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Groundbreaking Research Reveals the Financiers of the Coal Industry

February 25, 2021--US investors hold 58% of institutional investments in the coal industry
Commercial banks providing more money to the coal industry than in 2016
Japanese banks are top lenders, Chinese banks top underwriters
Today, Urgewald, Reclaim Finance, Rainforest Action Network, 350.org Japan and 25 further NGO partners published groundbreaking research on the financiers and investors behind the global coal industry.

"Our new research, however, analyzes financial flows to all 934 companies on the Global Coal Exit List (GCEL)1," says Katrin Ganswindt, head of financial research at Urgewald.Top Institutional Investors in the Coal Industry. In January 2021, 4,488 institutional investorsheld investments totaling US$ 1.03 trillion in companies operating along the thermal coal value chain. Among the investors covered by the NGOs' research are pension funds, mutual funds, asset managers, insurance companies, hedge funds, commercial banks, sovereign wealth funds and other types of institutional investors. The world's largest institutional investor in the coal industry is the US mutual fund company Vanguard with holdings of almost US$ 86 billion. It is closely followed by BlackRock, which holds investments of over US$ 84 billion in the coal industry.Together, these two investment giants account for 17% of institutional investmentsin the global coal industry.

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Source: reclaimfinance.org


Structural Factors and Central Bank Credibility Limit Inflation Risks

February 19, 2021--After ending last year with unexpectedly strong vaccine success and hope that the pandemic and economic distress it caused would recede, we woke up to the reality of new virus variants and the unpredictable, winding road that it can lead the world down.

Something similar has happened with the discourse on inflation. At the end of last year, after a historic collapse of the global economy estimated at -3.5 percent, inflation was below target in 84 percent of countries. This was expected to allow for continued low interest rates and government spending to support growth, especially in advanced economies. The U.S. plan for an additional $1.9 trillion of fiscal spending has challenged this view, with even traditionally dovish economists raising concerns about an overheated economy that could push inflation well above the comfort zone of central bankers.

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Source: IMF


Bitcoin Hits $1 Trillion Value as Crypto Jump Tops Other Assets

February 19, 2021--Price of largest digital token surges to as much as $55,736.29
Rally has stoked a more than 100% jump in crypto index in 2021
Bitcoin's market value reached $1 trillion for the first time, a surge that's helping cryptocurrency returns far outstrip the performance of more traditional assets like stocks and gold.

The largest digital-asset has added more than $450 billion of value in 2021 to more than $1 trillion, data compiled by Bloomberg show. The Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index, which includes Bitcoin and four other coins, has more than doubled.

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Source: bloomberg.com


More than 10% of ETFs have changed their index, data show

February 18, 2021--Investors should read communications and check their holdings regularly, industry figures suggest.
Exchange traded funds climbed to prominence on their promise of a low-fee, broad-based approach with a relatively safe path for investors who followed a long-term, buy-and-hold regimen.

However, data from TrackInsight suggest that advice might need updating. The findings show that 11 per cent of ETFs have changed the index they are benchmarked against in some way, and that on average those that did so made the change 5.6 years after they launched.

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Source: FT.com


These are the countries where cryptocurrency use is most common

February 18, 2021--Cryptocurrency use is on the rise, with 33% of Nigerians either using or owning cryptocurrency, according to a recent survey.
Cryptocurrency has become popular as a cheaper solution to sending money across borders.
According to bitcoin.com, the Philippines' Central Bank has approved several crypto exchanges to operate as "remittance and transfer companies" in the country.

Reliance on remittances and the prevalence of peer-to-peer phone payments have led to a steep rise of cryptocurrency use in Africa's largest economy. Out of 74 countries in the Statista Global Consumer Survey, Nigerians were the most likely to say they used or owned cryptocurrency.

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Source: World Economic Forum


Public and Private Money Can Coexist in the Digital Age

February 18, 2021-We value innovation and diversity-including in money. In the same day, we might pay by swiping a card, waving a phone, or clicking a mouse. Or we might hand over notes and coins, though in many countries increasingly less often.

Today's world is characterized by a dual monetary system, involving privately-issued money-by banks of all types, telecom companies, or specialized payment providers-built upon a foundation of publicly-issued money-by central banks. While not perfect, this system offers significant advantages, including: innovation and product diversity, mostly provided by the private sector, and stability and efficiency, ensured by the public sector.

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Source: IMF


BetaShares-Inflation Watch

February 15, 2021--Global markets
Global equities continued to grind higher last week in the absence of bad news. Biden's massive U.S. fiscal stimulus package remains the 'gift that keeps on giving' as it slowly winds it way through Congress and gives equity bulls something positive to talk about on quiet days. The U.S. Q4 earnings season is also winding down, with results again pleasantly surprising to the upside.

Contrary to some fears, the January U.S. CPI inflation report also remained fairly benign.

Indeed, probably the main market concern these days, apart from any COVID relapse, is that the synchronised global demand rebound seemingly underway – coupled with lingering supply bottlenecks – could lead to an upsurge in consumer price inflation over at least the short-term. Pricing pressure is certainly evident in many commodity markets, with oil prices pushing higher-and the recent move higher in bond yields is also worth watching.

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Source: Betashares


ESG scores: an outdated concept

February 15, 2021--It's time the investment industry changed its attitude towards ESG scores, argues Dr Tom Steffen
The concept of ESG scores- aggregating hundreds of indicators from diverse and complex topics- is outdated, particularly when repackaged by the investment management industry as an investment signal. The time for change has come.
ESG scores limit true price discovery

Financial markets play a crucial role in price discovery. The trading activity of investors determines the true value of an asset, reflecting all publicly-available information. Such information includes anything that is material to the value of the company including its environmental, social, and governance practices.

The wide-ranging reliance of the investment management industry on aggregate ESG scores by third-party rating agencies limits this true price discovery. Uncovering as of yet unrevealed information on the risks and opportunities presented by firms' sustainable and responsible behaviours and tying them back to corporate valuation requires detailed data and profound research; yet most investors rely solely on the high-level information captured in ESG scores.

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Source: responsible-investor.com/


Analysis: Cancel your weekends! Bitcoin doesn't rest, and neither can you

January 11, 2021--Bitcoin doesn't sleep.
On the first sluggish Saturday of 2021, Jan. 2, many people were still nursing New Year hangovers. But there was no breather for bitcoin, which powered past $30,000 for the first time.

Its 10% single-day jump was one of several weekend and public holiday price surges that helped the cryptocurrency soar by two-thirds from the start of December to early January.

Trading volumes across six major cryptocurrency exchanges have been 10% higher at weekends than weekdays in that period, data from researcher CryptoCompare shows. That represents a major shift from the previous 11 months, when weekend volumes were 13% lower than traditional trading hours.

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Source: reuters.com


The Environmental Threat You've Never Heard Of

February 10, 2021--It's called coastal darkening, and scientists are just beginning to explore it.
Coastal waters around the world are steadily growing darker. This darkening-a change in the color and clarity of the water-has the potential to cause huge problems for the ocean and its inhabitants.

"It’s affecting the quality of the sea we know,"says Oliver Zielinski, who runs the Coastal Ocean Darkening project at the University of Oldenburg in Germany. These "changes in the physics will lead to biological changes," he adds.

Some of the causes behind ocean darkening are well understood: fertilizer enters the water and causes an algal bloom, or boats stir up light-blocking silt as they move. But other causes are murkier. During heavy rains, for instance, organic matter-primarily from decaying plants and loose soil-can enter the ocean as a brown, light-blocking slurry. This process is well documented in rivers and lakes, but has largely been overlooked in coastal areas.

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Source: hakaimagazine.com


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