Tag Archives: investors

Designing financial instruments which destroy lives

Posted on March 24, 2023 by borderslynn

Fact: Those with wealth seek to invest in varioùs assets which have the best return. Sometimes financial instruments have been designed to fill the shortfall in asset availability. Many of us have suffered after these machinations inevitably turn foul. Many … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged ABS, acronyms, assets, banking, CBOs, CDOs, CLOs, CMBS, CMOs, federal agency, financial crises, financial instruments, investors, MBA, mortgages, property, risk transfer, Wall Street | Leave a comment

Fact: rich nations are largely responsible for the extreme effects of climate change

Posted on August 30, 2022 by borderslynn

Flooded areas of Pakistan look as though an ocean has deposited itself there. Hardly any land visible for the population to cling to whilst they await rescue. Scientists have long since explained why this has been progressively worsening over the … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged carbon emissions, climate disaster, CO2, food aid, glacial melt, greenhouse gase, IMF, industrialization, investors, Karachi, monsoon, Pakistan, Pakistan bread basket, poverty, Sindh, vulnerable poor, wealth and poverty | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: investors

Designing financial instruments which destroy lives

Fact: rich nations are largely responsible for the extreme effects of climate change

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