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Top concerns of Asia- Pacific investors:

A survey revealed their most prominent concern is how to manage current market volatility and geopolitical risks and how to better diversify their portfolio to mitigate these risks. About 68% of the investors in Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Taiwan and Australia have realigned their portfolios to better weather current market conditions. Many have also put money into “safer” assets like cash and gold. Some are investing in private assets including private equity, private debt, real estate and infrastructure investments, with those in S

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Why University Endowments Should Hire Investment Firms Owned By Women And Minorities:

By 2050, the majority of people in the United States will be members of racial minority groups. However, U.S. businesses are struggling to build workforces that reflect the changing face of our society. The challenges for Black and Hispanic people are most obvious at the highest reaches of corporate management, including among investment firms. While many women with college degrees have ample opportunities to enter the job market, many still struggle to gain equal footing as their careers progress, especially at the upper reaches of big companies. Though they constitute

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THG Shares Dip After SoftBank Investment Option Is Ditched

THG Plc shares fell after the British online shopping emporium said it had ended a deal with SoftBank Group Corp. due to “global macroeconomic conditions.” Speculation has been mounting for months that SoftBank, one of the world’s largest strategic investors, would not exercise the option. SoftBank had the right to exercise an option to buy a 20% stake in the UK company’s Ingenuity business, which helps third party businesses sell goods online. There has been no comments since as to why the contract between the two parties was terminated. ________________________________

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Major Russian Investment Projects are being sidelined due to sanctions!

Plans to build a massive gold plant have been halted as sanctions against Russia continue to mount. The sharp drop in imports necessary for investment projects is driving what may be Russia's steepest economic decline in three decades. Western financial and technology sanctions imposed on Russia to punish the Kremlin for its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine have upended Polymetal's plans. Russia's economic output could fall by as much as 7 percent this year and 10 percent next year. Russia has not experienced consecutive years of economic decline since the early 1990s.The p

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The Era of New Ideas: Multilateralism, Sustainable trade & Trade Ins

Global trade, which hit a record high of USD 28.5 trillion in 2021, is expected to grow steadily in 2022 and the coming years. Nationalist – as opposed to protectionist – trade policies are likely to continue to dominate. A new multilateralism is likely to take hold. Old forms of multilateralism are likely to fade, while new forms, such as increased regionalism, will drive cross-border trade in new sectors, including predominantly in digitalisation and sustainability. Bilateral, regional, and multiparty trade deals are increasing. Under the new trade paradigm, cross-border

by Think Tank July 5, 2022July 5, 2022 Leave a Comment

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Finra achieves blockbuster financial year in 2021:

The broker-dealer self-regulator's net income of $218 million was $199 million higher than in 2020, thanks to significant increases in trading fees, investment gains and fines. Operating revenue increased 17.7% in 2021 to $1.3 billion, compared to $1.1 billion in 2020, thanks in part to gyrating markets that produced a 15% increase in trading activity fees, which reached their highest level in more than a decade. Increased market volumes also led to a 10-year high in fixed-income and equity securities trade reporting, and Finra achieved an 84% increase in corporate financi

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People back green investment despite soaring bills

The Cooperative Bank have noticed that those earning between £20,000 and £25,000 are more likely than average to support investment in green energy even if it adds to the cost of household bills, a new survey has suggested. 63% of those in the earnings bracket think that it is still important to tackle climate change through such measures, even in the face of a cost-of-living crisis. It is clear that climate change is a major concern for UK consumers and a concern that the bank shares. Climate change was the most urgent social and environmental issue for consumers in th

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Cowell calls for £100 million investment!

Cressida Crowell, the outgoing children’s laureate has transformed six primary schools through her Life-changing Libraries initiative, but says a ringfenced fund is needed for lasting impact. Her project resulted in reports of “increased attention, engagement and motivation to learn in the classroom” and improvements in pupils’ writing, “particularly in the use of vocabulary and imagination”. Libraries in schools are not statutory, and research shows that one in eight primary schools has no library space at all. This figure doubles in schools with a higher proportion of ch

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Investment Opportunities during geopolitical ‘turmoil’

A big rule which has been employed for making good investments is being able to be flexible. This can apply in many different scenarios both using a micro and a macro view of an entire region. When geopolitical turmoil affects a country, their currency will depreciate and their imports or exports will be impacted. Commodities like precious metals can be traded via a variety of online platforms, along with spot over-the-counter (OTC) markets, listed exchanges and options. A useful analogy is to consider a country and currency like a large company, and a company’s stock like

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Credit Suisse Flags Q2 Loss in Latest in String of Profit Warnings :

The bank has described 2022 as a "transition" year in which it is trying to turn the page on costly scandals that brought a near-total reshuffle of top management and a restructuring seeking to curtail risk-taking, particularly in its investment bank. The bank is considering job reductions as part of the cost cuts, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. Credit Suisse declined to comment on potential staffing cuts. hares slid 7.3% in early trading as analysts pointed to the particular impact of market conditions on a bank in restructuring mode and concerns that cost savings will

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