Our super funds say they want to invest more in the net zero transition but that regulation blocks them. It’s time to put them to the test, and turn their piles of money toward a greener future.
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Black would-be homeowners pay the price when big investors buy up the neighborhood.
WallStreetBets is now reshaping financial markets: Non-professional market participants, or retail investors, are doing the work traditionally performed by financial advisers and analysts.
The easy answer as to why trading was halted relates to the stock’s ‘volatility’ after its dramatic climb in recent weeks. But it could also mean something fishy is going on.
Executives are often given bonuses that “vest” on a particular date. If the share price is high on that date, regardless of the reason, they get payouts.
While institutional investors are selling stocks, retail investors are buying. They may not understand the risks.
The rush of ‘amateur’ investors into the stock market has regulators worried. Maybe they shouldn’t.
Investors who care about the environment are better off holding shares in and exercising their influence over fossil fuel companies.
Major investors profess support for efforts against climate change but have very little to show for their promises.
The shareholder resolution on climate change at Rio Tinto’s AGM is another indication of how much investor culture is tilting towards demanding that companies take a responsible climate stance.
The European Investment Bank’s funding of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline will harm the climate and makes little financial sense.
Fossil fuel divestment apparently works. Research suggests announcements of divestments have a significant impact on the fossil fuel industry’s share prices.
The G20 will see new guidelines for how companies report the risks of climate change. This will allow investors to compare companies and make more informed decisions.
Instead, we need to burn the entire system of financial regulation to the ground and replace it with something that supports investing the way it’s done today.
South Africa has narrowly escaped a downgrade of the rating of its sovereign bonds, but government has its work cut out as it seeks to restore investor confidence and lift economic growth.
The trick is to trade on companies linked to the news, not those in the news.
Modern capitalism has a massive structural flaw in one of the cornerstones of its existence. The corporations which form the predominant business structure and which are the main instrument for dividing…
Institutional investors such as equity funds increase their holdings in companies where customer satisfaction improves. Researchers…
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Professor of Law, West Virginia University
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Lecturer, University of York
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Director, Melbourne Climate Futures, The University of Melbourne
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Visiting Researcher in International Political Economy, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Corporate Governance, City, University of London
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Professor & Director, Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University
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Masters Candidate in Environmental Finance and Sustainability Management, University of Waterloo
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Professor of Sustainable Finance and Banking, University of Waterloo
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Associate Professor of Public Administration, West Virginia University
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Dr Rosemary Sainty is a Friend of The Conversation.
Academic, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor, Monash University
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Research fellow, University of Cape Town
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Chair in the History of Finance and Research Dean, Prosperity and Resilience, Henley Business School, University of Reading
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Professor of Finance, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Finance, University of Reading
