Stock markets have plunged in recent months on concerns over Trump’s trade war and the possibility of a recession. An economist explains how stocks are like used cars – and lemons.
As the expected costs of climate change grow, cities are on the frontlines of adapting to sea level rise and more intense storms – and finding ways to pay for it.
Private finance crashed the economy and is too consumed by the profit motive to be a reliable ally against climate change. We should not allow COP24 to be their board meeting.
Luc Meunier, Grenoble École de Management (GEM) y Sima Ohadi, Grenoble École de Management (GEM)
Automated portfolio-allocation software can provide financial planning services that meet clients’ financial situations and future goals. But can it help investors make more rational decisions?
The Trump administration is considering a change to capital gains that could be a windfall for the rich. A scholar explains what they are and how they’re taxed.
Bitcoin’s rise and fall to date already makes it one of the greatest market bubbles in history. In turbulent times, some have suggested it as a substitute for gold, but it lacks some vital attributes.
Planting more native forests could help mitigate the causes of climate change, but unless funding is closely tied to successful outcomes, such projects face the risk of failure.
These partnerships between investors, governments and nonprofits are a new way to pay for programs and services that help people in need and address intractable problems like mass incarceration.
Once a niche market, sustainable finance is now expanding and accelerating, yet too few universities have committed their finance programmes to these issues. The time has come for change.
The decision of the Canadian government to purchase the $4.5 billion Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion project doesn’t exactly instil confidence in Canada’s investment climate.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Clive Hamilton and Richard Rigby on Chinese influence in Australia
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The Australia-China relationship is again in the headlines, with reports of strains between the two countries, resulting in federal ministers who want to visit finding it hard to get visas.
A recent study suggests that divesting in fossil fuels not only allows investors to address their climate change concerns, it also reduces financial risks and increases financial returns.
A massive rural on-grid electrification programme in Rwanda has delivered considerable benefits. But is it the most sensible way to deliver power to remote areas?