Frances Schwartzkopff

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  • 22 August 2022, Hessen, Frankfurt/Main: The Frankfurt skyline, photographed from the roof of the Frankfurt School Photo: Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa (Photo by Frank Rumpenhorst/picture alliance via Getty Images)Finance

    Greener buildings gain in value, others face ‘huge problems’ as environmental rules loom over property market

    By Frances Schwartzkopff, Gautam Naik, and others
  • George Soros, billionaire and founder of Soros Fund Management LLC, speaks at an event on day two of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from May 22 to 26. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesEnvironment

    Billionaire George Soros says the planet is close to a tipping point and melting ice sheets are a ‘threat to the survival of our civilization’

    By Frances Schwartzkopff, Danielle Bochove, and others
  • CHINA – 2021/04/08: In this photo illustration the American multinational investment bank and financial services company Goldman Sachs logo is seen on an Android mobile device screen with the European Union (EU) flag in the background. (Photo Illustration by Chukrut Budrul/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Finance

    When it comes to ESG investing, algorithms can’t match up with bankers

    By Frances Schwartzkopff and Bloomberg
  • The two towers on the famous Roskilde Cathedral are seen from a distance in Roskilde, Denmark on Wednesday 23 December 2020. (Photo by Aleksander Klug/NurPhoto via Getty Images)International

    The land of cheap mortgages just went to zero

    By Frances Schwartzkopff and Bloomberg
  • A public tram passes the offices of Svenska Handelsbanken AB in Gothenburg, Sweden. Sweden’s biggest bank is seen as a model for its novel approach to banker compensation.Finance

    This bank refuses to pay out lavish banker bonuses, and it’s doing just fine

    By Frances Schwartzkopff and Bloomberg