‘Reforming Global Finance’
News, opinion, proposals for reforming finance at global and national levels. Tracks new laws to curb speculative finance, transaction taxes and how financiers caused the collapse of 2008-9. News on monetary-systems reform of the Federal Reserve, IMF, World Bank, BIS and central banks.
Relates to: SRI, Transforming Finance, Beyond GDP, Community Development Solutions, Reports You Need, EthicalMarkets.tv
OECD Urges Removing Fossil Fuel Subsidies to Boost Growth & Revenues, Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
$500 Billion in Fossil Fuel Subsidies; Removing Them Would Boost Growth & Revenues, Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions: OECD November 17, 2011 By Andrew Burger Leave a CommentPhoto courtesy of OECD, IEA Removing fossil fuel subsidies would boost economic growth and make energy markets much more efficient, not to mention all the good that [...]
European Parliament seals ban on ‘sovereign debt speculation’
News European Parliament seals ban on 'sovereign debt speculation'15 Nov 2011EUROPE – The European Parliament has voted into law a regulation to curb short selling and trading in credit default swaps (CDS).With the vote, naked CDS trading – the purchase of default insurance contracts without owning the related bonds – has now [...]
ASrIA Briefing: The Future of Sustainable Finance – A PRI Perspective
Mark the date - 24 November, 2011 (Thursday) for a special event.We are very excited to have Dr Wolfgang Engshuber, Chairman of Principles for Responsible Investment Advisory Council (PRIAC) with us at our upcoming ASrIA Briefing event this month.ASrIA in conjunction with PRI invites you to a discussion on global and regional initiatives [...]
G20 Commitments to Tax and Development: A Progress Report Card
G20 Commitments to Tax and Development: A Progress Report Card November 14, 2011 By David McNairDavid McNair is senior economic justice adviser at Christian Aid who formerly worked for British Red Cross. He holds a PhD in social geography from the Queen's University of Belfast.This article is cross-posted at Triplecrisis.com. Click on [...]
Sustainability experts call on public to shape corporate reporting
Global Reporting Initiative press releaseFor Immediate ReleaseWednesday 16 November 2011Sustainability experts call on public to shape corporate reportingSustainability reporting experts at the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) are calling on all organizations and individuals to shape the future of corporate reporting by taking [...]
House Bill Introduced to Crack Down on Abusive American Shell Companies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 15, 2011House Bill Introduced to Crack Down on Abusive American Shell CompaniesLegislation Would Help Prevent Criminals and Tax Evaders from Laundering Their Ill-Gotten Gains, Provide Crucial Information Access for Law EnforcementWASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Rep. Barney [...]
Occupy Wall Street Live Video: Where is the LIBRARY?
Provided by Adbusters, live video from Occupy Wall Street Live Video As protesters were required to leave the park to remove camping equipment and debris, concerns were voiced and continue about the LIBRARY and EQUIPMENT generously provided by OWS supporters.Ethical Markets Media sent multiple copies of: video: Ethical Markets: Growing [...]
Carbon budgets and sub-prime assets
The concept of fossil fuel reserves exceeding the carbon budget continues to gather acceptance. Last week the IEA published its World Energy Outlook 2011. In the Climate Change Chapter, the IEA uses the same approach as Carbon Tracker to show that thee numbers don't add up. See attached extract for more information.Al Gore has talked about [...]
Capital Account Regulations for Stability and Development: A New Approach
New Rules Spotlight on a New Report Capital Account Regulations for Stability and Development: A New Approach By Kevin P. Gallagher, Stephany Griffith-Jones and José Antonio Ocampo November 2011 In the wake of the financial crisis numerous emerging market and developing countries have been deploying what have traditionally been referred to [...]
How to Make Monetary Reform Happen!
Dear Friends of the American Monetary Institute,Across the country, thousands of Americans continue to demonstrate to take back the power of government from the corrupt financiers, and to really give them the justice they so richly deserve! Last week, we opened our whistle-stop tour with the occupiers in Chicago. Listen to my message to the [...]
