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September 14, 2020

Fiftieth Anniversary of Milton Friedman’s Shareholder-Only Firm: Does Impact Investing Show a New Way ?

Since the 1970 editorial by the late Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman, there has been a transformation in thought about the purpose and responsibilities of publicly-traded companies.

July 28, 2020

Impact investing: a new business model

A new way of thinking about business is taking shape: an Impact Investment is made with the intention to generate positive, measurable social and environmental impact alongside a financial return.

Candriam scores A+ in Principles for Responsible Investment

The PRI (Principles for Responsible Investment), the world’s leading proponent of responsible investing, has delivered its 2020 PRI Assessment Reports for its signatories.

COFFEE BREAK YOUR WEEKLY DOSE OF MARKET NEWS

14 September 2020

WHAT’S NEXT?

The US Federal Reserve will meet for its monthly FOMC. Markets are looking for more details on how to achieve the new strategy during Chair Powell’s subsequent press conference.
The Bank of England will meet as well. No change to the monetary policy is expected. A lot is on hold while Brexit terms are being negotiated.
In Japan, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party will gather to elect a new party president to succeed Shinzo Abe as new Prime Minister. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga is a frontrunner.
We expect some hard data for August, including industrial production, retail sales, housing starts and building permits in the US as well as the ZEW survey in Germany.

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