Category: Business

Adam Smith, the father of modern capitalism, famously thought that fair markets required a shared moral framework between buyer and seller. That’s no surprise, considering that his ideas came out … Read More

Until recently Anne Simpson was considered an evangelical advocate for the cause of environmental, social and governance investing (ESG). This spring, however, the former head of sustainability at the Calpers … Read More

Can the EU’s ban this week on most Russian oil imports breathe new life into a dead cow in Patagonia? Argentina’s president Alberto Fernández thinks so. He is talking up … Read More

Has US inflation already peaked? US inflation is expected to have moderated in May, in a sign that inflation may have peaked, as weakening consumer demand and loosening supply chains … Read More

Russian litigants fighting cases in London’s High Court are being forced to find new representation as the biggest UK-based law firms are increasingly refusing to act for them in the … Read More

Self-declared “mad scientist” Bertrand Nepveu wanted to take a sip of beer but couldn’t see the bottle while wearing his start-up’s virtual reality headset. So the dreadlocked engineer looked for … Read More

High levels of inflation and supply chain bottlenecks have created the best conditions for hedge funds trading bonds and currency markets since the 2008 financial crisis, according to one of … Read More

How much can defined contribution pension savers expect to derive at retirement from their current pension pot? This turns out to be a remarkably tricky question to answer — and … Read More

Global investors are returning to China’s stock markets after a widespread sell-off earlier this year triggered by draconian Covid-19 restrictions, the geopolitical implications of Russia’s war in Ukraine and the … Read More

Traders are shifting away from investments linked to decentralised finance, in the latest sign of how the $40bn collapse of cryptocurrency luna has sent shockwaves through a key portion of … Read More