by Mawer Investment Management, via The Art of Boring Blog
Bloomberg shows us past startling sell-offs; Norway’s sovereign wealth fund votes against executive pay at Alphabet; Amazon wades into health care waters; and the U.S. craft beer industry is brewing economic success.
Bloomberg – Far from unprecedented: nine selloffs like this, and nine rebounds
Bloomberg takes us for a “quick walk down bad memory lane” as a reminder that volatility is a staple feature in the markets.
The Financial Times News podcast – Norway fund takes lead on executive pay (6:58 min)
Last year Norway’s $1 trillion oil fund voted against pay proposals at Alphabet, JPMorgan, and Volkswagen—joining a growing chorus of institutional investors calling for more restraint on overly excessive and complex executive pay.
Recode – Amazon’s entry into the health care industry, by the numbers
Is there anything Amazon won’t do?
The Atlantic – Craft beer is the strangest, happiest economic story in America
On craft beer in the U.S., and how the regulatory environment plays a big role in shaping competitive dynamics.
This post was originally published at Mawer Investment Management
