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Renewables growth strong but still off required pace

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

By |2025-02-28T10:19:28+00:00March 11th, 2024|Finance|0 Comments

Navigating inflation: Soft landing on a moving target

Navigating inflation: Soft landing on a moving target Amid strong signs that the aggressive tightening cycle implemented by monetary authorities to combat inflation may have run its course – with interest rates set to head lower later this year – markets are jubilant. However, some central bankers and economists caution that these celebrations

By |2025-02-28T10:07:51+00:00February 1st, 2024|Finance|0 Comments

Securities settlement – T+1 comes into focus

Securities settlement – T+1 comes into focus The imminent launch by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of a T+1 settlement regime for US securities is set to reduce risk but also pose challenges – especially for market participants and regulators in other jurisdictions that, for the time being, retain

By |2024-02-01T11:04:54+00:00February 1st, 2024|Finance|0 Comments

ETFs – popular as ever, with increased specialization

ETFs – popular as ever, with increased specialization  Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are one of the major financial innovations of recent decades, their growing popularity reflected in an ever-rising share of assets under management. Global ETF assets hit the USD 10 trillion mark this year, of which the US accounts for the vast majority

By |2025-02-27T16:53:15+00:00December 6th, 2023|Finance, Learning Insights|0 Comments

Emerging risks in finance: “Tilted to the downside”?

Emerging risks in finance: “Tilted to the downside”? As the year-end approaches, the focus of market strategists and economists is on the risks to the global economy and markets in 2024. Key potential sources of risk for the global economy include fallout from China’s real estate crisis, commodity price volatility, persistent inflation, and ballooning

By |2023-12-06T15:26:17+00:00December 6th, 2023|Finance, Learning Insights|0 Comments

Private funds feeling the pressure

Private funds feeling the pressure For at least a decade, private assets – equities, credit, real estate, and other alternative assets that are not publicly traded – had been experiencing a boom, driven by the growing popularity of alternative assets after the global financial crisis of 2007-2009 and a broad bull market in asset

By |2023-10-25T14:03:41+00:00October 19th, 2023|Finance|0 Comments

Specter of stagflation haunts markets

Specter of stagflation haunts markets The response of central authorities to the pandemic was decisive – reflationary policies that injected massive amounts of money into both the financial system and the real economy, turbocharging credit growth and asset valuations. However, the unintended consequence of all this stimulus was an unwelcome surge in inflation, exacerbated

By |2023-10-25T15:01:04+00:00October 19th, 2023|Finance|0 Comments

Fossil fuels and net zero – can they ever be compatible?

Fossil fuels and net zero – can they ever be compatible? The road to net zero is a complicated journey with multiple diversions, forks, and confusing terrain, not least exemplified by the contention that it can be achieved while actually increasing fossil fuel production. Climate change objectives are typically articulated

By |2023-09-06T11:22:25+00:00September 6th, 2023|Finance|0 Comments

Basel III Endgame: US banks to be brought into line with Basel III

Basel III Endgame: US banks to be brought into line with Basel III The announcement of new proposals – referred to as the “Basel III Endgame” – to bring the regulatory capital framework in the United States into line with the final provisions of Basel III is well timed following well-publicized instances of the

By |2023-09-06T10:44:45+00:00September 6th, 2023|Finance|0 Comments
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