While cash has been digital for some time represented as numbers on a screen, converting physical assets to digital tokens on a distributed ledger now makes it possible to trade and exchange illiquid assets in real time without an...
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While AuM is still trending upwards at a reasonably healthy rate, asset manager revenue continues to stagnate. With margins under continued strain, it is business transformation and operational efficiency that are driving profitability.
ESG has never been more popular, yet regulation is still fractured and siloed across geographies. While there are (at least) 13 voluntary codes, there are currently no universal standards for how companies measure ESG.
Since July I’ve been arguing that if the new Conservative Party leader (and therefore prime minister) veered towards a more populist fiscal policy then sterling could come under increased
Investors have been presented with a series of headlines over this weekend that they will need to consider carefully as they think about the prospects for the Pound and UK markets in the coming weeks.
ESG regulation is still fractured and siloed across geographies. But we need to get ready for a step-change towards mandatory regulation or risk losing the goodwill of our investors.
There are no universal standards for how companies can measure ESG. But there are (at least) 13 voluntary global standards. According to Forbes, 2020 saw more than $47 billion swept into ESG funds and stocks in the US alone. That’s...