European Funds Warn of Greenwashing Epidemic Amid Confusion Over Sustainability Disclosure Rules As European asset managers scramble to implement the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), they are warning of a significant risk of greenwashing. With little clarity on what makes a fund “sustainable,” it is possible that asset managers may mislabel instruments, leading
As Bitcoin-Related ETFs Launch, Traditional Financial Firms Are Poised to Dominate the New Market With the launch of the first US-based Bitcoin futures exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in October, crypto assets took another important step toward mainstream acceptance. Many questions remain, including the timeline for ETFs that invest directly in coins (rather than futures)
Global Supply Chains are Under Pressure and it’s a Problem Around the world, supply chains are groaning under the weight of pandemic disruptions, materials shortages, and a lack of key workers. In some places, such as the UK, these problems are being exacerbated by domestic factors. At the same time, reopening is driving record levels
Energy Prices are Spiking as the World Weighs its Climate Change Agenda Even as world leaders prepare to gather at the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), global fossil fuel prices are spiking. Oil prices have hit three-year highs and natural gas prices are soaring amid rising demand and supply challenges.
What is the SFDR? Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation In March 2021, the European Union's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) came into force. The SFDR is designed to help institutional asset owners and retail clients understand, compare, and monitor the sustainability characteristics of investment funds by standardizing sustainability disclosures. Under the SFDR, firms must
The Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Banking and Finance Artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized financial technology (FinTech), introducing a wide range of new tools that are transforming the business of finance across departments and functions. This article gives a brief intro into three areas AI is applied in finance: Credit risk Fraud &
Blockchain Bonds Could Slash Costs, But Serious Investment Is Needed to Modernize the Industry Like trade finance, bond markets have traditionally been manual, paper-intensive, and tech-shy. Outside of large, liquid markets like US Treasuries, fixed income trading is often done over the counter (OTC) and bond issuance involves large volumes of paperwork and
Regulation Could Help Move Cryptocurrencies into the Mainstream but Regulators Have Been Slow to Step Up The crypto assets market is rapidly becoming too big to ignore. Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are attracting significant capital inflows and major financial institutions are increasingly interested in crypto as an asset class. However, despite the growing importance
What’s New in Know-How? Intuition has released the latest version of Know-How, the premier digital learning solution for financial services. This release features several updates, including: Four new tutorials and 38 redesigned/updated tutorials (including a further 26 tutorials that are now mobile-compatible). Approximately 60 new/updated video nuggets. Three new tutorials on various applications of
The Biggest Problem with Climate Risk Management in Finance This article is taken from a discussion held between Intuition and three industry leaders on the area of climate change in the world of finance. In this part of the discussion, Paul Fisher, a former Bank of England Executive Director, EU High Level Expert
