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QIC chief executive to retire

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... record. "On behalf of the board, the executive and all the QIC team, I want to thank Damien for his outstanding and down to earth leadership, and we wish him all the very best in the next chapter of his life."

Maine forces pension funds to dump fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
... These are a ticking time bomb and fiduciaries must act," according to Richard Brooks, climate finance director at Stand.earth, which is coordinating the national Climate Safe Pensions Network. In May, a bill was introduced by New York state legislators ...

Chief economist: Of capital gains taxes, COVID-19 and climate change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
It's bad news day on Wall Street overnight with all four its benchmark equity market indices flashing red. The S&P 500, the DJIA and the Nasdaq dropped by 0.9% each, while the Russell 2000 had a smaller decline of 0.3%. The financial literati were ...

Climate change worse than pandemic: UK regulator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
... scheme - is aiming for net zero greenhouse emissions by 2035. However, a report in February from Platform, Friends of the Earth (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) and Friends of the Earth Scotland revealed UK local government pensions held $14 billion ...

Chief economist update: Powell said, Yellen said

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... Treasury's rescue packages and its actions towards "expediting relief to the areas of greatest need". There's really nothing earth-shattering about their testimonies - we've heard them all before - but it's one of the rare moments the ...

UK pension fund fossil fuel investments laid bare

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... funds are still pouring billions into fossil fuels the world over. A new report from campaigners Platform, Friends of the Earth (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) and Friends of the Earth Scotland reveals UK local government pensions held $14 billion ...

Chief economist update: Nikkei not so fine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... state of emergency for another month in 11 prefectures. It was originally slated to end on February 7. Citizens of planet earth knows by now what this means - social restrictions, business closures, etc. that in effect, freezes economic activity. More ...

Chief economist update: Oil gush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... pandemic grounded planes, trains and automobiles and cruise liners and shuttered most factories and businesses on planet earth, driving down overall global demand and therefore, the price of oil. Demand for oil had been boosted by the cold weather in ...

Bezos steps down at Amazon

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... you have a responsibility like that, it's hard to put attention on anything else." He said he plans to focus on the Bezos Earth Fund, Blue Origin and The Washington Post among other passions. "I've never had more energy, and this isn't about retiring. ...

Iron Man launches VC funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
... education and media; and advanced environmental solutions. The funds have already invested in a handful of companies: Arcadia Earth, Cloud Paper, RWDC Industries and Ynsect. The latest venture, announced on January 27, invests in Aspiration, a neobank ...