"People may have diverted money into bond and money-market funds instead of stock funds," says Ben Phillips, a managing director in London for Cerulli Associates, an asset-management consultancy.
In its place was talk about the sort of stuff that Geldof once despised — debt-cancellation schemes and the need for "accountability and transparency" on the part of African governments — and, instead of fund-raising, a call for the leaders of the G-8 economies to step up their commitment to Africa.
Instead of funding science prizes, these billionaires should try funding the science itself.
Instead of funding only the current policies toward migrants in Mexico, we should fund fair efforts by Mexico to evaluate which Central Americans are refugees.
Instead of funding a development project with a very specific focus, like tuberculosis (TB) or malaria, SWAps channel donor funds to broad health initiatives in a developing country.
The bill should provide incentives for interlock laws instead of funding penalties; the last thing cash-strapped states need right now is an unfunded mandate.
Just go out and fix it!' " Instead of funding stove projects, though, they'd pass him along to the next agency.
Instead of funding so lavishly SNH's deeply flawed action plan to conserve feral tabby cats the Scottish government should be providing funds to Wildcat Haven to continue its efforts at saving the genuine article.
The fact that the rent from council flats funds libraries and leisure centres instead of funding conspicuous consumption doesn't matter to Conservatives – the destruction of social housing is ideological, not based on fiscal responsibility or common sense.
But instead of funding more humane modes of treatment — such as community mental-health centers that could help patients live independently — many states left the mentally ill to their own devices.
Instead of funding for 27 hours a week of help from the ILF, he has been offered just nine hours by the council, but with the requirement that he pays £60 towards the costs.
