Overview Beveridge & Diamond’s Carbon Markets Roundup covers domestic and international issues of note in mandatory and voluntary markets, as well as related regulatory programs aimed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions or further GHG removals, sequestration, and storage. The past year was significant for carbon markets, both in the United States and globally. We have seen increasing action on credit quality, including with respect to standards and disclosure. More countries are beginning to implement and expand national compliance markets, while new voluntary carbon market (VCM) standards are shifting with the aim of refinement. Discourse on the use and means of…
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Should you outsource your Family Office’s investment management?getty In our 2023 Global Family Office Compensation Benchmark report, we found that 60% of the surveyed family offices identify risk-adjusted growth as the main purpose of the entity. This means that investment management is the core function for a lot of family offices. Family offices face a critical decision: should they outsource investment management or manage it themselves? Outsourcing can bring benefits, like access to specialized expertise and potential cost savings, it is important to consider the downsides, such as having less control and potential misalignment of interests. Outsource vs. In House…
Image source: Getty Images The B&M European Value Retail SA (LSE:BME) share price is moving higher after its latest results on Thursday (14 November). But the report itself was… mixed. The company’s update included a 3.7% increase in overall revenues, operating profits down 2%, and 20 more stores during the three months ending in September 2024. However, the key metric was like-for-like sales. Comparable sales Like-for-like revenue growth is important for any retailer. According to B&M’s website, every 1% increase in this metric is the equivalent of opening seven new stores – but without the costs. In its July update,…
By Shivangi Acharya NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s merchandise trade deficit in October widened more than expected to $27.14 billion, driven by a surge in imports, trade data released by the government on Thursday showed. Economists had expected the country’s October trade deficit to be $22 billion, according to a Reuters poll, compared to $20.78 billion in the previous month. India’s merchandise exports in October stood at $39.2 billion, while imports were $66.34 billion, government data showed. In the previous month, merchandise exports were $34.58 billion and imports stood at $55.36 billion. In October, services exports were estimated at $34.02 billion,…
Ideally, your overall portfolio should beat the market average. But every investor is virtually certain to have both over-performing and under-performing stocks. At this point some shareholders may be questioning their investment in RM Infrastructure Income PLC (LON:RMII), since the last five years saw the share price fall 30%. So let’s have a look and see if the longer term performance of the company has been in line with the underlying business’ progress. See our latest analysis for RM Infrastructure Income To quote Buffett, ‘Ships will sail around the world but the Flat Earth Society will flourish. There will continue…
Even if an investor starts from a relatively large base, achieving a $1 million net worth in the stock market is a challenging feat. If one finds a stock on track for massive gains in a shorter period, like a year, forecasting such growth and sustaining it over a long period of time is quite another matter. Fortunately, the market offers innovative stocks set to benefit from such trends. Admittedly, the market offers no guarantees, but given their pace of innovation and the pace of growth expected to follow, one stands a reasonable probability of achieving such returns in these…
Image source: Getty Images Usually, a company share price fluctuates based on the performance of the business. This is mostly derived from customer demand and how well management run things. However, the stock can be influenced by other factors, including legal and regulatory changes. A recent ruling caught my eye, which could negatively influence Lloyds Banking Group (LSE:LLOY). Here’s what I think it could mean for the Lloyds share price. Details of what’s going on I’m referring to the ongoing investigation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regarding historical commission payments from financial institutions to motor dealers. In the past,…
By Samuel Indyk and Rae Wee LONDON (Reuters) -Longer-dated U.S. bond yields rose alongside the dollar on Thursday as investors bet that President-elect Donald Trump’s policies would fuel inflation and keep rates higher for longer, while European stocks rose on hopes of a better growth outlook. jumped back above $90,000, having surpassed that level in the previous session, turbocharged by Trump’s return to the White House and the view that his administration will be a boon for cryptocurrencies. The world’s largest cryptocurrency, bitcoin last traded 2.3% higher at $90,654, having already soared more than 30% in the last two weeks.…
Indicators point to considerable gains for these three tech names. Even if an investor starts from a relatively large base, achieving a $1 million net worth in the stock market is a challenging feat. If one finds a stock on track for massive gains in a shorter period, like a year, forecasting such growth and sustaining it over a long period of time is quite another matter. Fortunately, the market offers innovative stocks set to benefit from such trends. Admittedly, the market offers no guarantees, but given their pace of innovation and the pace of growth expected to follow, one…
Image source: Getty Images Financial services and asset management firm Legal & General (LSE: LGEN) shares paid a dividend last year of 20.34p. This yields 9.5% on the current £2.15 share price. By comparison, the average yield of the FTSE 100 is just 3.6% and of the FTSE 250 only 3.3%. So, £9,000 (the amount I started investing with 30 years ago) would buy me 4,186 Legal & General shares today. At a yield of 9.5%, these would generate £855 in dividends in the first year. Over 10 years on the same average yield these would rise to £8,550 and…