The Role of Ethical Finance in the Well Being of the 21st Century Societies
By Sofia Santos
According to the Report produced by the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress, chaired by Joseph Stiglitz, it...
Investing in Liquid Gold
Whisky is rapidly becoming the new wine as people look for different ways of investing and growing their cash. Independent whisky expert Dominic Roskrow...
Shadow Bankers Fight a Losing Battle in China
By Joe Zhang
“If President Xi Jinping wants Chinese people to realise their own ‘China dream’, he must tame the credit monster. Shadow banking is...
Making Sustainable Attainable
By Ian Brooks
From its early beginnings as a financially risky and purely philanthropic venture, Sustainable Investing has evolved into not only a viable but...
From A Niche Market To The Mainstream: What Has Driven Islamic Banking Growth?
By Patrick Imam and Kangni Kpodar
Despite the rapid growth in Islamic banking during the past decade, challenges remain, pointing to the need for further...
When Waqf meets Banks
By Ebi Junaidi
Global economy has been leaning toward innovations focussed in achieving sustainability. Ebi Junaidi promotes the age-old Waqf “movement” established by the Muslims....
Transformation of Financial Services in Northeast Asian Banks: An Unexpected, but Pleasant, Cultural Surprise
By Jung Kee Hong and You-il Lee
Below Dr. Jung Kee Hong and Dr. You-il Lee explore the new emergence of financial market trends shown...
Active Investing? That’s So Twentieth Century
By Edward Morris
The movement to passive investing has been unrelenting. Investors may harbour doubts that the markets are perfectly efficient, but they increasingly act...
Will There be Such a ‘Think’ as Responsible Investment Banking One Day?
By Karen Wendt
In this article, Karen Wendt, the editor of Responsible Investment Banking: Risk Management Frameworks, Sustainable Financial Innovation and Softlaw Standards, gives our...
A Golden Opportunity?
By Andy Simpson
Since 2009, there has been a 192.6% increase in volumes of Single Malt Scotch Whisky (SMSW) sold at auction in the UK,...