Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg greets Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the G7 leaders summit in La Malbaie, Que., in June 2018.
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Canada and Norway face epic challenges in weaning themselves from petroleum dependence.
The sun is setting on oil and gas. Creating green income trusts could give private investors incentives to massively scale up investments in new low-carbon energy technologies — and help the province of Alberta.
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Research into income trusts shows that they once helped increase investments in oil and gas. They could do so again — but this time targeted towards low-carbon technologies.
A rally celebrating the second anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, March 18, 2016.
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Richard Carney, China Europe International Business School
Almost one-third of countries around the world are authoritarian regimes with the trappings of democracy. Their bad behavior poses a threat to real democracies, as the United States recently learned.
Elon Musk has spoken to Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund about taking Tesla private.
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How WA managed to emerge from the mining boom with an estimated debt burden of $40 billion is one of the West’s great mysteries. Or not, if you bother to look more closely.
Sovereign Wealth Funds have about $7 trillion to invest in the companies we work for – and new research shows that the biggest of them brings some extra benefits.
A company in need of a reconnection with customers.
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Malaysia Airlines was hit with two extraordinary crises this year that have rocked the confidence of customers and left the company struggling to manage the damage. Lone passengers are posting pictures…
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim warns investors not to ignore climate risks.
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If you haven’t heard about the growing campaign for fossil fuel divestment, and what it means for both your retirement funds and for the global economy, it’s time to pay attention - because now even the…
Can greater use of a sovereign wealth fund help share the revenue from the mining boom for future generations?
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There has been growing debate as to whether Australia should make greater use of Australia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Future Fund, to manage fluctuations in the federal budget balance due to commodity…
Senator Arthur Sinodinos makes his maiden speech earlier this year.
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Welcome to this In Conversation between Liberal Senator Arthur Sinodinos and Macquarie University politics expert Craig Mark. Sinodinos is a political paradox: he’s the newest member of the Australian…
Paul Cleary’s book, Too Much Luck, paints a negative picture of Australia’s mining industry.
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CORRECTION: Stephen Kirchner’s review of Paul Cleary’s book Too Much Luck said he “wants the Foreign Investment Review Board to use its powers to force foreign companies to buy local”, and that he has…