Are Asian Companies More or Less Carbon Efficient Than Their Global Peers?
By Liyu Zeng, Director, Global Research & Design, S&P Dow Jones Indices
With the launch of the S&P Global Carbon Efficient Index Series in 2018, S&P DJI introduced the S&P Carbon Global Standard, a proprietary carbon classification system that assigns carbon deciles to companies within their respective industry groups. The framework uses carbon-to-revenue footprint (carbon intensity) for companies in the S&P Global LargeMidCap to determine carbon decile thresholds for each industry group and defines companies’ carbon deciles according to these thresholds.
To compare the carbon efficiency of Asian companies with their global peers, we evaluated the carbon decile ranks of companies in the S&P Global BMI Series[1] for Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, China, India, and Taiwan. We compared the distribution of companies across high- (1
By Natalia Gurushina, Chief Economist, Emerging Markets Fixed Income Strategy, VanEck
EM inflation drumbeat is not yet very strong, despite local risks and the louder chatter in DM. Brazil’s industrial production is recovering, but the pace of the emergency aid withdrawal will be key in many respects.
Inflation is one of today’s big stories, supported by renewed hopes for the U.S. stimulus (especially after the weak labor report), rising market-based inflation expectations in Developed Markets (DM) (see chart below), and the chatter about higher oil prices.
In our part of the world (Emerging Markets [EM]), the inflation landscape is still very mixed. Some countries are clearly “re-heating” – Russia, Turkey, Chile, and the Philippines. However,
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What does it take for one to get wealthier in Singapore? Here are eight ways to get one, nay, eight steps closer to the holy grail of personal finance.
Financial independence, retire early also known as FIRE is a popular financial goal of many.
From robo-advisors, digital banking, CPF, Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS), or through the help of your financial advisor, there are dozens of ways a savvy Singaporean can plan for and work towards financial independence.
The Singapore government is also paving the way to help Singaporeans better track and take charge of their finances, particularly with the launch of SGFinDex, a service that helps individuals consolidate all financial information from different financial institutions and government agencies, onto a single platform.
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A big pension manager disclosed some recent changes in its investment portfolio.
The Municipal Employees’ Retirement System of Michigan administers the retirement plans for Michigan’s local units of government on a not-for-profit basis. Mers, as the pension is known, added to positions in SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Treasury (ticker: SPTI), SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury (SPTS), and iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond (EMB) exchange-traded funds in the fourth quarter. The pension also reported a large position.
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A big pension manager disclosed some recent changes in its investment portfolio.
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