Striding confidently through Matty's Toy Stop in Manhasset, New York, Catie Tepedino, 7, is the sort of consumer who may hold the fate of the U.S. toy business in her own little fists, Reuters News ...reported.
Investors representing $13 trillion in assets Thursday said they are eager to invest in a low-carbon economy, but they need the certainty and transparency of a legally binding agreement "with ...ambitious greenhouse gas emission-reduction targets."
Nearly half of the 84 managers who responded to the survey said they "do not consider climate risks at all because they do not believe that climate change is financially 'material' to investment ...decision making," according to Mindy Lubber, president of Ceres, a coalition of investor groups, environmental organizations and investment funds, which released the survey.
Most of the largest investment managers are not directly factoring climate change into their investment decisions despite increasing awareness of its potential financial impact, according to a report ...released Wednesday. Nearly half of the 84 managers who responded to the survey said they "do not consider climate risks at all because they do not believe that climate change is financially 'material' to investment decision making," according to Mindy Lubber, president of Ceres, a coalition of investor groups, environmental organizations and investment funds, which released the survey.
Executives lucky enough to receive a bonus are deciding to defer far less of it. They're willing to pay taxes now to avoid potentially higher rates later and to ensure that they have the cash in case ...of a job loss or a company bankruptcy. "They feel more secure keeping it in the bank than having the company say, 'I owe you this money,'" says Richard Smith, head of executive compensation practice at Sibson Consulting.
Pension funds have reaped the benefits of the market recovery, with the current asset value of the nation's largest, the California Public Employees' Retirement System, increasing 12.5% in the last ...three months. Calpers said the current asset value stands at about $180 billion, up $20 billion from a low point in early March. Other state pensions likely had gains as the stock market rose during that period, said Keith Brainard, research director of the National Association of State Retirement Administrators.
Pension funds have reaped the benefits of the market recovery, with the current asset value of the nation's largest, the California Public Employees' Retirement System, increasing 12.5% in the last ...three months. Calpers said the current asset value stands at about $180 billion, up $20 billion from a low point in early March.
