Residents in the tri-state area can take a deep- and clean(er)- breath in the coming year. OpenAQ is making sure of that! The open-source platform gathers air quality data from governments and international organizations in one site; it is all free and accessible to everyone. It is also cultivating a community of activists, scientists, and… Continue Reading
In this video on the recent 7th annual risk conference from Quantifi, we are presented with a brief synopsis on some of the issues discussed last month in London. In attendance were industry delegates and professionals discussing the dynamics driving capital markets today. From IBOR transition to the rise of fixed income ETFS, the panel discussions were… Continue Reading
In this video put together by Erik Townsend, hedge fund manager of Macro Voices, The Long-Short Equity Strategy is discussed. Teaching podcast listeners “how to manage their own investment portfolio using the same methodology and techniques employed by hedge funds in order to produce market beating investment returns.” Continue Reading
All four brands of SMCP, the Chinese-owned French fashion company, are now entirely fur-free. As more and more consumers look for fashion that is sustainable, kind, and responsible, fur, leather, and animal byproducts are falling out of favor. Claudie Pierlot is the last of the ready-to-wear brand to cease the use of fur in its… Continue Reading
Where are hedge funds headed next year? What is the outlook for the industry vis-à-vis new hires, M&As? Here we present the thoughts of some experts in the field, most notably Alexis DuFresne, Whitney Partners Director, Paul Tudor Jones of Investment Corporation and Leon Cooperman of Omega Advisors. In a recent YouTube video, on a… Continue Reading
Not all investment firms work in the same way, but it’s helpful to have some ideas about what you’ll experience when you meet with your financial adviser. The first step, of course, is to find an adviser with whom you’d like to work. Amongst other resources, sites like CrunchBase compile publicly available information about investing… Continue Reading
For all our modern-day advances, in every field and realm, industry and business still thrive on, and in, brick-and-mortar buildings. That is why commercial leaders are taking an aggressive approach to drive real estate out of the Stone Age, literally. Commercial Observer held its first-ever Innovators Forum in early December 2019 at the Sheraton New York… Continue Reading
New York’s independently owned shops took part in “Small Business Saturday” on November 30, 2019. This annual event, on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, was created to give level the competitive holiday retail field for small businesses. This year marks the 10th anniversary of “Shop Small” and thousands of Manhattan businesses offered sales and discounts throughout… Continue Reading
The French luxury group LVMH has bought the Tiffany & Co jewelry company for $16.2 billion. LVMH is the world’s biggest luxury group and has 75 different brands, including Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior and Bulgari. For LVMH, Tiffany — which faced financial and public image struggles recently — is a sensible transformational project. Tiffany will… Continue Reading
South Africa’s hedge funds will soon be subject to new rules in an effort to help assets under management that have been encountering a dive for too long. In January 2020, there will be new categories for funds as well as definition of where the funds are. These two initiatives will help local investors make… Continue Reading