Would you trust a lawyer to represent you in a dispute if he or she was getting paid by the other side? Certainly not, but that is the very scenario many hardworking Americans face when seeking investment advice from certain financial advisers to plan for retirement. Millions of professional financial …
GFI Welcomes Global Witness Report on “The Great Rip Off” from Anonymous Companies in America
September 30, 2014 Latest GFI Blogs Opportunity Knocks to Address Illicit Financial Flows The “Big Mo” in the Drive to Address Illicit Financial Flows Photographs from GFI and MIND’s Joint Conference in Rio de Janeiro China’s Illicit Outflows Were US$1.08 Trillion from 2002-2011 Voices from Delaware Are Speaking Out Against …
EconoMatters Tax Carbon Consumption: Europe’s Best Environmental Strategy
September 27, 2014 EconoMatters Tax Carbon Consumption: Europe’s Best Environmental Strategy Phillippe Legrain explains what Europe needs to do on climate change – and how. Texas and Germany: Energy Twins? Texas and Germany may hold the key to the future of world energy markets, says Ben Paulos. Filipino Climate Bonds, …
Broad group of public interest and labor organizations applaud the Dept. of Labor’s push to protect Americans’ retirement savings
Financial Reform Newsletter September 24, 2014 Broad group of public interest and labor organizations applaud the Dept. of Labor’s push to protect Americans’ retirement savings: Millions of hardworking Americans who have spent years saving for retirement are receiving financial guidance from professional advisers who are not obligated to act in …
Broad group of public interest and labor organizations applaud the Dept. of Labor’s push to protect Americans’ retirement savings:
Financial Reform Newsletter September 24, 2014 Broad group of public interest and labor organizations applaud the Dept. of Labor’s push to protect Americans’ retirement savings: Millions of hardworking Americans who have spent years saving for retirement are receiving financial guidance from professional advisers who are not obligated to act in …
Health and Social Services Mutuals and Cooperatives
Newsletter – September 24, 2014 Health and Social Services Mutuals and Cooperatives En route to innovation! On October 9 Jean-Pierre Girard, Expert Advisor at Productions LPS, will unveil a brand-new global report on the health and social services industry. Today he has agreed to share a handful of examples of …
ECONOMIC GROWTH AND ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE CAN NOW BE ACHIEVED TOGETHER, FINDS GLOBAL COMMISSION
Ethical Markets welcomes this report which conforms to our own research in our Green Transition Scoreboard®. Hazel Henderson, Editor New report aims to drive action by world leaders, business executives and investors ahead of major summit on climate change Editor’s note: The “Better Growth, Better Climate” report, including infographics …
Fiscal incentives are indispensable prequisite
EFES NEWSLETTER – SEPTEMBER 2014 EFES’ Manifesto 2014: Fiscal incentives are indispensable prequisites Worldwide practical evidence and a wide range of academic research support the view that a proper legal environment and the provision of suitable fiscal incentives are indispensable prerequisites for any policy truly aiming the development …
How Measuring The Economy Differently Could Increase Gender Equality
Every three months, the government takes the temperature of the economy by releasing Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, figures. GDP goes up: the economy is supposedly healthy. GDP goes down: there’s a bug (or an all-out contagion, as during the Great Recession). But GDP — which adds up the value …
US Seed Libraries Mobilize to Protect Their Right to Share
Received this from a friend? Subscribe to Shareable’s newsletter. US Seed Libraries Mobilize to Protect Their Right to Share Seed Librarians come together to meet the new regulatory threat to their vital service. >> Read more How Land Trusts Can Counter New Urbanism’s Gentrifying Tendencies Interview with Aaron Bartley, co-founder of …