DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ One ETF that focuses on employee happiness is outperforming the market this year
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Executives don't need to worry about Irrational misrepresenting their company, and participation can open them up to potential inclusion in products such as an ETF, van Adelsberg said. In total, the ETF recently held nearly 150 equities and is benchmarked to the CIBC Human Capital Index. Still, the team noted some challenges in building broader awareness of what human capital is or why it matters. "In this market, what we're seeing is that those companies who have strong human capital ratings are outperforming," van Adelsberg said. "The role that human capital plays in driving future equity performance isn't going down.

Persons: doesn't, Kristof Gleich, –, it's, Gleich, …, Morningstar, HAPI, David van Adelsberg, van Adelsberg, Eli Lilly, Johnson, Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan Chase, they've, It's Organizations: Capital Factor, Capital Advisors, Irrational, ETF, Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia, Meta, Morningstar, Mastercard, Berkshire, CIBC Human, JPMorgan, Securities, Exchange

☆ This key element of ESG investing could drive real change at companies and boost returns
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The social pillar of the environmental, social and corporate governance investing framework — known as ESG in short — has been dubbed the "middle child" largely due to data challenges. For years, the social pillar has been considered relatively nebulous and hard to quantify. And it comes despite the fact that the ESG investing framework has found itself in hot water politically. In these cases, she said the social pillar comes into play in ensuring a carbon transition is equitable and just. A fraught environmentGlobally, it appears social themes will become more clear and important to investors over time.

Persons: Michael Nagle, ESG, Michael Young, Young, They're, Marian Macindoe, Insperity, Fuller, Macindoe, that's, Yijia Chen Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Bloomberg, Getty Images Bloomberg, Getty, Sustainable Institute, BNP, Securities and Exchange, Commission, Parnassus Investments, Irrational Capital, Microsoft, Apple, Apple Hospitality, Calvert Research, Management Locations: New York, U.S, United States, Harbor, ESG

☆ These foldable tiny homes start at $50,000 and can be assembled in less than 8 hours — see inside
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

New York real-estate company Hapi Homes uses a prefabricated construction process to build homes that range from 180 square feet to 1,600 square feet. One of the Hapi Homes' foldable models. Courtesy of Hapi HomesCustomers can choose from 16 available floor plans — designed by outside engineers and architects — that Hapi Homes uses to guide the construction of the framing, panels, and flooring. After those parts are built in a factory — which takes about 30 days — they are transported to the final location, where a builder can put the materials together in hours.

Persons: — Organizations: Hapi Homes, Hapi Locations: York

☆ What comes next for ESG funds after the political backlash
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Surging energy stocks in 2022 hurt the performance of many of the largest funds, and political backlash has gained traction with several states moving to block state funds from being invested in ESG products. According to AllianceBernstein, there were $12.1 billion of outflows from ESG funds in North America during the first quarter, although that was due to large outflows from a handful of funds. "This was primarily driven by redemptions from a few large passive ESG funds (e.g., iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF ) due to underlying investors rebalancing their factor exposure. Clearly the political backlash against ESG also weighed on sentiment and demand for ESG products in North America," AllianceBernstein's Zhihan Ma said in an early May note to clients. There were $2.7 billion of inflows into ESG funds in Western Europe during the first quarter, according to Bernstein.

☆ Did My 1967 Experiment Inspire China’s Spy Balloon?
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( Richard A. Muller | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

China accused the U.S. on Monday of having sent more than 10 large balloons into its airspace over the past few years. I might have been the first to do so—but it was long ago, and if I’m guilty, it was inadvertent. Like China’s balloon that sailed over the U.S. this year, mine was about 200 feet tall and flew at 65,000 feet. Mine was launched in 1967 and bore the name “HAPPE” on the container holding the craft’s data-collection instruments, known as its science package. Is it a coincidence that, according to the Journal, China named its balloon program, begun in the late 1960s or ’70s, the HAPI project?

The South Dakota Housing Development Authority offers financial assistance to first-time homebuyers. Requirements for the state and non-profit homebuyer programs vary by county and household size. The South Dakota Housing Development Authority (SDHDA) and local non-profit organizations have several homebuyer programs and resources that can help you during the homebuying process. SDHDA First-time Homebuyer ProgramThe SDHDA First-time Homebuyer Program is a state program that may help you get a fixed-rate government-backed mortgage if you wouldn't normally qualify with a private lender. How to determine whether you fall below the South Dakota Housing LimitThe South Dakota Housing Income Limit depends on which county you reside in and the size of your family.

Search resuls for: "Hapi"

6 mentions found