The evolution of trading intelligence: From algorithms to AI Artificial intelligence, or AI, didn’t come to financial market trading out of nowhere. Instead, it's part of an evolution that unfolded over decades. That journey can be traced through four key milestones or transitions. Principles of responsible AI: Leaders’ FAQs answered *** Get
Becoming a leader in finance: Learning, changing, and doing This conversation is part of The Intuition Finance Digest, a weekly finance podcast provinding timely insights, educational pieces, and stories from voices in the industry. Learn more here: https://www.intuition.com/finance-insights-the-intuition-finance-digest/ Introduction Ruairi: Thanks, Melissa, for joining us here on The Intuition Finance Digest. To start,
Emerging markets defy expectations amid global headwinds Emerging market (EM) assets have rallied this year, with debt leading the way and equities showing signs of renewed strength. Lower inflation, easier monetary policy, and shifting trade patterns are all contributing to the momentum. Coming into 2025, emerging markets were largely shunned by investors, who
UK looks to benefit from US crypto alliance With its emerging digital assets alliance with the US, the UK is positioning itself as a bridgehead for US crypto firms seeking access to Europe, while the US is advancing stablecoins to reinforce the dollar’s dominance in global finance. The US and UK are expected
$100,000 H-1B visa fee reshapes global talent deployment In September 2025, the U.S. administration formally announced a new fee on H-1B visa applications. An executive proclamation signed on September 19, 2025 requires employers to pay $100,000 for any new H-1B petition filed on or after September 21, 2025. This policy took effect immediately
SDGs: The challenge for leaders In September 2015, the leaders of United Nations’ 193 member states adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ("Transforming our World"), a universal agenda containing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs were selected after the largest public consultation in the UN’s history, resulting in 17 interlinked global
Principles of responsible AI: Leaders' FAQs answered Responsible AI refers to the design, development, deployment, and use of AI systems in a manner that is ethical, safe, transparent, regulatory-compliant, and beneficial to society at large. It acknowledges that AI has the power to bring about significant improvements across numerous sectors and industries, as
Nature risk and finance: A growing challenge Nature risk, or nature-related financial risk, refers to the potential for financial losses that banks and the wider financial sector face from events associated with the degradation of nature, declines in biodiversity, or the collapse of ecosystems. Nature-related events can be gradual, such as declining soil health
“Uninsurable world” poses systemic risk As the United States rolls back the climate risk mitigation measures of the previous administration, elsewhere the implications of rising temperatures are being keenly studied. This is particularly the case in the insurance industry which is effectively pronouncing more and more assets uninsurable with far-reaching consequences. Disruption to the
UK Supreme Court ruling highlights conduct risk A recent UK Supreme Court decision in relation to car finance may mean that the banking industry has escaped its worst fears in that specific case, but the issue has served to bring the issue of bank conduct risk out into the open once more. UK
