Year: 2021
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International Aspects of Digital Currencies and Fintech
Issue 2. 12/7/2021 In October 2021, the IFM program of the Central Bank Research Association (CEBRA), where our co-director Galina Hale serves as program director, held a joint conference with the European Central Bank (ECB) on “International aspects of digital currencies and fintech.” The conference focused on the implications of the growing role of digital…
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November 5, 2021 – 9:00am – Navigating the Road to Net Zero
Downloads: Video, Downloads Abstract: As drivers of climate action enter the fourth decade of what has become a multi-stage race, Net Zero has emerged as the dominant organizing principle. Hundreds of corporations and investors worldwide, together responsible for assets in the tens of trillions of dollars, are lining-up for the UN Race to Zero. This latest…
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October 15, 2021 – Net Zero Carbon Portfolio Alignment
Video Downloads Abstract This talk will outline a simple and robust methodology for portfolio managers to align their portfolios with the carbon neutrality goals (Net Zero Targets) set out following the Paris Agreement in 2015. The approach is based on dynamically limiting the portfolio carbon footprint so that it satisfies a time-varying, science-based, carbon budget consistent…
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Investors are Waking Up to Climate Risk
Issue 1. 11/17/2021 On October 1, 2021, we hosted Dr. Amy Myers Jaffe, Research Professor and Managing Director of the Climate Policy Lab The Fletcher School at Tufts University in conversation with Jagdeep Bachher, Chief Investment Officer, University of California Office of the President. Here we provide highlights of this conversation. The video of the conversation about Investors…
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Speaker Series October 2, 2020 – October 1, 2021
October 1, 2021 Investors are Waking Up to Climate Risk Video, Summary Abstract:The severity of this summer’s extreme weather events is creating a new sense of urgency for action to achieve a net-zero global economy by mid-century to avoid the most severe impacts of climate change. To achieve this, global carbon emissions must decline rapidly…
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CAFIN’s 2021 Annual Newsletter
By Nirvikar Singh, Director of CAFIN and Distinguished Professor of Economics Note from the Co-DirectorsGalina Hale and Nirvikar Singh As always, we want to use this annual newsletter to share our past activities and future plans with you. We particularly want to draw your attention to a new speaker series for 2021-22, with a focus on finance…
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April 16, 2021 at 9:00am – Jim Dowd: Blockchain and Finance
Blockchain and Finance Video & Blockchain and Finance Slides Speaker: Jim Dowd, CEO, North Capital Investment Technology Jim Dowd is Founder and CEO of North Capital Private Securities (NCPS), a registered broker-dealer focused on the distribution, secondary trading, clearing and custody of exempt securities, and North Capital Investment Technology (NCIT) which provides technology to facilitate exempt securities offerings by offering compliance…