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Category: ESG Issue Spotlight
ESG and Risk Assessment: Value at Risk and Stress Testing
This blog series explores ways where environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors can be incorporated in different areas of risk assessment. … More
ESG and Risk Assessment: Market Risk
This blog series explores ways where environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors can be incorporated in different areas of risk assessment. … More
Quick Take: Employees take a Stand Against Trump
Bloomberg put out an interesting story today on how employees in some firms are taking a firm stand … More
Tax Reforms are Coming, Who is Most at Risk? (Round 3: An Update)
In March 2016, I conducted a small research experiment to determine the tech company that is most at risk if … More
Fossil Fuel Financing Round 3: MUFG and Mizuho Financial Group
This is the third of my blog series on Fossil Fuel Financing. Bloomberg has reported that Japanese banks have reported an … More
SEC Revisits Reporting Requirements (Round 2)
TL;DR: The SEC released on 13 April 2016 a concept paper to obtain public comments on business and financial reporting. … More
SEC Revisits Reporting Requirements (Round 1)
TL;DR: We all need a reporting standard that is less repetitive and less pro-forma, but more meaningful through simplified reporting that … More
Quick Take: The Panama Papers
The Panama Papers have taken the world by storm the last two weeks, and quite literally so as well. The … More
Unaoil’s “Bribe Factory” Nets Big Names in Energy
TL;DR: Unaoil clients face risks from corruption-related investigations. Australia’s Fairfax Media and Huff Post’s investigation into Unaoil, the … More
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