but it also means adapting to new challenges.
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Middle age means staying a step ahead on both the medical and financial fronts.
Ghana is trying to put together a debt restructuring programme to satisfy major stakeholders.
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Ghana’s finance ministry is struggling to build consensus on the country’s debt burden.
Children feel empowered and learn more about financial independence when they understand basic concepts.
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Parents and caregivers are the greatest influence on children’s financial socialisation.
Northern Ghana was treated as a periphery outpost by colonial administrators.
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Ghana’s northern region would be more developed now had it received a fairer share of colonial investments.
Women workers sow children’s underwear at a textile factory in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia.
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Chinese private investments in Ethiopia are highly diverse, fluid and complex.
An Otis escalator in Norrköping, Sweden. The company was spun off by its former parent, United Technologies, in 2020.
New research published in Long Range Planning provides insights on how a spin-off’s status and attachment to its former parent influence its risk-taking.
Good governance is critical for growth. But Canadian startups haven’t yet got a handle on the importance of governance when seeking investors.
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Good business requires good governance, and startups require a particular kind of governance to help them grow and prosper. That’s why it’s so important for startups to get governance right early on.
Global economic support for COVID-19 relief is providing an opportunity to kick-start a shift toward a green future.
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Over US$12 trillion of COVID-19 relief has been promised. If a small portion was put toward economy-boosting green investments, the world could get on track to avoid the worst of climate change.
Time to make a plan.
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What you need to know when it comes to saving, investing, borrowing and spending.
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Climate-related financial risks have already entered the corporate boardroom. With this case, they’ve now come knocking at the government’s door.