More on Social Impact Bond: take a London example: E 5mm was raised through the
bond to be shared between St Mungo’s and another org. The cash will fund a 3-yr
program that is strictly measured and, as targets are met, payments will flow
to investors from the Greater London Authority (~6.5% yield). Win-win-win.
[Note: good data is crucial, and this instrument is hard to scale]…Source: http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21572231-new-way-financing-public-services-gains-momentum-commerce-and-conscience
The economist breaks about telematics insurance: attach a device to your car’s diagnostic port, the
gizmo sends driving info back to the carrier, and have your car insurance rate
adjusted down if you are a good driver. For early and successful adapting
insurance carriers, it could mean higher retention with a better suite of
clients. [Note: PGR is on the forefront of this for a while, the timing of The
Economist is interesting, maybe it could cause some further multiples
expansions]…Source: http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21572237-gizmos-track-driving-habits-are-changing-face-car-insurance-hows-my
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The stagnating federal R&D spending: National Institute of Health’s budget will be -7.6%
next 5 years, NASA’s budget at lowest level since 1988, and so on.The
government’s beneficial impact is not always cut-and-dried, but less money into
the field is concerning. [Note: Definitely concerning, if you recall, we have
way more PhDs than associated jobs]…Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/02/26/the-coming-rd-crash/
The Netherlands is not immune: jobless rate in January hit 7.5%, northern provinces
were particularly hard hit; house prices have also continued to decline,
dropping nearly 10% in January compared with the previous year. [Note: value in
Netherlands should there be another meltdown]…Source: http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2013/02/the-netherlands-is-not-immune.html
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