New subject: Fwd: xNY.io - Bank.org: Golden Beach, North Cyprus; Wednesday 8 May 2024 Debating Chamber - Peter Thiel - Cambridge Union Society (Video w/ Protests); Ex-SFO Official Joins BNY Mellon As Senior Counsel; Barclays Denies Ex-Employee's Role In Transfer Fraud Case; Kuwait Pension Chief's Estate Denies $1B Bribery Claims

9 Apr 2025

      Dear Professor Angelides (UNIC):

Dear United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC):

Dear European Commission (EC):

Dear European Central Bank (ECB):

   - xNY.io - Bank.org has yet to hear from UNIC or UNODC pertaining to
   potential "fallout-fraud" at Golden Beach, North Cyprus.
   - xNY.io - Bank.org today escalates our appeal, including the EC and ECB
   under the banner of plausible deniability.

UNIC, UNODC, EC and ECB can learn more about xNY.io - Bank.org's potential
involvement with Golden Beach, North Cyprus visavie the Cambridge
University presentation below.

*Wednesday 8 May 2024 Debating Chamber - Peter Thiel - Cambridge Union*
*Society (Video w/ Protests):*

   -
   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-UzMRXxN5cy1rpUEa9Zn1tC1kSo-sI4a/view?usp=d...

xNY.io - Bank.org cannot stand for the Mayors of Istanbul and New York City
being *potentially* disenfranchised for xNY.io - Bank.org's benefit.

Ex-SFO Official Joins BNY Mellon As Senior Counsel
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By Christopher Crosby

A former official of the Serious Fraud Office has joined the Bank of New
York Mellon as a senior in-house counsel after more than a decade at law
firms including Reed Smith.

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Barclays Denies Ex-Employee's Role In Transfer Fraud Case
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By Tabitha Burbidge

Barclays Bank told a London court that it is not responsible for a $643,000
fraud targeting a Singaporean fire safety company, arguing that the loss
resulted from the company's "own failures" rather than any wrongdoing by
the bank.

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Kuwait Pension Chief's Estate Denies $1B Bribery Claims
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Tuesday that the businessman was involved in an unlawful scheme of corrupt
payments in excess of $1 billion, saying he believed the payments were
legitimate and above-board.

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   - xNY.io - Bank.org hopes to hear from UNIC, UNODC, EC and/or ECB in
   efforts to save lives (men, women, children), and to promote Peace on
   Planet Earth.
   - With or without xNY.io - Bank.org's concerns of potential Golden
   Beach, North Cyprus 'fallout-fraud'.

xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional rights.

Thank you,

Gunnar Larson
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Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson

*xNY.io - Bank.org*
917-580-8053
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10001

On Tue, Apr 8, 2025, 11:02 AM Gunnar Larson <g@xny.io> wrote:
...
Dear Professor Angelides and UNODC:
xNY.io - Bank.org has yet to hear from you concerning Golden Beach, North
Cyprus.
- UNODC can learn more about xNY.io - Bank.org's potential involvement
   with Golden Beach, North Cyprus visavie the Cambridge University
   presentation below.
*Wednesday 8 May 2024 Debating Chamber - Peter Thiel - Cambridge Union*
*Society (Video w/ Protests):*
-
   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-UzMRXxN5cy1rpUEa9Zn1tC1kSo-sI4a/view?usp=d...
xNY.io - Bank.org will not stand for the Mayors of Istanbul and New York
City being *potentially* disenfranchised for xNY.io - Bank.org's benefit.
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By Matthew Santoni
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will open its three-day session in
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Judge Who Shot Wife Warned Against Retrial 'Press Tour'
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By Gina Kim
The California judge presiding over the murder trial of an Orange County
jurist who fatally shot his wife admonished him Monday for embarking on a
recent "press tour," warning that he could be violating the state judicial
ethics code by commenting on a pending case.
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By Grace Elletson
Littler Mendelson has asked to be cut loose from a former tech company
executive's suit claiming the firm and the business worked together to
retaliate against her for complaining that her boss made bigoted comments,
arguing to a New York federal court that it can't be held liable for the
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xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional rights.
Gunnar Larson
--
Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson
*xNY.io - Bank.org*
917-580-8053
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10001
On Sat, Apr 5, 2025, 11:16 AM Gunnar Larson <g@xny.io> wrote:
...
Professor Angelides:
BREAKING: 2nd Circ. Revives IBM Retirees' Mortality Data Fight
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By Patrick Hoff
The Second Circuit on Thursday reopened a proposed class action accusing
IBM of shorting retirees on pension payments by using outdated mortality
data, saying the trial court should've sought clarity about certain
documents before tossing the case.
Order attached | Read full article »
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Thank you,
Gunnar Larson
On Tue, Apr 1, 2025, 9:19 PM Gunnar Larson <g@xny.io> wrote:
...
Professor Angelides:
xNY.io - Bank.org aims to preserve a historic relationship with NATO and
the United Nations Security Council in New York City.
- xNY.io - Bank.org has historical significance in Cyprus from the April
   02, 2021 Financial Times reporting included apart of Memo #4's 23
   footnote references.
*Memo #4 - Goldman Sachs Deferred Prosecution Agreement: *
-
   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yx88RMoeLyyfbNK0RtPl4r-m8N21_1Sp/view?usp=d...
*-----(PAGE BREAK)-----*
*The Bank of Cyprus and Illegal Short Selling Irregularities of Turkey’s
Markets*
*"...Turn this matter as we will, and look at it from any side
whatsoever, and it presents the appearance of a cross-border act of
aggression. Goldman Sachs’ potential disrespect to the Deferred Agreement’s
core values has cultivated new crimes that aim to manipulate cross-border
war crime regulatory frameworks.*
-
*On April 02, 2021 the Financial Times reported that Turkey fined
   Goldman Sachs over alleged irregularities in short selling, just a week
   after foreign investors pulled $1.9B from the country’s stock and bond
   markets. Turkey’s Capital Markets Board said that Goldman Sachs was among
   10 securities firms that had placed orders for short selling without proper
   notification, violating rules enacted previously that temporarily
   prohibited such transactions. *
   -
*On April 20, 2021 the CyprusMail (Cyprus’ only English Language
   daily newspaper) reported Goldman Sachs International acted as Global
   Coordinators and Dealer Managers in a $330M bond issuance for the Bank of
   Cyprus. *
*Given the active military conflict in Cyprus, Memo #4 notes that there
is one place on the planet you are not supposed to do this sort of thing.
Furthermore, the DOJ’s Deferred Agreement with Goldman Sachs may have been
tainted with the potential war crime of aggression, risking international
peace and the lives of United Nations peacekeepers, while jeopardizing the
United States of America’s financial security." *
*-----(PAGE BREAK)-----*
UNODC:
xNY.io - Bank.org will not stand for the Mayors of Istanbul and New York
being disenfranchised for xNY.io - Bank.org's benefit.
- UNODC can learn more about xNY.io - Bank.org's potential
   involvement visavie the Cambridge University presentation below.
*Wednesday 8 May 2024 Debating Chamber - Peter Thiel - Cambridge Union*
*Society (Video w/ Protests):*
-
   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-UzMRXxN5cy1rpUEa9Zn1tC1kSo-sI4a/view?usp=d...
xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional rights.
Gunnar Larson
--
Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson
*xNY.io - Bank.org*
917-580-8053
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10001
On Sun, Mar 30, 2025, 1:49 AM Gunnar Larson <g@xny.io> wrote:
...
Professor Angelides:
xNY.io - Bank.org aims to preserve a historic relationship with NATO.
Concerning Wednesday 8 May 2024 Debating Chamber - Peter Thiel -
Cambridge Union Society (Video w/ Protests), xNY.io - Bank.org shares with
UNIC and UNODC xNY.io - Bank.org's approach to a successful long term
relationship in Nicosia, Cyprus given the developments in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Below find a memo to New York State Attorney General Letitia
   James concerning SpaceX Directors who via South Africa engaged
   international law to satisfy conflict resolution in Israel.
Professor Angelides, xNY.io - Bank.org is concerned South Africa and
South Cyprus share themes that could impact xNY.io - Bank.org business in
the Middle East.
Dear UNODC:
Professor Angelides is the UNESCO Chair for Cyprus and has yet to
respond to xNY.io - Bank.org concerning Golden Beach North Cyprus, a UNESCO
site that has been potentially retired.
- UNODC, can your organization communicate with the Peacekeeping
   Mission in Cyprus to confirm tensions in Cyprus are mitigated given
   Istanbul, Turkey's protests?
   - xNY.io - Bank.org also recommends UNODC communicate with the
   Mayor of Nicosia, Cyprus via Cyprus' United Nations liasons in the event
   Golden Beach's UNESCO listing was retired due to extenuating circumstances.
   - UNODC may understand the sensitivity of this matter given the
   active war in Cyprus and the UNESCO Chair's active disengagement to xNY.io
   - Bank.org's sincere concern of our involvement.
UNODC can learn more about xNY.io - Bank.org's potential involvement
visavie the Cambridge University presentation below.
*Wednesday 8 May 2024 Debating Chamber - Peter Thiel - Cambridge Union*
*Society (Video w/ Protests):*
-
   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-UzMRXxN5cy1rpUEa9Zn1tC1kSo-sI4a/view?usp=d...
xNY.io - Bank.org will not stand for the Mayors of Istanbul and New
York being disenfranchised for xNY.io - Bank.org's benefit.
xNY.io - Bank.org looks forward to hearing from UNODC to protect UNODC
from plausible deniability concerns at xNY.io - Bank.org and the ICC and
ICJ.
xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional rights.
Thank you,
Gunnar Larson
--
Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson
*xNY.io - Bank.org*
917-580-8053
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10001
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: *Gunnar Larson* <g@xny.io>
Date: Sat, Mar 29, 2025, 7:44 PM
Subject: Re: xNY.io - Bank.org; Jens Stoltenberg, NATO - Reuters
Newsmaker, September 21; Reference: LA/COD/8/4 12 November 2008
To: <letitia.james@ag.ny.gov>, <Sales@spacex.com>
Cc: <ir@twitter.com>, Harris, Adrienne A (DFS) <
Adrienne.Harris@dfs.ny.gov>, cypherpunks <cypherpunks@lists.cpunks.org>,
<JPMCinvestorrelations@jpmchase.com>, <ir@tesla.com>, <
jan.bischoping@bnpparibas.com>, <PressOffice@cityhall.nyc.gov>
Attorney General Letitia James:
xNY.io - Bank.org is now in day one of seven concerning our New York
False Claims Act hiatus for SpaceX Corporation's benefit.
- *Given the gravity of the situation, xNY.io - Bank.org will
   submit a hiatus update nearly daily to AGNY until the hiatus has expired.*
xNY.io - Bank.org contacted SpaceX on May 21, 2022, in-part with 16
footnote references details.
*xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC | Memo #1 -  Potential SpaceX Interlocking
Directors’ Intent to Manipulate Markets:*
-
   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DHl-KhSX0JVICu6pCnLUBtXKNoxWgjJE/view?usp=d...
xNY.io - Bank.org's May 21, 2022 memo to SpaceX was followed by xNY.io
- Bank.org attending a Reuters Next Newsmaker event with Jens Stoltenberg
Secretary General of NATO on September 21, 2022 (below).
- xNY.io - Bank.org was able to ask NATO Secretary General Jens
   Stoltenberg a pointed question about Cyprus, a world leader in
   cryptocurrency graduate education.
   - Mr. Stoltenberg addressed xNY.io - Bank.org's Cyprus question
   vaugly.
Ms. James, if there is no meaningful progress during the seven day New
York False Claims Act hiatus for SpaceX Corporation's benefit, xNY.io -
Bank.org will launch a NATO and WorldBank.org New York False Claims Act
equivalent, symaltaniouly.
- xNY.io - Bank.org could seek injunctive relief, if necessary, to
   prevent being critical of exploiting AGNY D&O insurance.
   - xNY.io - Bank.org could explore preventing any irreparable harm
   for NATO's benefit.
   - xNY.io - Bank.org would do this ondependent of Cyprus and Turkey,
   who are in an active war.
*Ms. James xNY.io - Bank.org aims to preserve a historic relationship
with NATO. Turkey is a NATO member, Cyprus is not. *
Ms. James, xNY.io - Bank.org is following news of Istanbul's Mayor
under incarnation. xNY.io - Bank.org will not stand for escalating the
Cypus war visavie New York City Mayor Eric Adams' blackballing of UN.org
for xNY.io - Bank.org's benefit.
*Ms. James, xNY.io - Bank.org will not stand for the Mayors of Istanbul
and New York being disenfranchised for xNY.io - Bank.org's benefit.*
For example, on March 12, 2021 (below), xNY.io - Bank.org received news
from GS.com promoting:
- Launch of the One Million Black Women Initiative.
   - John Waldron Interviews NATO Secretary-General.
   - Institutions Sharpen Focus on Crypto Assets.
May 21, 2022, September 21, 2022 and March 12, 2021 yield certain
opportunities for xNY.io - Bank.org to benefit NATO without alleged
WorldBank.org enteprise software fraud.
- xNY.io - Bank.org and UN.org and WorldBank.org have not colluded
   against NATO's benefit.
*xNY.io - Bank.org aims to foster a strong relationship with NATO,
similar to xNY.io - Bank.org's legacy UN.org consultancy.*
AGNY will find a reference memo from Mr. Gunnar Larson's coordination
of the United Nations Audio Visual Library of International Law that could
be *recended* if xNY.io - Bank.org colluded against NATO's benefit.
*Reference: LA/COD/8/4 12 November 2008*
-
   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DUXexz8SfvkDM4HYgpD4SiArj7dbvOJL/view?usp=d...
Finally, xNY.io - Bank.org has conducted exclusive interviews with
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
AGNY will find a photo with United Nations Secretary General Ban
Ki-moon and Mr. Larson after an exclusive interview at United Nations
Headquarters in New York on March 6, 2015.
*Exclusive today with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: *
- https://www.facebook.com/share/19wnWBsWFe/
Perhaps without any fault of thier own, SpaceX directors may be
indirectly associated to WorldBank.org software fraud that could negatively
impact xNY.io - Bank.org's hopeful NATO relationship.
- Being clear, xNY.io - Bank.org will not rest until our UN.org and
   NATO relationships are evolved beyond any potential WorldBank.org software
   fraud.
   - SpaceX directors may not be able to act due to conflicts.
   - These potential conflicts may be outside SpaceX control.
   - Similar to One Million Black Women and cryptocurrencies mentioned
   in the March 12, 2021 GS.com newsletter below.
xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional rights.
Thank you,
Gunnar Larson
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Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson
*xNY.io - Bank.org*
917-580-8053
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10001
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*From:* Briefings from Goldman Sachs <briefings@gs.com>
*Date:* March 12, 2021 at 12:53:52 PM EST
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*Subject:* *Launch of the One Million Black Women Initiative…John
Waldron Interviews NATO Secretary-General…Institutions Sharpen Focus on
Crypto Assets*
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March 12, 2021
Goldman Sachs Launches One Million Black Women Initiative
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“When we looked at the United States, it became clear that if you
wanted to make a long-term economic difference, you had to start by
supporting Black women,” said Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO David Solomon,
on the launch of *One Million Black Women*, the firm’s initiative to
narrow opportunity gaps for Black women by investing $10 billion and
committing $100 million in philanthropic capital for capacity-building
grants over the next decade. The effort will target investments to support
Black women at key moments in their lives and address the significant
disadvantages they face across a range of economic measures, including
access to housing, healthcare, education and capital. The firm will work
with an advisory council of Black leaders from leading corporations,
nonprofit organizations and government, who will play a critical role in
driving the initiative forward.
*Learn more about the One Million Black Women
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Black Womenomics: Investing in the Underinvested
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The *One Million Black Women* initiative draws on insights from
Goldman Sachs Research’s new *Black Womenomics* report, which delves
into the 90% wealth gap between Black and white households, its
relationship with the broader economic disadvantages Black women face, and
the public and private investment opportunities that can help close the
divide. The report contends that addressing structural economic disparities
would make for not only a fairer but also a richer society: The authors
estimate that confronting the wage gap alone (which accounts for two-thirds
of the wealth gap and widens throughout Black women’s working life) could
add over one million jobs to the U.S. economy, and increase annual GDP
by $300-450 billion in current dollars.
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Talks at GS With NATO’s Jens Stoltenberg
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NATO
As secretary-general of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg leads a political and
military alliance that was designed to maintain a delicate peace in the
shadow of World War II—a coalition that's since evolved to include climate
change as a key focus for its 30 member nations. “Climate change—global
warming—is what we call a crisis multiplier,” says Stoltenberg, who spoke
with Goldman Sachs President and COO John Waldron in a recent episode of *Talks
at GS*. “It will increase the competition for scarce resources, for
water, for land. It will force people to move,” he says. “I'm not saying
that climate change is the only reason for crisis and conflicts, but it may
exacerbate and fuel and multiply the consequences of different conflicts in
many places in the world.” The secretary-general envisions a three-part
approach to the threat. “The first thing NATO should do, and we are
starting to do that, is to have the best possible understanding of the link
between climate change, global warming, and security threats and
conflicts,” he says. “The second thing we should do is that we need to
adapt the way we conduct our [military] missions, operations—how we do our
work. Because we have to understand that the military, they operate, at
least mostly, out there in nature.” Last is the alliance’s own role in
contributing to climate change. “We could try to reduce emissions,” says
Stoltenberg, “because today’s military operations are normally extremely
energy consuming.”
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How Institutional Investors Are Thinking About Crypto Assets
Institutional investors are increasingly focused on investment
opportunities in crypto assets, says Goldman Sachs' Mathew McDermott, who
relayed how the assets are dominating client conversations—and at a more
technical level—on a recent *Exchanges at Goldman Sachs* podcast. “The
questions are not really, ‘What is it?’…It's more about ‘How can we get
exposure, what are the instruments we can transact?’” McDermott, who is
global head of Digital Assets for the firm, says the surge in trading
crypto can be seen across a diverse investor base, citing findings from a
recent Goldman Sachs survey of institutional clients. “40% of the clients
currently have exposure to cryptocurrencies,” he says, while “61% of
clients expect their digital asset holdings to increase over the next
year.” It’s a significant shift from where the cryptocurrency market was a
few years ago. “2017 was very much a retail-driven market,” McDermott says.
“This time around, we've just seen a huge volume of institutional demand
across the broad spectrum of different industry types. And as a function,
you're seeing incumbent banks now explore ways that they can develop
products to satisfy that client demand, enabling them to gain exposure to
the different cryptocurrencies.”
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The Daily Check-In With Goldman Sachs
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Above (L to R): Mike Swell, Anna Skoglund and Katherine Tait of Goldman
Sachs
While mounting concerns over inflation spooked the bond markets and
other risk assets in recent weeks, such fears are likely overblown, says
Goldman Sachs’ Mike Swell
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oversees a team that manages $700 billion in fixed income assets. Investors
are “concerned [that] with the very significant recovery we’re seeing in
the economy—along with a lot of debt issued by the government—we’re going
to see a significant increase in inflation,” he says in a recent episode of *The
Daily Check-In*. But more broadly, Swell notes that labor market
slack, productivity gains and globalization will likely keep inflation in
check for longer than the market is currently expecting. “As we look into
2022, you’re likely to see growth normalize, inflation normalize. And the
Fed is going to keep the money easy and, as a result, it’s going to be a
good environment for risk assets and it’s going to be a decent environment
for fixed income assets as well.”
In other episodes of *The Daily Check-In*, Anna Skoglund
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Sachs’ Investment Banking Division discusses the increase in private equity
deal volumes in Europe this year and Goldman Sachs Research’s Katherine
Tait <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac37> explains
why venture capital in the education sector had its best-ever year in 2020
as the pandemic reshaped the future of learning.
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March QuickPoll: Moving to a ‘Post-Pandemic Regime’
After dealing with the recent volatility in interest rates, investors
are shifting their focus to central bank activity and economic data,
according to the latest Marquee QuickPoll survey of close to 700 Goldman
Sachs institutional investor clients. Here are highlights:
*Rate Moves Coming to an End?* Investor sentiment suggests that a jump
in interest rates is still expected but not for long: A majority of
respondents think interest rates will increase in March, but only 9% expect
10-year rates to end the month above 1.60%.
*Central Bank Policy in the Spotlight*. COVID-19 epidemic data and
vaccine developments were by far the primary (and only) variable investors
were watching in past QuickPoll surveys, but focus is now shifting to
central banks and macro indicators. COVID remains top of mind for 39% of
respondents this month, but 33% of investors are now keeping an eye out for
central bank statements and 16% are looking to U.S. economic data. “In our
view, this likely marks the end of the ‘pandemic regime’ for markets and
the beginning of a ‘post-pandemic’ one,” says Oscar Ostlund, head of
content for Marquee, the digital platform for the Global Markets Division.
*Portfolio Rotation to Inflation-Sensitive Assets*. Investors turned
bearish on gold, the price of which typically falls when real rates
rise—with about 35% of respondents expecting the price to be weakened
further by the end of the month. Meanwhile, investors continue to have a
bullish view on other commodities such as crude and copper. “We’ve seen
many investors shift their views on gold and significantly reduce their
enthusiasm on emerging market equities, which were the second-favorite
asset class last month but have significantly sold off,” Ostlund says.
*For more information about QuickPoll and Marquee, reach out to the
team
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Briefly…on the Path to Net-Zero Emissions and Inclusive Growth
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Just over a year into Goldman Sachs' 10-year plan to deploy $750
billion toward accelerating the climate transition and advancing inclusive
growth, the firm has reached a fifth of its target. We sat down with *John
Goldstein*, head of the firm’s Sustainable Finance Group, to discuss
progress, client concerns and the impact of the pandemic on companies’
sustainability goals.
*John, soon after the firm announced its sustainability goal in late
2019, the world went into lockdown. Can you describe how the pandemic
affected companies’ sustainability objectives in 2020? *
*John Goldstein*: Last year was undoubtedly a year of volatility and
complexity, but the one constant was the growing interest and focus in
sustainable finance and ESG as evidenced by the fact that in 2020 alone we
reached a fifth of our $750 billion 10-year target. The pandemic served as
a stress test for the industry—which it passed with flying colors. The
strong performance of ESG investments during the first-quarter downturn was
rewarded with greater focus and capital flows as the year progressed. In
addition, the pandemic reminded people of how quickly the world can change
and how important these emerging changes can be to portfolios. Factors that
may not have always been incorporated in traditional financial models can
have significant financial impacts. From our perspective, 2020 highlighted
the importance of both elements of our sustainability approach which
focuses on two interconnected themes: climate transition and inclusive
growth.
*Can you describe the firm’s approach to sustainability—how did you
come to decide on these two themes?*
*John Goldstein*: When we first announced our sustainability approach
in 2019, people immediately understood the focus on climate transition, but
were less certain about the focus on inclusive growth. Well, 2020 was a
stark reminder that both pillars are essential. The pandemic gave us a
health and employment crisis while highlighting the deeply visible
manifestations of the ongoing racial inequalities, particularly in the U.S.
You could say that the social component of ESG has climbed into the front
seat with the environmental concerns.
*So let’s talk about how the first year of allocating capital went. How
did the firm approach making its targets a reality?*
*John Goldstein*: A big part of achieving our goal during the first
year stemmed from the fact that we were able to leverage the strengths
across the organization. Soon after we announced our 10-year target, we
created a new team, the Sustainable Finance Group, to coordinate our
sustainability efforts across the firm. Shortly thereafter, we launched
dedicated sustainability councils within all of our businesses, each led by
a senior leader within the firm, to integrate sustainability solutions into
our work with clients.
*What's an example? *
*John Goldstein*: One example I would highlight is the work that we
did with our Global Markets Division where we incorporated ESG data into
the division’s trading capabilities. That in turn helped clients achieve
their ESG goals either broadly or in specific areas, such as lowering their
carbon footprint in their portfolios. We essentially served as a product
incubator within divisions to understand the market need for new strategies
for their clients. The division, in turn, scaled the products and
strategies more broadly.
*What types of strategies resonated most with clients? *
*John Goldstein*: Climate solutions were a key focus for clients
across the firm. For example, we’ve worked with our colleagues in the Asset
Management Division to provide growth financing to Swedish manufacturer
Northvolt AB to support the construction of a lithium-ion battery factory
that will expand the market for electric vehicles in Europe. For our public
market investors, we’ve developed ESG strategies in our trading and asset
management businesses and are accelerating global power solutions through
our structuring services in the Global Markets Division. In the Investment
Banking Division, we were part of the largest corporate sustainability bond
for Alphabet; the largest IPO for a solar company, Shoals Technologies; and
helped clients issue more than $35 billion in COVID-19 relief bonds. What
we’ve learned is that there are multiple ways to help clients meet their
decarbonization goals across the firm. In fact, making sustainability a
core commercial focus for us has not only allowed us to scale ESG and
inclusive growth strategies across the breadth and depth of our
organization to meet our clients’ goals, but doing so has also enabled us
to tie it into our own funding strategy as we recently did with the
issuance of our $800 million green bond.
*Finally, what do you see as the key ESG and sustainability priorities
for companies this year? *
*John Goldstein*: Investors and corporates are all looking at moving
sustainability considerations from the periphery to the core of their
organizations. That means that for investors, it’s not just about ESG
products—it’s about all of their investing products. It’s not about their
sustainability report—it’s about their annual report. For us, our focus
will continue to remain on incubating and launching new product offerings
within our divisions in partnership with our clients and—in particular—to
accelerate our efforts to work as one firm to meet clients’ needs.
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Goldman Sachs Media Highlights
*CBS This Morning* - March 10
Investing in Women: Goldman Sachs CEO on New Plan to Close the Wage Gap
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*Essence* - March 10
Exclusive: Goldman Sachs Invests $10 Billion in New ‘One Million Black
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*Bloomberg* - March 8
Goldman Open to Work With Financial Newcomers: Stephanie Cohen
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*Bloomberg *- March 8
Goldman’s Abby Joseph Cohen Still Sees Potential in Equities
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Ga. Restrictions On Litigation Funders Near Final Passage
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Georgia's House of Representatives on Thursday passed the
Legislature's first attempt to rein in third-party litigation funders with
new restrictions on the industry, advancing the other half of a sweeping
civil litigation reform package championed by Republicans this spring.
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