Energy-Hungry Data Storage Is Another Culprit of Greenhouse Gas Emissions January 27, 2020 By Emily Chasan Everyone has seen the warning. At the bottom of the email, it says: “Please consider the environment before printing.” But...
Insurer Pulls Plug on Socially-Conscious Investment Platform Targeting Millennials July 29, 2019 By Emily Chasan In 2017, Pacific Life Insurance Co. introduced a socially conscious, online investing platform tailored to thirtysomethings eager to use their...
Pension Trustees Seek Corporate Disclosure of Sexual Harassment Costs, Policies January 15, 2019 By Emily Chasan and John Gittelsohn A group of trustees from some of America’s biggest public pensions are calling on companies to detail costs related to...
XL Catlin, Nature Conservancy Eye Coastal Wetlands Investments for Storm Mitigation May 11, 2018 By Emily Chasan When Hurricane Sandy hit the U.S. East Coast in October 2012, its 80-mile-per-hour winds and the resulting flooding did about...
Social Issue Investors Pressuring Employers on Pay Equity and Paid Leave Policies October 3, 2017 By Emily Chasan Investors focused on social issues are finding that trickle-down diversity doesn’t work. For years, they surmised that having enough women...
New York May Sue Accountant Over Lehman Collapse December 21, 2010 By Emily Chasan A possible civil fraud case against Ernst & Young LLC over its role in the collapse of Lehman Brothers could...
Spitzer: Wall Street Should Avoid ‘Frankenstein’ Financial Products April 29, 2010 By Emily Chasan U.S. regulators should clamp down on Wall Street innovation to prevent firms from creating “Frankenstein” financial products with no substantial...
KPMG Wins Dismissal of Madoff Feeder Fund Lawsuit April 1, 2010 By Emily Chasan Accounting firm KPMG LLP won dismissal Wednesday of a lawsuit stemming from its audits of a “feeder fund” into confessed...
Former SEC Head Donaldson Calls for Regulatory Overhaul September 19, 2008 By Emily Chasan Former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman William Donaldson said the United States needs a regulatory overhaul, similar to changes...
Chinese Fund Manager Pays $2.1 Million for Buffett Lunch; Tip Included June 30, 2008 By Emily Chasan A Chinese fund manager has won a lunch with famed U.S. investor Warren Buffett after bidding $2.11 million for the...