Higher borrowing costs call for financial prudence
As the era of ultra-loose monetary policy ends imminently, corporates will need to act wisely and carefully to navigate a treacherous landscape....
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The Motor City takes a detour from Silicon Valley orthodoxy
April 24, 2025 • by Jerry Davis in Finance • 8 min read • 
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Many regional developers have tried and failed to emulate Silicon Valley’s VC-driven model for innovation. Detroit, the birthplace of Ford, is following an alternative route – with promising results....
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Taking aim: how shareholder activism is making the workplace more diverse and inclusive Â
Shareholder activism is changing human resource policies around workplace diversity and inclusion. We use the narrative of Nia Capital, a leading shareholder activist that tackles problems in corporate workplaces through firm engagement...
How the world’s first regulated digital asset bank started life as a technology company looking to acquire a banking licenseÂ
Mathias Imbach, CEO of Sygnum – the world’s first licensed digital bank – explains how the company found its niche positioning...
Monetary policy and its challenges: an SNB perspectiveÂ
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Fed rate rise: simple economics explain stock market sell-off
The US central bank’s more hawkish stance has sent investors scrambling to position themselves for tighter monetary policy. This provides a real-world demonstration of simple economic concepts in action. These models can...
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Happy people, happy economy? Moving beyond GDP in measuring economic success in 2022
One Swiss canton is turning the tables on the status quo of economic health, by departing from the norm of taking GDP as the measure par excellence, and looking concomitantly into how...
Message to banks preparing now for a crypto future: ‘You will need to work more like Apple’
An upcoming shift for banks will see them forced to fulfil clients’ needs for access to myriad products and services. And only partnerships will make it happen, says Jan Brzezek, Founder and...
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