The B.C. government has announced a new, $500 million strategic investment fund aimed at helping local tech and life-sciences companies scale up and anchor within the province, Premier John Horgan said this morning.
The $18bn worth of sustainable finance instruments floated in the nation last year marked a retreat from previous highs but, with most of the bonds issued from July onwards, the recovery is under way, according to the IFC, which is anticipating a more-than-$100 billion sector in emerging markets over the next three years.
Plenty on Wall Street love to hate active ETF big-guns like Ark Investment Management for having too much cash chasing too few stocks — risking market distortions along the way.
