Monday, April 29, 2019

TheStreet: Restaurant Brands International Misses Earnings Expectations

By SIMON CONSTABLE 

Higher taxes took a bite out of first-quarter earnings for Restaurant Brands International, the parent company of restaurant brands Burger King, Popeyes, and Tim Hortons. Read more here.

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TheStreet: Gardner Denver to Merge with a Division of Ingersoll-Rand - Report

By SIMON CONSTABLE

A deal announcing the merger of North Carolina-based pump manufacturer Gardner Denver Holdings with part of Ingersoll-Rand could come as soon as this week, according to a report in The Wall Street JournalRead more here.

TheStreet: Anadarko to Begin Deal Negotiations With Occidental Petroleum - Report

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.

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.