ESG factors explained: Environmental | Social | Governance Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors can have a profound impact on corporate performance and investment returns. Understanding these factors and how they may influence companies and markets can help investors enhance their returns and reduce their risk. As more investors demanded ethical alternatives, however,
The state of hedge funds – Is global macro back? After a fallow period following the global financial crisis, global macro funds last year delivered their best performance since 2008, with aggressive bets on soaring interest rates. This comes as no surprise, as macro funds are supposed to thrive during seismic shifts in the
Inflation targeting – What it is, and has the 2% goal run its course? Inflation targeting has been used as a monetary policy tool by central banks since the late 1980s, but recent events have raised the question as to whether the sacrosanct 2% target should be raised. What would be the implications of
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“Trustworthy” AI – Can regulation enhance trust in the AI that businesses and people are using? As part of its “Coordinated Plan on Artificial Intelligence,” the EU has proposed a regulation that sets out harmonized rules on artificial intelligence. This addresses “the risks and problems linked to AI, without unduly constraining or hindering technological
Podcast launch: The Intuition Finance Digest Intuition are delighted to announce the launch of our dedicated finance podcast, The Intuition Finance Digest, offering listeners an expert take on some of the finance industry’s major trends. Intuition’s team of in-house experts are constantly monitoring developments in the finance industry to make our bespoke and off-the-shelf products
The benefits of an industry-wide perspective on asset finance In the last quarter of 2022, Intuition was privileged to deliver a new asset finance training program for a leading firm. This article highlights three reasons why this new form of training can be so impactful. 1 Representing around 3.5% of total debt finance to
Ratings divergence complicates anti-greenwashing measures The risks associated with greenwashing – false/misleading marketing regarding the sustainability attributes of a product or service – are on the rise with signs that net-zero and other commitments made by some members of the financial sector may not be credible. But identification of greenwashing practices remains problematic as
What is MiFID II/MiFIR? The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) is a European Union (EU) regulation that aims to improve the transparency, fairness, and efficiency of financial markets by enhancing investor protection and promoting competition among financial firms. Introduced in January 2018, it is intended as a revision to the original MiFID, which
The key requirements of MiFID II/MiFIR The introduction of the MiFID II regime was not intended as a cosmetic fix to the European financial markets regulatory environment. Rather, it marked the arrival of a whole new trading and investor protection landscape whose impact will be felt globally as well as within Europe due to the many cross-border
