http://www.apesphere.com Primates for progress Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:39:17 GMT en /images/apesphere_logo_rss.gif http://www.apesphere.com Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:39:17 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2145/2010/01/07/Global_Investment_Portfolios_Filled_with_Hidden_Clima Capital & Accounting http://www.apesphere.com/story/2145/2010/01/07/Global_Investment_Portfolios_Filled_with_Hidden_Clima Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:00:41 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2065/2009/12/06/Carbon_funds_grow_despite_problems Capital & Accounting http://www.apesphere.com/story/2065/2009/12/06/Carbon_funds_grow_despite_problems Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:32:27 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2006/2009/10/14/Fund_manager_blasts_hidden_fees_that_cost_investors Capital & Accounting http://www.apesphere.com/story/2006/2009/10/14/Fund_manager_blasts_hidden_fees_that_cost_investors Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:29:29 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2005/2009/10/14/Co-op_gains_consumers_with_ethical_banking Capital & Accounting http://www.apesphere.com/story/2005/2009/10/14/Co-op_gains_consumers_with_ethical_banking Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:07:36 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1987/2009/10/09/Who_will_pay_for_the_electric_gas_stations Capital & Accounting http://www.apesphere.com/story/1987/2009/10/09/Who_will_pay_for_the_electric_gas_stations Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:32:06 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1874/2009/09/24/Hybrid-maker_Fisker_follows_Tesla_with_government_loan Capital & Accounting http://www.apesphere.com/story/1874/2009/09/24/Hybrid-maker_Fisker_follows_Tesla_with_government_loan Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:47:55 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1857/2009/09/23/Reconciling_Social_Motives_and_Profitable_Means-1 Capital & Accounting http://www.apesphere.com/story/1857/2009/09/23/Reconciling_Social_Motives_and_Profitable_Means-1 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:15:38 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1755/2009/09/15/Funding_obstructs_EU_offshore_wind_boom_-_EWEA Capital & Accounting http://www.apesphere.com/story/1755/2009/09/15/Funding_obstructs_EU_offshore_wind_boom_-_EWEA Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:48:19 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1584/2009/09/04/How_the_collapse_of_Lehman_Brothers_hit_the_system Capital & Accounting http://www.apesphere.com/story/1584/2009/09/04/How_the_collapse_of_Lehman_Brothers_hit_the_system Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:14:11 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1546/2009/09/03/Lehmans_fall_to_earth_the_last_hours Capital & Accounting http://www.apesphere.com/story/1546/2009/09/03/Lehmans_fall_to_earth_the_last_hours Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:52:34 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1469/2009/09/03/Global_Finance_magazines_Top_20_safest_banks Capital & Accounting http://www.apesphere.com/story/1469/2009/09/03/Global_Finance_magazines_Top_20_safest_banks Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:27:31 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1419/2009/08/27/FSA_chairman_supports_Tobin_tax_on_City_NGOs_delighted Capital & Accounting http://www.apesphere.com/story/1419/2009/08/27/FSA_chairman_supports_Tobin_tax_on_City_NGOs_delighted Was the chairman of the UK's financial watchdog just trying to impress concervatives when he expressed support for a tax on foreign exchange deals? ]]> Wed, 20 May 2009 15:56:35 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1172/2009/05/20/Teasing_out_the_complexities_of_carbon_accounting Capital & Accounting http://www.apesphere.com/story/1172/2009/05/20/Teasing_out_the_complexities_of_carbon_accounting An interesting piece from Edie on the difficulties of splicing up carbon emission ownership along a supply chain, in this case the water supply chain. ]]> Wed, 13 May 2009 14:00:03 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1141/2009/05/13/Finance_non-profits_and_the_social_entrepreneur Capital & Accounting http://www.apesphere.com/story/1141/2009/05/13/Finance_non-profits_and_the_social_entrepreneur Mon, 04 May 2009 10:11:05 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1095/2009/05/04/Next_standards_target_off-balance_sheet_items Capital & Accounting http://www.apesphere.com/story/1095/2009/05/04/Next_standards_target_off-balance_sheet_items The US Financial Accounting Standards Board has proposed a new staff position to tackle off balance sheet financing that helped aggravate the crisis. ]]> Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:21:45 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1057/2009/04/27/Swiss_seek_deal_to_cling_on_to_tax_evader_secrecy Capital & Accounting http://www.apesphere.com/story/1057/2009/04/27/Swiss_seek_deal_to_cling_on_to_tax_evader_secrecy Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz has asked the US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to drop a lawsuit against the Swiss bank UBS AG. ]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:00:14 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1037/2009/04/22/Financial_firms_fail_to_manage_ESG_risks Capital & Accounting http://www.apesphere.com/story/1037/2009/04/22/Financial_firms_fail_to_manage_ESG_risks A new report by EIRIS finds that the financial sector performed worst at managing environmental, social and governance risks. ]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:13:39 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/756/2009/03/18/Can_standard_setters_resist_calls_to_make_losses_vanish Capital & Accounting http://www.apesphere.com/story/756/2009/03/18/Can_standard_setters_resist_calls_to_make_losses_vanish The International Accounting Standards Board is under pressure from European banks regarding the treatment of collateralized debt obligations (CDOs). ]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:52:58 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/752/2009/03/18/Accountants_stealing_a_sustainability_march Capital & Accounting http://www.apesphere.com/story/752/2009/03/18/Accountants_stealing_a_sustainability_march The International Federation of Accounting (IFAC) - the global professional association for accountants - has produced a sustainability framework. ]]> Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:02:59 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/614/2009/03/09/Indias_accountants_seek_more_freedom_to_disagree-1 Capital & Accounting http://www.apesphere.com/story/614/2009/03/09/Indias_accountants_seek_more_freedom_to_disagree-1 The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) may seek statutory backing to the power to refuse to sign off on company accounts. ]]> Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:31:09 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/419/2009/02/16/Corporation_tax_gaining_recognition_as_a_CSR_issue-1 Capital & Accounting http://www.apesphere.com/story/419/2009/02/16/Corporation_tax_gaining_recognition_as_a_CSR_issue-1 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:56:07 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/396/2009/02/12/Bailed_out_UK_banks_accused_of_tax_avoidance Capital & Accounting http://www.apesphere.com/story/396/2009/02/12/Bailed_out_UK_banks_accused_of_tax_avoidance Heads of British banks including Lloyds and Barclays were asked in Parliament whether havnig been bailed out, they would now stop avoiding tax. ]]> Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:33:04 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/389/2009/02/12/LTEC_Hiding_the_fortune_is_a_Madoff_family_affair Capital & Accounting http://www.apesphere.com/story/389/2009/02/12/LTEC_Hiding_the_fortune_is_a_Madoff_family_affair Ruth Madoff withdrew over $15 million from a company owned by her husband in the days leading up to her husband's arrest. ]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:34:58 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/199/2009/01/27/Struggling_but_viable_companies_fall_prey_to_vultures Capital & Accounting http://www.apesphere.com/story/199/2009/01/27/Struggling_but_viable_companies_fall_prey_to_vultures Behind the headlines of companies going to the wall, there may well be a fund investing in distressed debt. ]]>