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Entertainment 

U.S. charges ousted Hollywood executive with defrauding pandemic loan program, BlackRock fund

May 26, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Arts / Culture / Entertainment, Banking and Investment Services (TRBC), CALIFORNIA, Company Management Issues, Company News, Crime, Europe, Financial Fraud / Securities Fraud, Funds, Investment Management and Fund Operators (TRBC), Judicial Process / Court Cases / Court Decisions, Media / Publishing (Legacy), Media and Publishing (TRBC), New York, New York City, Private Equity Funds, PRODUCER, United Kingdom, United States, US, USA, White Collar Crime / Fraud / Corporate Crime

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors have charged the recently ousted owner of a Hollywood movie distributor with defrauding a

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Environment environmentNews 

World’s largest wealth fund blacklists Glencore, other giants over coal use

May 13, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Africa, Americas, Asia / Pacific, Banking and Investment Services (TRBC), BRAZIL, Canada, Carbon / Emissions Markets, Central Banks / Central Bank Events, Coal (TRBC), Company News, Content produced in Bangalore, Corporate Events, Credit and Corporate Debt, Crude Oil, Energy (TRBC), Environment, Europe, Funds, Gasoline, General News, Government / Politics, Government Finances, Heating Oil / Gasoil, Hong Kong, Integrated Oil and Gas (TRBC), Major News, Money Markets, Norges Bank, Norway, Oil and Gas Refining and Marketing (TRBC), Picture available, Pictures, Pollution, Renewable Energy, South America / Central America, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Specialty Mining and Metals (TRBC), SWF, Switzerland, Tanzania, Textiles / Apparel (Legacy), Textiles and Leather Goods (TRBC), United Kingdom, United States, US

OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s $1 trillion wealth fund is excluding some of the world’s biggest commodities firms from its portfolio,

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Environment environmentNews 

Barclays bosses defend climate ambitions after ‘fake oil’ sprayed on HQ

May 7, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments AGM, Banking and Investment Services (TRBC), Banking Services (TRBC), BARCLAYS, Carbon / Emissions Markets, Company Management Issues, Company News, Divestitures / Spin, Dividends, Environment, Europe, Financials (Legacy), Financials (TRBC), Funds, Investment Management and Fund Operators (TRBC), Investment Trusts (TRBC), Offs, Oil and Gas (TRBC), Performance / Results / Earnings, Private Equity Funds, Shareholder Meetings, United Kingdom, United States, US, Western Europe

LONDON (Reuters) – The Chairman of Barclays said the British bank “can and should play a leading role” in tackling

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Environment environmentNews 

Climate activists claim win as JPMorgan sets timetable for new lead director

May 3, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments CLIMATE, Climate Politics, Company Management Issues, Environment, Financials (Legacy), Financials (TRBC), Funds, General News, Government / Politics, JPMORGAN, United States, US, Wealth Management

FILE PHOTO: People walk by the JP Morgan & Chase Co. building in New York in an October 24, 2013

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Environment environmentNews 

Fund manager Lyxor to take tougher stance on climate at AGMs

April 20, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Climate Politics, CLIMATECHANGE, Environment, Europe, France, Funds, General News, Government / Politics, Investment Management and Fund Operators (TRBC), LYXOR, Shareholder Meetings, US, VOTE

LONDON (Reuters) – French asset manager Lyxor, part of lender Societe Generale (SOGN.PA), on Monday became the latest investor to

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Environment environmentNews 

Investors plan to push Total to do more on climate change

April 15, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Climate Politics, CLIMATECHANGE, Crude Oil, Energy (Legacy), Energy Markets, Environment, Europe, Funds, General News, Government / Politics, Investment Management and Fund Operators (TRBC), INVESTORS, Oil and Gas (TRBC), Refined Products, Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy Power Stations, TOTAL, US, Western Europe

FILE PHOTO: The logo of French oil and gas company Total is seen in a petrol station in Paris, France

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Environment environmentNews 

Investors caution cement, steel firms on EU climate lobbying

April 10, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Africa, Asia / Pacific, China (PRC), Climate Politics, CLIMATECHANGE, CORONAVIRUS, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Environment, EU, Europe, Financials (Legacy), Financials (TRBC), Funds, General News, Government / Politics, Graphics, HEALTH, Health / Medicine, INDIA, International Trade, Investment Management and Fund Operators (TRBC), Major News, Metals and Mining (TRBC), Middle East, Mineral Resources (TRBC), Picture available, Pictures, Regulation, Turkey, United Kingdom, US, Western Europe

LONDON (Reuters) – Cement and steel companies are being warned by investors over their lobbying on planned European Union carbon

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Environment environmentNews 

Ex-Facebook executive starts group to help employees push companies on climate

February 24, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Climate Politics, CLIMATECHANGE, COMPANIES, Company News, Corporate Events, Environment, Funds, General News, Government / Politics, Labour / Personnel, Pictures, Pollution, Products / Services, Software and IT Services (TRBC), Transportation (TRBC), United States, US

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook’s former sustainability chief has launched an organization to help employees at big companies press their

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Environment 

Wall Street increasingly weighs risk from climate change

November 6, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Analyses, ANALYSIS, CALIFORNIA, Climate Politics, CLIMATECHANGE, Commercial REITs (TRBC), Company News, Enterprise Reporting, Environment, Europe, Financials (Legacy), Financials (TRBC), Florida, Funds, Insurance (TRBC), Louisiana, Picture available, Pictures, Property and Casualty Insurance (TRBC), Residential and Commercial REITs (TRBC), Residential REITs (TRBC), RESULTS, United Kingdom, United States, US, USA, Utilities (TRBC), Wildfires / Forest Fires

NEW YORK (Reuters) – In the wake of two years of devastating wildfires in California, Wall Street is incorporating a

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Environment 

Fund manager Glennmont raises 850 million euros for clean energy investment

June 4, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Company News, Energy (Legacy), Energy (TRBC), Energy Markets, Europe, Financials (Legacy), Financials (TRBC), Funds, GLENNMONT, Hedge Funds, Hydroelectric Power Stations, Investment Management and Fund Operators (TRBC), Picture available, Power Markets, Private Equity Funds, Renewable Energy, RENEWABLES, Solar Power Stations, United Kingdom, US, Western Europe, Wind Farms

LONDON (Reuters) – Fund manager Glennmont Partners has raised 850 million euros ($947 million) at the final close of its

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