by Amy Seidman | Highlights, Investment, Research
The MIT study is out! The good news is more and more investors care about where there money is going. The study reveals a “growing number of investors are paying attention to ESG performance, as evidence mounts that sustainability-related activities are material...
by Amy Cortese | Investment
Ordinary investors across the country can now lend money to small businesses, thanks to a regulatory greenlight given to online lender StreetShares. The move comes as the industry gears up for Title III, the long awaited JOBS Act provision that will open up investment...
by R. Paul Herman | Investment, Socially Responsible, Sustainability
The global economy is made up of capital in many forms. Fortune magazine’s recent annual release of the 100 Best Companies to Work For list and the annual Great Place to Work® Conference in April 2015 present opportunities for investors to better understand the...
by Eve Ellis | Investment, Women
Dear Investment Banker, If you knew the secret of one more condition to set for your pre-IPO client that could lead to financial success for the client, would you advise on it? Your clients hope so. So I am going to let the cat out of the bag. Look at each client’s...
by Amy Cortese | Investment
Marco Vangelisti left his job as an investment fund manager in 2009, after an eye-opening discovery about the kinds of companies the fund, and its mission-driven clients, were investing in. The first thing he did was to liquidate his Wall Street portfolio and reinvest...
by Ryan Scott | Economy, Investment, Socially Responsible, Sustainability, Volunteerism
Corporate philanthropy, there’s food for CSR thought in the 2014 Trend Report from The Association of Corporate Contributions Professionals (ACCP). This annual report distinguishes itself by offering forward-looking data collected by surveying corporate contribution...