Silver may be a primary metal at the forefront of favorable trends in electrification and quantitative easing, with technicals pointing to a nascent bull market.
The benchmark FTSE 100 has increased almost 8% since December 1 in dollar terms, outperforming the S&P 500, the MSCI World, and the Euro Stoxx indexes, despite the U.K. being among the countries hit hardest by the Covid-19 pandemic and still suffering from a more contagious variant, the Wall Street Journal reports.
The rally may be seen as a relief rally on Brexit uncertainty, but it still doesn’t make up for its underperformance since the U.K. voted to leave the European Union in 2016. In dollar terms, the FTSE 100 still trades where it closed on June 23, 2016, the day of the Brexit referendum.
January 13, 2021
Socially responsible investing that tracks factors like environmental, social, and governance principles is more than just a feel-good phenomenon. They can affect credit risk and investment performance.
For example, S&P Global Market Intelligence incorporates the ‘G’ component in an analysis of credit risk. Their proprietary Credit Assessment Scorecards can provide a structured framework for assessing credit risk, generating credit scores that are designed to broadly align with credit ratings from S&P Global Ratings.
The analysis of corporate governance describes how a firm’s rules, practices, and processes can influence its credit profile. For example, independent and diverse boards, along with effective control systems and transparent communication, can help drive operational success and mitigate risks, including those related to fraud and conflicts of interest, according to Marco Sindaco, a director within the Risk Solutions team for S&P Global Market I
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