Ian Robertson

Ian Robertson

The book sings the praises of the financial system that oils the gears of commerce.
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Book review: The Making of Modern Corporate Finance

The book is a love letter to unfettered capitalism

Investors who have attended one of Berkshire Hathaway’s convention and annual meeting weekends may know already of the link between Munger’s passion for bridge and the breadth of Berkshire’s investment holdings.
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Book review: Poor Charlie’s Almanack

THERE is no shortage of advice to improve our diets. There is an “expert” for every taste: from doctors and dieticians to...

As ESG factors become increasingly integral to investment decisions, platforms like OxProx can help promote responsible investments.
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Global proxy voting database: An idea whose time has come?

OxProx offers a publicly accessible and searchable database of global proxy voting records. This facilitates comparisons

The book "What I Learned About Investing from Darwin" is a potent reminder to investment professionals that technical skills are no substitute for good perspective and strategy.
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Taking a leaf on investing from Darwin

Pulak Prasad’s book reframes the quest for long-term investing success from a focus on tools to one on desired outcomes

Your Essential Guide to Sustainable Investing, by Larry Swedroe and Samuel Adams, provides a guide to the history and current practices of sustainable investing.
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Book review: Your Essential Guide to Sustainable Investing

THE establishment of the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) in 2006 marked a turning point for investors. The PRI united...

The most powerful approach to achieving gender parity may be gender lens investing
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Closing the gap: Gender lens investing and the future of finance

PUBLIC perception of gender equality issues runs in a repetitive cycle. We’ve all seen it. A scandal breaks out, or a study...