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Posted on September 3rd, 2012
Publisher: CRL (Center for Responsible Lending) Topics: professional standards, retail banking, social responsibility Bringing the “unbanked” into mainstream banking is good policy only if new account holders are not subject to financial practices that strip funds from these new accounts. Unfortunately, today’s mainstream banking environment is fraught with danger for families who do not have a significant cushion of cash at their disposal. Local, state [...] Posted on July 12th, 2012
Contents: INTRODUCTION Posted on July 11th, 2012
Responsibility in Wealth – New research from Scorpio Partnership demonstrates that many wealthy individuals have a strong sense of social responsibility and intend to ‘give back’ to society across a number of touch points including philanthropy, engagement in civil society and being environmentally responsible. This report, which assesses the wealth practices of 250 [...] Posted on May 17th, 2012
This first edition of the European Responsible Investing Fund Survey, commissioned by ALFI gives a snap shot of the European Responsible Investing Fund universe as at 31 December 2010, including the size of the market, category of investments and the domicile of such funds. Social investing, impact investing, microfinance, impact finance, sustainable [...] Posted on February 22nd, 2012
China’s need for vast amounts of minerals to sustain its high economic growth rate has led Chinese investors to acquire stakes in natural resource companies, extend loans to mining and petroleum investors, and write long-term procurement contracts for oil and minerals in Africa, Latin America, Australia, Canada, and other resource-rich regions. These efforts [...] 6 pages
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