Doctors may be missing illnesses because UK medical textbooks often focus on white people

Doctors may be missing illnesses because UK medical textbooks often focus on white people

Malone Mukwende, a medical student from St. George's, University of London noticed during his studies that there was a problem with Ethnic Dermatology. Mr Mukwende's observation leads us to wider questions over healthcare investment opportunities, telemedicine, remote patient monitoring,...

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Green Energy’s Hidden Impact on the Environment

Green Energy’s Hidden Impact on the Environment

Conventional energy sources such as coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear material have a substantial effect on the environment via the release of harmful greenhouse gases (GHG). Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and Methane (CH4) account for over 90% of gases...

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Consolidating the Gold Market

Consolidating the Gold Market

A new theme has emerged in the gold (Au) market: an increase in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) business activities. The hope is that this may derail growing structural issues inherent to the sector which include the following: The industry is...

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ESG – 12 month read-through for small and mid-caps

ESG – 12 month read-through for small and mid-caps

A report from State Street Global Advisors (part of the trillion dollar club of leading asset managers that set terms for the rest of the investment industry) published towards the end of last year made some interesting points about...

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How and why the Oil and Gas sector should improve energy efficiency

How and why the Oil and Gas sector should improve energy efficiency

The Oil and Gas (O&G) industry continues to face scrutiny over the consequences its operations and business activities have on the environment. These companies are being asked to prove how they are helping to reduce carbon emissions. O&G companies...

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Renewables – Can the Covid crisis accelerate the sector by a decade?

Renewables – Can the Covid crisis accelerate the sector by a decade?

According to the stats provided by the UK electricity grid, renewable energy sources wind and solar accounted for 30% of grid power over the last month vs. 23% this time last year and there has been no electricity on...

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Will big tobacco create the first Covid-19 vaccine?

Will big tobacco create the first Covid-19 vaccine?

Tobacco giant British American Tobacco Plc's biotech subsidiary, Kentucky BioProcessing, has developed an experimental COVID-19 vaccine where pre-clinical tests showed positive responses and the first phase of human trials could begin as early as late June. Drug makers around...

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Is ESG essential to secure investment?

Is ESG essential to secure investment?

Over the last three months the concentration of assets under the largest investment funds (the trillion-dollar club) has increased substantially. The largest 1% of fund manager groups manages 61% of total AUM (assets under management) which is 243 times...

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What part will Geothermal Energy play in the Renewables investment landscape?

What part will Geothermal Energy play in the Renewables investment landscape?

Geothermal energy (GTE) exploits the thermal energy beneath the Earth’s surface located near geologic “hot spots”. This energy is contained in steam, hot water (from hot water reservoirs within the cracks of the sub-crust of the Earth) or dry...

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Is moral hazard on the rise during this pandemic

Is moral hazard on the rise during this pandemic

Moral hazard in economics happens when an individual or an institution increases their exposure to risk knowing they will not have to bear the full cost of those risks.The fear of moral hazards occurring is heightened during crises where...

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