Thursday, April 25, 2019

RBC: The rise of ESG: Investing opportunities in emerging markets

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.

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Korn Ferry: Trading Pay Cuts for Financial Security

By SIMON CONSTABLE

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.

Monday, April 22, 2019

Lance Roberts Show: Dodgy Car Loans

By SIMON CONSTABLE



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TheStreet: Why Wooing Gen Z Investors Could Be the Key to Lifting Oil Stocks

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.

Featured in "The Week"

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
Read more here

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

TheStreet: J.B. Hunt Transport Services Tumbles After Disappointing Results

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Shares of trucking company J.B. Hunt Transportation Services were falling in premarket trading Tuesday after first-quarter earnings and revenue missed analysts' forecasts. Read more here.