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Charlesbank made the decision to invest in Aurora Organic Dairy independent of the Harvard Management Corporation (HMC)—the arm of the University responsible for investing Harvard’s $19.3 billion endowment—and the deal included some non-Harvard money...
...globalization. Why is Total's move toward corporate responsibility happening now? The main reason is that they're feeling pressure from investors, not just activists. There's a small but growing industry of politically attuned stock funds in Europe - with an estimated $40 billion under management - which only invest in companies they consider to be socially responsible. But there's also a far larger universe of mainstream institutional investors in both the U.S. and Europe who have started to look at corporate behavior post-Enron as part of their overall performance reviews. Total is playing to this crowd. "Investors want...
...Milan, Dairon spends 45 minutes talking about Burma; a continuing black mark on the company's international reputation. Total insists it has done nothing wrong, but the taint of working with an especially despotic regime and allegations about forced labor raise difficult questions for the firm. "Can a company invest in a country that is considered not democratic?" Dairon asks. "Should it substitute for international organizations in judging a country in the first place?" He opens up the floor for comments. "We need to flip the image in the media and publicize the more positive aspects of what...
...most direct way to hedge against the falling dollar is to invest in foreign currencies. But active foreign-exchange trading is a high-wire act. Instead, consider buying CDs that are denominated in major foreign currencies. They're available online at Everbank. One popular option, according to Everbank president Chuck Butler, is the commodity-indexed CD, which tracks the currencies of four major exporting nations: Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa. Current interest rate: 4.25%. If the dollar moves up, though, you can lose money in these accounts. So consider this strategy for only a small portion of your...
...many developing-country issues offer higher yields than U.S. Treasuries. Emerging-market bond funds have already had a mighty run, gaining 32.5% over the past 12 months. But Leila Heckman, head of Heckman Global Advisers, believes these markets have further to grow. For most individuals, the best way to invest is through an emerging-markets bond fund. A top choice is PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond, which has ranked in the upper 20% of its peer group. Its current yield...