The hidden ‘replication crisis’ of finance – Financial Times
It may sound like a low-budget Blade Runner rip-off, but over the past decade the scientific world has been gripped by a “replication crisis” — the findings of many seminal studies cannot be repeated, with huge implications. Is investing suffering from something similar? That is the incendiary argument of Campbell Harvey, professor of finance at […]
British export credit agency to finance Turkey’s biggest solar energy plant – Reuters
ANKARA, Nov 15 (Reuters) – Britain’s export credit agency UK Export Finance (UKEF) said on Monday it would provide over £217 million ($291.04 million) worth of government backing to help construct Turkey’s largest solar facility, in its largest-ever guarantee for a solar project. Turkey’s Kalyon Enerji’s 1.35GW Karapinar solar project will deliver clean electricity to […]
Auto finance group should have been down and out. But employees turned things around – Yahoo News
The Credit Acceptance headquarters in Southfield. Ken Booth, who became CEO of Credit Acceptance Corp. in May, has a saying: “When you take care of people, they will take care of the business.” [ Top Workplaces 2021: | Summary | Winners | Methodology ] As he explains, “There was a period of time during the […]
The Most Misunderstood Area In Finance: “What Is Your Company’s Maintenance Capex”? – Forbes
How much of the company’s investment is recovered via revenue? What investment would it take to sell the quantity of product we pushed out this year? How much of our investment will lead to growth via acquisition of new customers? CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JUNE 24: Workers assemble Ford vehicles at the Chicago Assembly Plant on […]
DeFi’s quest to reimagine finance must come from a community-based design – Cointelegraph
Crypto has seen a rise in novel uses of liquidity mining and rewards through protocols like Uniswap, Aave and Compound. More recently, a new crop of DeFi 2.0 protocols such as OlympusDAO, Alchemix and Abracadabra are exploring new ways of operating without giving up token rewards. For all the innovations happening with decentralized systems in […]
If global finance can step up to the net-zero challenge, governments surely can – The Guardian
Six years ago, in Paris, countries reached an historic agreement to limit the global temperature rise to less than 2C, targeting 1.5C. In finance, we launched the task force on climate-related financial disclosures so that companies would disclose their climate-related risks, allowing finance to measure what matters. Despite these breakthroughs, in the years that followed, […]
Volta Finance Limited – Net Asset Value as at 31 October 2021 – Yahoo Finance
Volta Finance Limited (VTA / VTAS) – October 2021 monthly report NOT FOR RELEASE, DISTRIBUTION, OR PUBLICATION, IN WHOLE OR PART, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES ***** Guernsey, 12 November 2021 AXA IM has published the Volta Finance Limited (the “Company” or “Volta Finance” or “Volta”) monthly report for October. The full report is […]
Rethinking The “S” In ESG: The Inclusive Finance Imperative – Forbes
In the past two weeks, the eyes of the world have been on Glasgow and the COP26 summit, where international lawmakers, business leaders, and activists convened to bring climate change under control — amid extreme rainfalls and floods. Sustainability is the new reality for every one of us. Over the coming years, sustainability will become a […]
Bitcoin derivatives markets ‘healthier’ than in Q1, says research after fresh leverage shakeout – Cointelegraph
Bitcoin (BTC) shook out leveraged traders in classic style this week, but new data suggests that the market is broadly healthier than earlier in the year. Highlighting findings from its latest weekly newsletter, data analysis firm Arcane Research showed how aligned futures markets have become in Q4 2021. “Healthier” market keeps bullish bias sustainable With […]
Stock market news live updates: Stocks mixed as investors grapple with inflation surge, Disney letdown – Yahoo Finance
Wall Street was mixed Thursday, with investors grappling with the implications of inflation that has soared to its highest in decades, and third-quarter earnings that are starting to show signs of slowing growth. The S&P 500 was rose after back-to-back sessions of losses. The Nasdaq outperformed, with some of Wednesday’s biggest technology laggards posting a […]
