News
Why Bitcoin Has More Room to Run: CoinShares’ Demirors
Meltem Demirors, Chief Strategy Officer at CoinShares, to discuss why she disagrees with Goldman’s assessment of both crypto and gold. Hosted by Lisa Abramowicz and Paul Sweeney. Listen to the full radio segment here
‘Greenwashing’ potential tarnishes growth
Investors shouldn't be ceding their role either, said Craig Metrick, chief investment officer for Cornerstone Capital Group in Denver, with $1.2 billion under management targeted for environmental and social impact. "It is up to people to make sure (greenwashing) is...
Global financial institutions go green
Cornerstone Capital CEO Erika Karp, a long-time proponent of impact investing, also casts doubt on the foundations of this year’s ESG investing trend. “There is no such thing” as ESG investing, Karp said, but “there is ESG analysis.” Within that, “the G is first among...
ESG Investing Is Having a Good Crisis. It’s Also Killing Jobs
Vincent Deluard, of INTL FCStone Inc., suggests that ESG funds are people-unfriendly. Read more
Will Dividends Become Politically Incorrect?
“It depends,” said Erika Karp, founder and CEO of Cornerstone Capital Group, an impact investing advisory firm. “If we’re talking about government spending and government stimulus and bailouts of any sort … if we’re talking about money that belongs to the public and...
Dow slips as stock-market investors watch Powell, Mnuchin testify
“You’ve got relative calm today,” said Yousef Abbasi, global market strategist for institutional equities at INTL FCStone told MarketWatch. “I think after a day like yesterday, where you’re up 3%, it does speak to the strength of the market to come back and just be...
Dow dips 150 points following 900-point surge, Powell and Mnuchin testimony ahead
Despite all this, “it’s still very tough from a fundamental perspective for anyone to get incredibly bullish,” said Yousef Abbasi, director of U.S. institutional equities at INTL FCStone. Read more
Vishing explained: How voice phishing attacks scam victims
But how do they already know so much about you? "Much of this data comes from the dark web, which often originates from data breaches," says Paige Schaffer, CEO of Global Identity and Cyber Protection services for Generali Global Assistance (GGA). Read more
Crypto Die-Hards Turn Back to Origins With Anti-Inflation Push
“The rest of the world needs to either keep printing money or see their own currency eroding drastically in front of the unbeatable dollar,” said Jean-Marie Mognetti, chief executive officer of CoinShares, a digital asset manager. Read more
Gold Bullion Up as Bond Yields Sink, Comex Volume Hit by NY-Lon Arb Blockage
For gold bullion, "The break out of the triangle formation is now starting to define a gradual upward trend," says brokerage INTL FCStone's Rhona O'Connell in a note. Read more