The State Treasurer is putting ESG in the political crosshairs by divesting from an asset manager based on its environmental and sustainable approach to investing. West Virginia’s Board of Treasury Investments, which manages $8 billion in state operating funds, has dropped BlackRock money market funds from its portfolio, citing concerns over the firm’s focus on…
The ESG Phenomenon: BlackRock Developments in and around the ESG investment space. BlackRock BlackRock has launched two new funds within its active sustainable range in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The US asset management group has launched the BGF Climate Action Multi-Asset Fund and the BGF Climate Action Equity Fund. (This news service has a…
During 2021, even though the economic context was complicated, cryptocurrencies value increased significantly. For example, Bitcoin went from 23713 € to about 42.000€, and it reached its peak with a market value of 54296 € in April 2021. Investors have made significant profits thanks to Cryptocurrencies. Some of them were a real success, like Dogecoin.…
Mega-Moves: What’s Driving The Movement Of Advisors And Teams Managing A Billion Or More? Change is typically motivated by a combination of pushes and pulls. Yet in the case of advisors managing $1B+, those factors are even greater. 2021 is proving to be an extraordinarily active year of movement amongst advisors at all levels,…
If you usually check the medias, the most common word you’ll see is “Investment”. The markets are currently welcoming more entrepreneurs than they’ve ever had. The number of successful Entrepreneurs is rising and each one of them is bringing more people into business through different ways: Consulting, Influence on social media, word-of-mouth… Many people are…
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CRYPTOCURRENCY IN THE UK Cryptocurrency is a hot topic. Every investor in the world, even individuals, are talking about it. It is a digital currency that allows people to buy, trade and sell their products or services through digital platforms. The UK government considers cryptoassets as property. It is estimated…
J.P. Morgan Asset Management Launches Growth Equity Platform as Part of J.P. Morgan Private Capital J.P. Morgan Asset Management today announced the launch of J.P. Morgan Private Capital, which includes a new growth equity investment arm and an existing private debt business, committed to providing customized solutions for early and growth stage companies across the…
IN A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD, SOCIAL MEDIA CONVERSIONS WILL DRIVE BANKS’ SUCCESS The past year highlighted the growing importance of digital customer experiences in the financial services industry as COVID-19 continued to accelerate the pace of digitization. Unable to connect in person, consumers turned to digital tools. One survey conducted between late March and early…
Why a significant gap on your CV/resume isn’t as bad as you think We’re going to talk about significant gaps in experience in this edition. Why? Because when I posted a recent poll a lot of LinkedIn members indicated they have one. 45 percent out of nearly 1,600 votes is fairly significant. If this poll is…
Bankers quit London as Brexit relocations to EU step up Investment banks are shifting more rainmakers out of London to financial centres across the European Union, accelerating the pace of moves after the pandemic and uncertainty over Britain’s access to the bloc slowed relocations. Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Goldman Sachs (GS.N) are among those moving senior bankers,…
