Pontes demonstrates European resolve on tokenization Europe is moving from experimentation to implementation in digital finance. Through Pontes and the digital euro project, the Eurosystem is seeking to ensure that central bank money continues to play a meaningful role in both wholesale and retail transactions as financial markets become increasingly tokenized. Last month saw
Top 5 skills expected from new banking employees Employers’ expectations of people entering banking and finance are changing. In this age of AI and technological acceleration, it might be thought that this change is a simple one – a shift from traditional finance skills to technology skills. But a spate of recent reports, notably
ESG in Europe on hold despite transatlantic divide A slew of high‑profile mandate withdrawals from US asset managers points to a growing rift with European investors over ESG. Yet this has done little to revive ESG momentum in Europe, where policy initiatives remain largely on hold. Sustainable investing has become something of a
Iran war upends commodities market The old assumption that commodities markets were primarily driven by supply, demand and economic growth has been overtaken by events. Perhaps like never before, the Iran war has underlined that commodities are geopolitical assets. The initial market reaction to the Iran conflict was predictable. Crude oil prices surged
Markets attempt to look through Iran conflict – For now Market sentiment has oscillated sharply in response to developments in the Arabian Gulf, but recent price action suggests investors are increasingly willing to look through the immediate shock. Having been down roughly 9% earlier in the year, the S&P 500 has recovered most
Investors exit private credit After more than a decade of uninterrupted growth, the private credit market is facing its first major contraction. Recent weeks have seen a rush to exit the asset class, prompting several fund managers to "gate" redemptions – a move only likely to further erode investor confidence. The primary catalyst for
Endgame for US Basel III negotiations The shockwaves from the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) are still apparent, at least in the sphere of regulation, with the US banking industry currently engaged in an unprecedented lobbying campaign against proposed new rules to Basel III – Basel IV or the so-called “Basel Endgame”. In
European equities back in vogue Beset by multiple crises and lackluster growth for over a decade, European equity market underperformance had become ingrained in investor expectations. However, since bottoming out in October 2022, they have been a surprise outperformer. Can this last? For the best part of 15 years, a litany of
Inflation divergences: Implications for monetary policy Inflation dynamics across developed economies are diverging. US inflation data has come in “hot” so far in 2024, but inflation in Europe has eased, falling short of expectations. While the Fed is opting to look through the data for now and sticking to its
Renewables growth strong but still off required pace The world increased its global renewable energy capacity in 2023 by around 500 gigawatts (GW) to over 4,000 GW, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). While this rate of growth in capacity (50% higher than in 2022) – the fastest in
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