Finance
A political risk revolution: Social & regime risk
Geopolitical trends and local incidents push corporate risk managers to adopt modern mitigation measures to respond to political risk.
Brexit leaves markets in upheaval
As Leave triumphs in Brexit vote, world financial markets are left reeling from a surprise upheaval to the established order.
Mozambique on course for default
After the revelation of hidden debts, the IMF has suspended its emergency aid to Mozambique, and the country is now on course for defaulting on its national debt.
Previewing the Fed minutes: A slowing forecast for U.S. interest rates
Without a single U.S. interest rate increase thus far in 2016, earlier forecasts predicting steadily climbing rates now appear unlikely to materialize. What shape will the revised rate hike trajectory take?
Scrapping the €500 bill highlights ECB-Berlin policy rift
The decision to scrap the €500 bill increases the risk of tensions between the ECB and Berlin and highlights both actors diverging policy interests.
The Panama Papers: Risks and opportunities
Fallout from the Panama Papers began the moment the 11.5 million financial and legal documents were leaked from offshore law firm, Mossack Fonseca. Issues of tax evasion and havens, secrecy
The Panama Papers: Shadow networks and how they operate
The revelation by the Panama Papers that some of the world’s rich and powerful hide money and assets abroad is not a new one. The extent to which they do
The 2016 U.S. Presidential Election: Assessing candidates’ tax reform plans
With only months left in the presidential nominating contests for both U.S. political parties, the pool of candidates is down to five. All remaining candidates bring unique tax reform plans to the
South Africa’s investment climate even riskier now
As the country’s woes continue, a new investment framework may make things even more difficult for investors in South Africa. Considered a darling among investors in Sub-Saharan Africa not
Direct lending dawns in Europe
A revolution of the European corporate financing model is underway. As banks retrench and downsize in the face of new regulation and burdened balance sheets, direct lending is emerging as
