Are Green Investing Decisions Just Your Conscience Speaking?
Are Green Investing Decisions Now More Than Just Your Conscience Speaking?
Banks Turn COVID-19 Crisis Into Opportunity for Change
From Crisis To Opportunity: Central Banks Seize The COVID-19 Moment To Embrace Change Central banks worldwide are embracing extraordinary policies in a bid to stave off the worst economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The US Federal Reserve has announced a dramatic shift in its monetary policy approach, for example, and the European
US Stocks Soar Amid Pandemic: When Will the Crash Hit?
US Stocks Soar Amid Pandemic: When Will the Crash Hit? Despite the brutal economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic and a recent correction, US stock markets appear ready to end the year in the black. This is an extraordinary performance at a time when the global economic outlook seems increasingly bleak and global
Dollar Trending Lower As Politics, Trade, And Rates Dominate
Dollar Trending Lower As Politics, Trade, And Rates Dominate
ESG Reporting Revolution – Firms Must Grapple With The Need For Real Numbers
ESG Reporting Revolution – Firms Must Grapple With The Need For Real Numbers As socially responsible investing (SRI) became increasingly important to investors, many companies began to produce glossy annual sustainability reports. However, those reports often offered style over substance and a lack of widely accepted reporting standards meant that many companies were
As LIBOR Deadline Looms, Low SOFR Swap Volumes Threaten Efforts to Build Term Rates
As LIBOR Deadline Looms, Low SOFR Swap Volumes Threaten Efforts to Build Term Rates LIBOR, which serves as a reference rate for over $300 trillion of global financial contracts, is scheduled to be phased out by the end of next year. At that time, financial contracts will need to transition to new reference rates, with
COVID-19 ‘Net Positive’ For Crypto-Currencies
COVID-19 ‘Net Positive’ For Crypto-Currencies
The Mighty Dollar – Is It Still So Mighty?
The Mighty Dollar – Is It Still So Mighty?
The Great Switch – Negative Prices Are Forcing Traders To Change Their Derivatives Pricing Models
The Great Switch – Negative Prices Are Forcing Traders To Change Their Derivatives Pricing Models Amid widespread economic uncertainty and increasingly volatile markets, derivatives traders have seen the prices of underlyings such as oil turn negative – a previously unimaginable scenario. Faced with negative prices, traditional derivatives pricing models, which assume positive prices, are no
Governments Are Borrowing At Record Rates, But Yields Remain Low (For Now)
Governments Are Borrowing At Record Rates, But Yields Remain Low (For Now) As governments around the world roll out enormous stimulus programs in a bid to resuscitate their pandemic-hit economies, government debt issuance has hit record levels. Yet, despite double-digit budget deficits around the world, yields on government debt remain low. Indeed, in some large