From Hubris to Disgrace: The End of Finance as we Know it…
By Mark Esposito and Terence Tse
In this article, Mark Esposito (co-editor with O’Sullivan and Allington of the book From Hubris to Disgrace) and Terence...
Leverage For Good: The New World of Social-Purpose Finance
By Lester M. Salamon
A revolution is underway on the frontiers of philanthropy. New charitable models hold the promise of leveraging for social and environmental...
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...
Ethics in Finance: Why is it such a problem?
By John Hendry
Despite the best efforts of all concerned, the financial sector continues to have a bad reputation for illegal and unethical behaviour and...
Insurtechs: Threat or Opportunity for Insurance Incumbents?
By Karel Cool, Christophe Angoulvant and Brian Rogers
The article gives data on global investment in InsurTech ventures and discusses the most common strategies and...
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...
Can Financial Innovations Mitigate Civil and Ethnic Conflict?
By Saumitra Jha
The failure to align the incentives of self-interested groups in favor of beneficial reform is often considered a major cause of civil...
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....
Building the Best-Practice Engagement Bank
By Brett King, Alex Sion and Michael Degnan
If you were building a bank from scratch today to optimise customer experience and engagement, what would it look...
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...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
China’s Challenging Search for a New Model of Economic Growth
By Danny Leipziger
China cannot continue to rely on exports to drive its growth, but what are the alternatives?
China ran a $1.2 trillion trade surplus last year, and despite admonitions from the IMF to rely...
