Happy people, happy economy? Moving beyond GDP in measuring economic success in 2022

Message to banks preparing now for a crypto future: ‘You will need to work more like Apple’

6 December 2021 in Finance • 3 min read

An upcoming shift for banks will see them forced to fulfil clients’ needs for access to myriad products and services. And only partnerships will make it happen, says Jan Brzezek, Founder and...

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Solutions to ‘dirty’ bitcoin’s growing sustainability challenge

3 December 2021 • by Salvatore Cantale, Fiorenzo Manganiello in Finance • 5 min read

Finance Solutions to ‘dirty’ bitcoin’s growing sustainability challenge by Salvatore Cantale, Fiorenzo ManganielloPublished 3 December 2021 in Finance • 5 min read Cryptocurrencies, the environmental bogeyman, could be a force of good, provided the...

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Have you considered the actual relationship between E, S and G?

15 November 2021 • by Christos Cabolis, Karl Schmedders in Finance • 6 min read

On the heels of the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference there is global buzz about ESG goals, but many gaps remain between companies’ talk and their actions. ...

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Three factors to watch as impact finance gains traction

29 October 2021 • by Vanina Farber, Patrick Reichert in Finance • 5 min read

As more investors turn to the concept of impact finance, three key trends will shape the immediate future of this rapidly growing field....

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What’s happening to Chinese fintech?

21 October 2021 • by Bin Li in Finance • 4 min read

The first online loan products for SMEs in China to be offered through mobile channels come thanks to the country’s recent fintech revolution. We spoke to Bin Li, Chief Researcher of Fintech...

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Seeking common prosperity from a global perspective

20 October 2021 • by Xiang Bing in Finance • 16 min read

Since 1979, the market economy and global free competition has created unprecedented economic development and wealth creation. However, this has also led to massively uneven distribution of income and wealth, a decline...

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How smart subsidies help social entrepreneurs scale impact

18 October 2021 • by Patrick Reichert in Finance • 6 min read

To make social enterprise financially viable, investors should optimize subsidy design...

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Impact investment is a force for good, but a better way is needed to assess its value

24 September 2021 • by John Elkington, Sonja Haut in Finance • 11 min read

Negative screening is well established among ESG and other impact investors, involving the avoidance of downside exposures, but the next generation will demand far more positive results. ...

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The reality of climate financial risk

14 September 2021 • by Karl Schmedders, Rick Van Der Ploeg in Finance • 5 min read

Those who argue that climate change has little to do with macroprudential risk management are offering a counsel of despair. If the 2008 global financial crisis revealed anything, it is that regulation...

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The Chinese market is essential for On’s long-term success

27 August 2021 in Finance • 4 min read

Maintaining Swiss sports shoe group On’s lofty $7-8bn valuation depends on faultless infrastructure and perfect execution in China, predicts Howard Yu, head of IMD’s Center for Future Readiness....

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