By SIMON CONSTABLE There's rarely a dull moment in the oil patch these days. Anadarko Petroleum has decided to begin talks to sell itself to Occidental Petroleum. Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE Investment professionals are proving that responsible and ethical investing in emerging markets (EM) can go hand-in-hand with superior returns. At the same time, doing so may protect the environment and produce economic growth that is sustainable over the long term. The success of investing through environmental, social and governance factors (ESG) is in the numbers. Over the last decade, the MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Index, which tracks companies with high performance in ESG metrics relative to their peers, outshone the broader MSCI Emerging Markets Index, with a 14.5 percent annualised returns versus 10.7 percent, according to data from indexing firm MSCI. Read more here.
It’s for their own good, so regulators say. Starting this month, the United Kingdom is requiring companies to set aside more retirement savings from the paychecks of some 10 million workers. But while the employees will hopefully get long-term benefit out of the change, experts say businesses may see some early fretting from workers. Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE Beleaguered energy stocks might get a boost if only the industry could win over Gen Z. That's the finding of a recent report from British bank Barclays which found that just 19% of 18-24 year-olds, a.k.a. the leading edge of so-called Generation Z, would consider buying energy stocks. Read more here.
Constable featured in U.S. news periodical The Week on April 20.
An investment fund that focuses specifically on companies that target Millennials has struggled to generate interest despite very strong returns, said Simon Constable at The Wall Street Journal.
