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Iran seeks $45B in foreign investment + MORE Feb 20th
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s economy minister says his country is seeking $45 billion in foreign investment following the implementation of a landmark nuclear deal with world powers last month.
Ali Tayebnia told reporters Saturday that Iran expects $15 billion in direct foreign investment alone.... More »
The Benefits of Working With an Investment Professional (Jeffrey Mohlman) + MORE Dec 21st
Investing isn’t easy, otherwise everybody would do it. In reality, less than half of adult people in the United States ever invest at all! That’s a pretty poor total, but it stands to reason. Most people don’t know anything at all about investment. And as such, they’re scared to death of it..... More »
Port problems slow flow of goods before holidays; container ships idle off Los Angeles Oct 25th
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are facing their biggest crisis in a decade as container ships idle offshore because cargo can’t be moved off the docks fast enough.
The bottleneck blamed on a surge of imports, shortage of truck trailers, and bigger ship.... More »
Corus Entertainment revenue up, net income doubles, adjusted earnings flat + MORE Oct 23rd
TORONTO – Corus Entertainment Inc. (TSX:CJR.B) turned in a mixed financial report on Thursday, with improvements in television, a decline in radio and reduced profit expectations for the 2015 financial year that began Sept. 1.
The Toronto-based company reported it had $23.7 million of net inco.... More »
New CPP, same concerns it will run out of money + MORE Apr 5th
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A new report from the C.D. Howe Institute warns the new, expanded version of the Canada Pension Plan is designed on investment return assumptions that could jeopardize future payments. With that, some Canadians are back to worrying if the plan will be there when they r.... More »
CalPERS provides superb reading list database on Corporate Sustainability research
– http://canadianfinancialdiy.blogspot.ca
Kudos to pension fund giant CalPERS for making available a fantastic resource for investors wanting to find out how long term company success and stock returns can be influenced by paying attention to sustainability factors like governance, social responsibility and environmental performance, especially climate change effects. CalPERS has compiled a searchable database of 700+ papers on the subject and it has produced a review report with concise summaries of the most relevant / cited papers.I have not had time to go through it all yet, but one interesting tidbit is that three years ago it decided to stop “naming and shaming” companies on its Focus List and instead undertake direct confidential private engagement. The new tactic pays off much better in the stock returns of target companies. (I bet CalPERS is the organization Dimson et al used in their study, which we noted in this post a few days ago.)
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5.5 year – 2.95%
– ratesupermarket.ca
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Pope denounces ‘idol’ of money as he travels to Sardinia to offer hope to unemployed
– canadianbusiness.com
Pope Francis denounced what he called big business’s idolatry of money over man as he travelled Sunday to one of Italy’s poorest regions to offer hope to the unemployed and entrepreneurs struggling to hang on.
Francis left aside his prepared remarks and spoke off the cuff to thousands of people in Sardinia’s capital, telling them he knew well what it was like to suffer from financial crisis. He recalled that his Italian parents, who immigrated to Argentina before he was born, spoke about it often at home.
“My young father went to Argentina full of illusions of making it in America,” a sombre Francis told the crowd. “And he suffered the terrible crisis of the 1930s. They lost everything. There was no work.”
He said it’s easy for a priest to come and tell the poor to have courage, but that he really meant it. Amid shouts of “Lavoro! Lavoro!” (Work! Work!), Francis called for a dignified work for all.
“Excuse me these are strong words, but I speak the truth,” Francis said…
Francis left aside his prepared remarks and spoke off the cuff to thousands of people in Sardinia’s capital, telling them he knew well what it was like to suffer from financial crisis. He recalled that his Italian parents, who immigrated to Argentina before he was born, spoke about it often at home.
“My young father went to Argentina full of illusions of making it in America,” a sombre Francis told the crowd. “And he suffered the terrible crisis of the 1930s. They lost everything. There was no work.”
He said it’s easy for a priest to come and tell the poor to have courage, but that he really meant it. Amid shouts of “Lavoro! Lavoro!” (Work! Work!), Francis called for a dignified work for all.
“Excuse me these are strong words, but I speak the truth,” Francis said…
