Schroders new bond scores levels ESG playing field

Schroders Plc said it has a way to score sovereign debt that corrects for the rich-world biases inherent in ESG investing. Emerging economies start off at a significant disadvantage, the asset manager says, because they tend to rely on coal or other fossil fuels, they’re disproportionately vulnerable to climate change, and they...

Read more...

China’s ultra-rich head home as tensions with US increase

For years, the Harvard College China Forum brought business moguls en masse to the university’s oak-paneled rooms, including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. founder Jack Ma, Xiaomi Corp.’s Lei Jun, Blackstone Inc.’s Stephen Schwarzman and Bridgewater Associates LP’s Ray Dalio. There at the invitation of students, some of whom also happen to be the children...

Read more...