Daily Archives: September 5, 2019

Sign of our times: pensions blacklisting oil companies

The movement of investors to divest of their holdings in fossil fuel companies has gathered pace in the last five years.  Notable converts to date include: Norway’s national oil fund which is refocusing on renewable energy, two-thirds of the UK’s … Continue reading

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Financial fragility hurts productivity

The latest survey from licensed insolvency trustees Hoyes, Michalos here reports that consumer insolvencies in Ontario–Canada’s most populous province–accelerated in July, growing at a 3-month moving average pace of 17.4%, a level last seen in the 2008-2009 recession.  Nationally, the … Continue reading

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