The demographic trend that matters most is not what you think
By: Linkedin Oct 25, 2019 When most of our clients hear ‘demographics’ they think of aging populations in Japan and Europe, digital native millennials in the U.S., or the working-age population boom in Africa and South Asia. Rightly so. But what is overlooked is perhaps one of the most important demographic trends for investors: the […]
US SEC to propose regulations for proxy advisers
By: Patrick Temple-West October 25, 2019 The US Securities and Exchange Commission is set to propose new limits on shareholders’ ability to agitate for change at companies, handing a win to pro-business lobby groups. The SEC, led by chairman Jay Clayton, is expected to vote to propose rules that would require proxy adviser firms to give […]
FutureFest
By: Nesta October 25, 2019 FutureFest is back FutureFest is a celebration of our power to shape the future. The future is not something that happens to us, but something we can create. FutureFest offers audiences a space to push the boundaries, to connect with other thinkers and to find their own visions for what […]
Elephants Under Attack Have An Unlikely Ally: Artificial Intelligence
By: Dina Temple-Raston October 25, 2019 A few years ago, Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, published the results of something called the Great Elephant Census, which counted all the savanna elephants in Africa. What it found rocked the conservation world: In the seven years between 2007 and 2014, Africa’s savanna elephant population decreased by […]