Sustainable Investing and What it Means for Attracting Capital

Let’s frame a desired global outcome in as uncontroversial manner as possible – greater prosperity for a greater number of people, ideally all people, and improved human wellbeing. What scenarios and behaviours are specifically preventing this outcome, and conversely which ones would...

Fed Hawk Down! How Does This Affect Your Short-Term Cash Strategy?

It was only a few short months ago when treasury professionals and the rest of the world were expecting three or four additional Fed rate increases in 2019. What a difference a new year makes. Since then, the suddenly dovish Fed has changed its stance with a markedly more conservative tone towards...

Can Technology Bring Forth the African Century?

At the start of the new millennium, much of Africa remained plagued by war, famine and corruption. Fast forward 19 years, and the region is blossoming. Yet the treasury landscape nonetheless remains challenging. David Bee, EVP Head of Global Markets at Crown Agents Bank, explains how technology...