Leading investors call on banks to set tougher net zero targets April 19, 2021 A group of investors managing $11 trillion in assets is calling on banks to set radically enhanced emissions targets ahead of a key meeting aimed at tackling climate change. The group, which includes Aviva Investors and Legal & General Investment Management, said banks have a “critical role” in aligning the economy with net zero targets. [...]
Pfizer vaccine not strong enough to resist South African Covid variant: study April 18, 2021 Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid vaccine is not strong enough to resist the Covid mutation that was first discovered in South Africa. According to a new study published, the South African variant appears to be fairly effective in bypassing the vaccine, more so than the original Covid-19 strain, as well as the British variant, known as the Kent [...]
More human April 16, 2021 | Sponsored Cultural change and technological acceleration are transforming business and redefining the rules of marketing. According to Seth Godin, to connect with our clients we must go out from the limits and explore new ways. “Usually what we do daily is find small and disconnected parts of interests and somehow, we connect them, then we amplify [...]
Creating Value April 16, 2021 | Sponsored According to Seth Godin, bestselling author and change agent, marketing is the act of improving things by doing things better. It is not about communicating value but to create it, and gain a connection with those who want to be connected with us. Many ask me about the future and usually are disappointed with my [...]
Filter that is able to remove Covid-19 from blood given emergency approval in US April 16, 2021 A Pentagon-funded agency has developed a filter that is able to remove the Coronavirus from blood cells when linked to a dialysis machine. After around 300 critically ill Covid-19 patients made a full recovery following treatment with the filter, the FDA has approved the method for emergency use, according to multiple media reports. Moreover, scientists [...]
New immune drug may be AIDS cure as HIV trial shows 97 per cent success rate April 16, 2021 A human trial to test a new immune drug capable protecting people against HIV infections has led to a 97 per cent success rate, according to scientists at Scripps Research in San Diego, California. In fact, the trial has been so promising that vaccine giant Moderna has agreed to join the next stage of the [...]
Sadiq Khan pushes for return of international travel despite new Covid variant cases in London April 15, 2021 Sadiq Khan has called for international travel to return as soon as possible, despite a new cluster of cases of the South African Covid-19 variant in South London. The London mayor told City A.M. today that that he backs the government’s traffic light system for restarting international travel and that he is “hoping it will [...]
Women of the City: Ayesa Latif at Citi April 15, 2021 In this series, City A.M. zooms in on a range of successful women in the Square Mile, some being movers and shakers in their respective fields – rule makers, not rule takers – while others are rising stars worth keeping an eye on. Today: Ayesa Latif, managing director, head of EMEA electronic FX Sales at [...]
Millions take a dip together in India amid record 200,000 new Covid cases a day April 15, 2021 India reported a record 200,739 Covid-19 cases over the last 24 hours, according to the country’s Ministry of Health earlier today. Deaths climbed to 1,038, taking the total to 173,123, while total infections have hit just over 14.1m cases, according to the latest official data. The coronavirus is spreading much faster in India than anywhere [...]
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