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Amsterdam Mayor Apologizes for City Fathers' Role in Slavery Published: 01 July 2021 AMSTERDAM (AP) — The mayor of Amsterdam apologized Thursday for the extensive involvement of the Dutch capital's former governors in the global slave trade, saying the moment had come for the city to confront its grim history. Debate about the role of Amsterdam’s city fathers in the slave trade has been going on for years, but it has gained more attention amid the global reckoning with racial injustice that followed the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. “It is time to engrave the great injustice...

Amsterdam Mayor Apologizes for City Fathers' Role in Slavery Published: 01 July 2021 AMSTERDAM (AP) — The mayor of Amsterdam apologized Thursday for the extensive involvement of the Dutch capital's former governors in the global slave trade, saying the moment had come for the city to confront its grim history. Debate about the role of Amsterdam’s city fathers in the slave trade has been going on for years, but it has gained more attention amid the global reckoning with racial injustice that followed the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. “It is time to engrave the great injustice...

SLAA Scaled Down League Meet a Success Share this post: LAST Sunday’s scaled down athletics meet at the George Odlum Stadium (GOS) in Vieux Fort was a success even though it was the first of its kind in 14 months. Hosted by the Saint Lucia Athletics Association (SLAA), League Meet No. 1 was a five-hour event with nine out of the 10 scheduled events completed. (L-R) Kereser Augustin and Mya Jade Napoleon 1st & 2nd in the Women Long Jump; Hanna Charles (black tights ) and Kayla Charles 1st & 2nd in the Women 100 metres Heat No.2. (PHOTO: MA) Athletes were able to compete in the long jump, 10...

February 27, 2021

Back to this morning. ESG funds are having a moment. Funds that invest with environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues in mind had a very good 2020, according to Attracta Mooney and Patrick Mathurin in the Financial Times. Total assets in these funds rose to nearly $1.7trn last year, up a whopping 50% on the previous year. Given what happened to markets in 2020, that’s extraordinary. So what’s going on? And what do you need to know about ESG? The trouble with active management Let’s start with a bit of background here. It’s been a rough few years for active fund manag...