On Thu, Nov 7, 2024, 3:52 AM Gunnar Larson <[email protected]> wrote:
> Fri, Mar 12, 2021, 7:41 PM > > We were just kids, Joshua. > > Can you please clear this by your CEO and get back to me? > > Thank you for everything. > > Gunnar ✌️ > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Gunnar Larson <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, Mar 12, 2021, 7:41 PM > Subject: Fwd: Launch of the One Million Black Women Initiative…John > Waldron Interviews NATO Secretary-General…Institutions Sharpen Focus on > Crypto Assets > To: Joshua Plant <[email protected]> > > > > Black Women, NATO and Crypto. All the things Goldman is abusing, or has > abused historically. > > After this Demo Day I feel a duty to not let up the gas on xNY.io and > Bank.org. > > Will send you the memo to Linda... I really liked her chat today but I > feel bamboozled. And is billions. > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Gunnar Larson <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 7:38 PM > Subject: Fwd: Launch of the One Million Black Women Initiative…John > Waldron Interviews NATO Secretary-General…Institutions Sharpen Focus on > Crypto Assets > To: <[email protected]> > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From:* Briefings from Goldman Sachs <[email protected]> > *Date:* March 12, 2021 at 12:53:52 PM EST > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* *Launch of the One Million Black Women Initiative…John Waldron > Interviews NATO Secretary-General…Institutions Sharpen Focus on Crypto > Assets* > *Reply-To:* "Briefings from Goldman Sachs" <[email protected]> > > > > [image: Goldman Sachs] > <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac1f> > [image: BRIEFINGS] > March 12, 2021 > > Goldman Sachs Launches One Million Black Women Initiative > > [image: > https://www.goldmansachs.com/our-commitments/sustainability/one-million-black-women/index.html] > <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac20> > > “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 > <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac21> initiative.* > SHARE: [image: twitter] > <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac22> [image: > facebook] <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac23> [image: > LinkedIn] <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac24> [image: > email] <?subject=One%20Million%20Black%20Women&body=> > Black Womenomics: Investing in the Underinvested > <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac25> > > 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. > Read report <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac26> View > infographic <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac27> > SHARE: [image: twitter] > <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac28> [image: > facebook] <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac29> [image: > LinkedIn] <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac2a> [image: > email] > <?subject=Black%20Womenomics&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goldmansachs.com%2Finsights%2Fpages%2Fblack-womenomics-f%2Fblack-womenomics-report.pdf> > Talks at GS With NATO’s Jens Stoltenberg > <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac2b> > Above (L to R): John Waldron of Goldman Sachs and Jens Stoltenberg of 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.” > Watch video <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac2c> > SHARE: [image: twitter] > <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac2d> [image: > facebook] <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac2e> [image: > LinkedIn] <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac2f> [image: > email] > <?subject=Talks%20at%20GS%20With%20NATO%E2%80%99s%20Jens%20Stoltenberg&body=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FPT886HFYEpw> > 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.” > Listen to podcast > <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac30> > SHARE: [image: twitter] > <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac31> [image: > facebook] <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac32> [image: > LinkedIn] <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac33> [image: > email] > <?subject=How%20Institutional%20Investors%20Are%20Trading%20Cryptocurrency&body=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2Fgk3hadD8YHM> > The Daily Check-In With Goldman Sachs > <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac34> > 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 > <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac35>, who 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 > <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac36> of Goldman > 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. > > *For more Daily Check-In videos, subscribe to our channel > <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac38> on YouTube.* > Watch videos <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac39> > SHARE: [image: twitter] > <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac3a> [image: > facebook] <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac3b> [image: > LinkedIn] <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac3c> [image: > email] > <?subject=The%20Daily%20Check-In%20With%20Goldman%20Sachs&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fplaylist%3Flist%3DPLIyiGQywEp65ogt2Bi3vTK7ngXDTM6wT9> > 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 > <[email protected]?subject=BRIEFINGS%20Follow-Up%3A%20Interested%20in%20Learning%20More%20About%20Marquee&body=BRIEFINGS%20Follow-Up%3A%20Interested%20in%20Learning%20More%20About%20Marquee.>. > * > SHARE: [image: twitter] > <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac3d> [image: > facebook] <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac3e> [image: > LinkedIn] <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac3f> [image: > email] > <?subject=March%20QuickPoll%3A%20Moving%20to%20a%20%E2%80%98Post-Pandemic%20Regime%E2%80%99&body=> > Briefly…on the Path to Net-Zero Emissions and Inclusive Growth > <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac40> > > 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. > View infographic > <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac41> Read GS CEO > David Solomon's statement > <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac42> > SHARE: [image: twitter] > <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac43> [image: > facebook] <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac44> [image: > LinkedIn] <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac45> [image: > email] > <?subject=Briefly%E2%80%A6on%20the%20Path%20to%20Net-Zero%20Emissions%20and%20Inclusive%20Growth&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goldmansachs.com%2Four-commitments%2Fsustainability%2Fsustainable-finance%2Fthe-future-is-now%2Fsf-at-gs.html> > Goldman Sachs Media Highlights > > *CBS This Morning* - March 10 > Investing in Women: Goldman Sachs CEO on New Plan to Close the Wage Gap > <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac46> (7:26) > > *Essence* - March 10 > Exclusive: Goldman Sachs Invests $10 Billion in New ‘One Million Black > Women’ Initiative > <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac47> > > *Bloomberg* - March 8 > Goldman Open to Work With Financial Newcomers: Stephanie Cohen > <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac48> (7:37) > > *Bloomberg * - March 8 > Goldman’s Abby Joseph Cohen Still Sees Potential in Equities > <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac49> (10:17) > > Subscribe <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac4a> > Unsubscribe > <https://tracking.gs.com/r/?id=h11421279,4ec274e4,4ec2ac4b&[email protected]> > The data provided in this newsletter is for information purposes only and > should not be construed as investment or tax advice nor as a recommendation > to buy, sell, or hold any particular security. 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