A Mandatory Approval of Complex Financial Instruments: The Need for a Precautionary Policy to Make Financial Markets Economically Sustainable

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Saturday, 11 Oct, 9 – 10:30, Room: tbc http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/CSO/0,,contentMDK:23610678~pagePK:220503~piPK:220476~theSitePK:228717,00.html A Mandatory Approval of Complex Financial Instruments: The Need for a Precautionary Policy to Make Financial Markets Economically Sustainable Sponsor: World Future Council Panelists: Manuel Montes (South Centre), Nathan Coplin (New Rules for Global Finance), CHAIR: Suleika Reiners (World Future Council) The IMF …

Energy Implications of Autonomous Vehicles: Imagining the Possibilities

Jay OwenResource Efficiency, Trendspotting

Thursday, September 11, 2014 Featured Blog Posts Energy Implications of Autonomous Vehicles: Imagining the Possibilities Consumers at the Gate: Has Energy Reached “Peak Centralization”? Going Above and Beyond with the General Services Administration Read All Blog Posts RMI In The News Utility Pricing Must Keep Pace With Grid Evolution: eLab …

Other News: Financial reform: Call to arms

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Financial reform: Call to arms   By Martin Wolf – Financial Times   Post-crisis efforts to bolster economies and create safer banks have only preserved a flawed system   The financial crises and the years of economic malaise that followed represent profound failures of the economy and of policy. Above …

DC Loading of Distributed PV Systems Utilizing AE 3TL Inverters

Jay OwenGreentech

Greentech Media, the source that brings you daily online news, market research and focused industry events, invites you to take advantage of the following complimentary resources from across the solar industry in our Resource Center. Visit www.greentechmedia.com/resources to see all available resources, including these: FEATURED WHITEPAPERS: DC Loading of Distributed …

DC Loading of Distributed PV Systems Utilizing AE 3TL Inverters »

Jay OwenGreentech

Greentech Media, the source that brings you daily online news, market research and focused industry events, invites you to take advantage of the following complimentary resources from across the solar industry in our Resource Center. Visit www.greentechmedia.com/resources to see all available resources, including these: FEATURED WHITEPAPERS: DC Loading of Distributed …

Better Markets: Smoking Gun Catches the SEC in a Lie: It’s Time for the SEC to Disclose its Secret Settlement Collusion with Wall Street.

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Financial Reform Newsletter April 11, 2014 Smoking Gun Catches the SEC in a Lie: It’s Time for the SEC to Disclose its Secret Settlement Collusion with Wall Street. Two separate reports this week have scratched the surface of what could soon be a full-blown scandal at the SEC. First, a recently …

Solar Portfolio Outperforms for 4th Straight Year – Year End Update 2013

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Trendspotting

Solar Portfolio Outperforms for 4th Straight Year – Year End Update 2013 By Peter Lynch, Solar Portfolio Our Solar Portfolio dramatically outperformed the general market averages (average of the DJIA, S&P 500 and NASDAQ) once again in 2013 and even more dramatically over a 4 year time period – 2010, …

CIW 2013 achievements and a sneak peak at what’s to come next year

Jay OwenBeyond GDP

Dear CIW International Advisory Network,   At this time of year, we thought we’d reflect on a few of the many CIW 2013 achievements and give you a sneak peak at what’s to come next year:   ·        Growing our data repository at uWaterloo: o   Community Wellbeing Surveys were conducted in Kingston …

Happy Holidays from Toniic & *NEW* Crowdfunding for Impact Report!

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News, Crowdfunding

Toniic’s “Crowdfunding for Impact in europe & the USA” report released today! Dear Colleagues, Thank you for your interest and support of our action-orientedinternational network of impact investors throughout 2013! It’s been an incredible year of growth for Toniic and the Toniic Institute. We have welcomed new members in Mexico, Africa …

[Climate Bonds] This week’s $54.4m, BBB+, 13yr solar rooftop lease securitization bond was a ground-breaking success

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

This week’s $54.4m, BBB+, 13yr solar rooftop lease securitization bond was a ground-breaking success Posted on 16. Nov, 2013 by Sean Kidney in blog, Climate Bonds, Green Bonds,Securitisation Market, Solar Energy, United States Last week we blogged that SolarCity and credit suisse were about to issue a new $54.4 million, climate bond – a rooftop solar lease securitization. It’s out: BBB+, 4.8%, …