Building in Manchester costs more than in Paris or Singapore, according to Turner & Townsend A study of construction costs in 90 global markets by Turner & Townsend found that while London had risen from the third to the eighth most expensive place in the world to build, many other UK cities rose in the […]
Read MoreThe European Central Bank’s (ECB’s) new monetary policy is a positive step, but it needs more ambition to tackle its climate problem, warns a group of EU lawmakers, environmental activists and economists. The following opinion piece is signed by European Parliament lawmakers, NGOs and economists, and coordinated by Marie Toussant, MEP (full list below). Scientists […]
Read MoreThrough Express news service NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowed IDFC Limited to step down as promoter of IDFC First Bank at the end of the five-year blocking period, paving the way for a possible reverse merger between two entities. “We would like to inform you that the Reserve Bank of India […]
Read MoreAs mutual funds primarily invest in financial instruments listed in markets, they are prone to the market risk of their portfolio constituents. The key to successful investment in mutual funds is not the elimination of market risk itself, but to manage it through judicious portfolio selection and rebalancing as per your risk appetite. Here are […]
Read MoreThe Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has issued a warning to investors keen to buy into the crypto scene, especially regarding the security of private keys used to access digital funds. In a submission [PDF] to the committee seeing Australia as a technology and financial center, ASX said it would be worthwhile to determine whether investors […]
Read MoreAs asset managers adapt to the need to disclose their approach to climate-related financial risks, integrate sustainability risk management into their operations and capture carbon data from their portfolios, a parallel international regime for biodiversity, natural capital and related financial risks is developing at pace. Asset managers should turn their attention to these issues, as […]
Read MoreKarachi, Pakistan – (COMMERCIAL THREAD) – Pakistani fintech start-up Creditfix has announced that it has secured an undisclosed amount of seed funding as part of a round led by venture capital fund Insitor Partners Pte. Ltd. The deal marks the first-ever convertible loan financing from an international investor in a Pakistani company to be approved […]
Read MoreWe all need a little help every now and then. Maybe you need to make sure you’re specific and tuned in to an important meeting at work. Maybe you need some extra motivation to get out and train for that 5k. Maybe you drew the first quarter on a long summer road trip. Whatever reason […]
Read MorePhoto: Cecilie Arcurs/Getty Images Over the past several years, the big trend in healthcare has been to inch away from fee-for-service reimbursement and toward value-based care, in which a provider’s reimbursement is tied more to clinical quality than to volume. The industry, policymakers and the federal government have attempted this shift through a number of […]
Read MoreMajor U.S. banking regulators are expected to commit as early as Tuesday to jointly modernize the rules governing how banks lend hundreds of billions of dollars a year to low-income communities, according to people familiar with the plans. At the same time, officials are expected to propose abandoning a Trump-era rule overhaul that divided regulators […]
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