Fix for Rating Firms Shows Dodd-Frank Designed to Fail
The primary purpose of the Dodd-Frank Act was to prevent real reform of the financial system. It was very successful at that.... Read More
You can have Democracy or Financial Opacity, but you cannot have both
Since the Great Financial Crisis began on August 9, 2007, global policymakers have demonstrated you can have Democracy or Financial Opacity, but... Read More
Green Bonds and How the Transparency Label Initiative Works
I am frequently asked how do you determine if a specific investment discloses the information an investor needs in order to know... Read More
Woodford Funds and the Certificate of Dumb Investment
Funds of the type run by Neil Woodford are the classic example of why investors should be required to sign a Certificate... Read More
UK Regulator Wants Fund Managers to Warn Investors
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is issuing rules to require fund managers to warn investors if the fund invests in hard-to-sell assets.... Read More
Investment Returns, Timing and Opacity
The Transparency Label Initiative has the potential to significantly improve investors’ returns. Why? Timing. There is a big difference between blindly betting... Read More
ESG and the Transparency Label Initiative
As Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) based investing continues to grow in importance, it faces a problem. The problem is how... Read More