Despite a brief return to normalcy in 2022, equity factor strategies have experienced performance challenges relative to cap-weighted indexes since the COVID-19-induced market crash of 2020. While there are many explanations for these challenges, our focus here is on another question: Is it possible to retain the benefits and economically sound basis of a factor approach to equity investing while more closely aligning a factor portfolio’s performance with a cap-weighted benchmark? Before we answer that, let us briefly review the drawbacks of cap-weighted indexes. In cap-weighted indexes, companies with higher market caps receive a higher weighting in the index. Smaller…
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LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) – Last week, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced $110 million worth of investments in site development projects across the state, including some in the Pine Belt.“We’re being awarded a $50,000 grant for site development,” Lamar County Administrator Jody Waits said. “Along with that, there is a match to that grant of $25,000 from the county, and then we’re receiving another $25,000 grant from Cooperative Energy,”Lamar County Industrial Park is one of dozens of sites in Mississippi that the Governor’s Office is investing in.“There may be greenfield sites that don’t have a large building like this, but…
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Image source: Vodafone Group plc The Vodafone (LSE:VOD) share price has seemingly stagnated in 2024. Despite encouraging progress being made to turn the telecom business around, the group’s latest interim results failed to impress. Consequently, the shares gave back the little gains they had made during the year. But is there hope for shareholders? Let’s take a look at the latest results and explore what analysts now predict for the Vodafone share price moving forward. Investors are still unconvinced Vodafone’s been delivering lacklustre performance for over six years now. And the latest attempt to right the ship comes in the…
Carbon Credit Validation Verification and Certification Market𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐔𝐒𝐃 𝟐𝟐𝟐.𝟒𝟔 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐔𝐒𝐃 𝟏,𝟗𝟗𝟖.𝟒𝟑 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟑𝟒, 𝐞𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 (𝐂𝐀𝐆𝐑) 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟒.𝟔% 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐭𝐨 𝟐𝟎𝟑𝟒.𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: The carbon mechanism mandates the Validation Verification of Carbon Credits to ensure compliance with required standards and proper following of methodologies. Carbon Mechanisms have associated Validation and Verification Bodies (VVB) that provide accreditation to projects being evaluated. The certification of carbon credits is crucial for maintaining the environmental integrity of efforts to…
(Bloomberg) — After watching wind and solar stocks plummet in the hours after Donald Trump’s election victory, asset managers are zeroing in on a corner of the green transition they say will defy the president-elect’s anti-ESG agenda: the grid. Most Read from Bloomberg One day after the election, analysts at TD Securities told clients that grids and the equipment needed to build them now represent one of “the best-positioned energy transition sub-sectors.” It’s a call that’s already paying off. Since the Nov. 5 election, a key stock-market gauge of the equipment that goes into grids is up about 6%, while…
By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines and the United States signed on Monday a military intelligence-sharing deal in a further deepening of defence ties between the two nations facing common security challenges in the region. Visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin signed the agreement with his Philippine counterpart, Gilberto Teodoro, at Manila’s military headquarters where both officials also broke ground for a combined coordination center that will facilitate collaboration between their armed forces. Called the General Security of Military Information Agreement or GSOMIA, the pact allows both countries to share classified military information securely. “Not only will this allow…
Representational image. Credit: Canva The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has released a draft notification detailing the regulations for the exchange of Carbon Credit Certificates (CCCs) under the framework of the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme, 2023. These regulations aim to create a structured market for trading carbon credits through power exchanges, encouraging transparency and compliance. The regulations define key entities and terms, including the Bureau of Energy Efficiency as the Administrator and the Grid Controller of India as the Registry for managing CCC transactions. Obligated and non-obligated entities can trade CCCs within this system, governed by compliance and offset mechanisms…
Image source: Getty Images Over the last 12 months, the FTSE 250‘s jumped almost 15%. And the total return for passive index investors is even higher at 19.5%, thanks to dividends. But this upward trajectory hasn’t been shared by all of its constituents. Kainos Group (LSE:KNOS), in particular, has been hit hard, tumbling by almost 22% since 2024 started. However, after digging a bit deeper, I discovered a potentially lucrative long-term buying opportunity for my portfolio. If I didn’t already hold it, I’d buy now. What’s going on at Kainos? As a quick reminder, Kainos is an expert in digitalisation,…
(Reuters) -Australia’s competition regulator said on Monday it is seeking views on the Macquarie-backed telecommunications group Vocus’ A$5.25 billion ($3.39 billion) takeover of local telecom operator TPG Telecom (BCBA:)’s enterprise, government, and wholesale (EG&W) fixed business and fibre network assets. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it is seeking views from interested parties on the likely impact on prices and service quality in the supply of fixed line voice services, data networks and connectivity services, among other queries, if the deal was to receive approval. TPG Telecom announced the deal in October, stating that it would retain its…