This week the European Union outlined the world’s first comprehensive green-financing guidelines to regulate finance-industry claims in the thriving area of environmentally sustainable investment AKA ESG products. While the rules will apply only in the EU, they could have a broad effect due to Europe’s large financial markets and leadership in the sector. Lancelot King, counsel in...Read More

Can you invest in companies that help fight climate change or create a more equitable world and still make money? That is the question 20-something-year-old law graduate and investment banker En Lee found himself asking several years into his banking career. Having grown up in a family where philanthropy was a culture – his doctor...Read More

Among the key trends affecting advisors this past year were the resurgence of independent investment dealers and new mutual fund dealers joining the fray. The financial services industry is facing disruption and challenges from every corner these days. From robo-advisors that offer investment advice at a fraction of the cost – and commercials criticizing financial...Read More

IMAGINE investing in a good story. A big story, tracing the arc of a megatrend – not just a cycle – that will propel those riding the wave far forward. That’s what thematic investing is about: betting on the robotics revolution, rapid urbanisation, or the fact that many of today’s incumbents will be heavily disrupted...Read More

‘A much deeper, faster and more ambitious response is needed’ There are 10 years left to achieve the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, an ambitious plan to create a better future for people and the planet. However, at the first Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Summit, which took place at UN Headquarters in New...Read More

  3D printing has proven itself useful in so many industries that it’s no longer necessary to show off, but some people just can’t help themselves. Case in point: this millimeter-tall rendition of Michelangelo’s famous “David” printed with copper using a newly developed technique. The aptly named “Tiny David” was created by Exaddon, a spin-off...Read More

As we head into the final days of 2019, it’s a good time to look back at the research, perspectives, and insights that resonated most deeply with readers this year, with our collection of most-read articles. What does this collection say about how our readers are thinking about business challenges and the practice of management?...Read More

It’s goal-setting season, and many of us are looking to switch things up in our working lives next year. This can be tricky because, even when you know it’s time for a change, it can be hard to know exactly where to start and what to do. Sometimes, it’s hard to define what it is...Read More

  Researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind model to control traffic and intersections in order to increase autonomous car capacity on urban streets of the future, reduce congestion and minimize accidents. In the not-so-distant future, city streets could be flooded with autonomous vehicles. Self-driving cars can move faster and travel closer together, allowing more of them...Read More

  Guangdong becomes focus as China races the US to build bigger particle accelerators Scientist says the competition between the two countries will ultimately be for the good of the human race. Scientists in southern China are planning to create machines that will be used to unravel the mysteries of the building blocks of the...Read More