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Innovation built to scale: Luigi Marciano on the future of financial services

As AI moves from experimentation towards implementation, the next competitive distinction in financial services will not be who adopts technology fastest, but who can create the foundations that allow innovation to scale. Luigi Marciano, Founder and Group CEO of Objectway, reflects on what sustainable, profitable growth requires in an industry defined by continuous change

Banking | Featured

A defining moment for Central Asia

Uzbekistan’s landmark National Investment Fund IPO is more than a capital-raising exercise. It is a test of international confidence in Central Asia’s economic future, governance standards and ability to attract long-term global investment

Banking | Featured

A new economic model for the 21st century

As the World Bank and IMF reconsider decades of market-led orthodoxy, a deeper debate is emerging over the role of the state, industrial policy and public investment in building resilient, inclusive economies

Energy | Featured | Markets

The economic path to climate finance

While policymakers often frame decarbonisation as a climate imperative, some of the fastest energy transitions are being driven by economics, affordability and energy security

Banking | Featured

Europe’s moment of supreme confidence

As global alliances shift and economic competition intensifies, Europe is responding with deeper integration, large-scale investment and renewed confidence in its industrial and technological strengths

Featured | Markets

The mispricing of war

The true price of war is rarely paid by those who start it. In a deeply interconnected world economy, the financial burden of conflict is increasingly exported through inflation, disrupted trade and slowing growth worldwide

Featured | The Econoclast

Toronto’s condo crisis and the failure of economic forecasting

Toronto’s once-booming condo market has stalled abruptly, exposing the risks of speculative demand and outdated economic models – raising deeper questions about how markets price uncertainty and adapt to sudden shifts

Asset Management | Featured | Wealth Management

A new blueprint for real estate investment

A new real estate cycle is emerging, but it is far from uniform. While institutional capital returns, the most compelling opportunities lie in overlooked, complex assets where pricing gaps and operational challenges create room for outsized returns

Banking | Featured

The next era of cross-border payments

Stablecoins are making global payments faster, cheaper and more transparent. The businesses moving first will define what comes next

Featured | Management | Strategy

How AI is reshaping corporate governance

As artificial intelligence continues to reshape how organisations operate and compete, boards are being forced to confront a more fundamental question – whether they are structured to deliver the kind of judgement, challenge and adaptability that businesses now demand

Corporate Governance | Featured | Strategy

Business schools and the leadership divide

Despite years of progress on diversity, women remain under-represented in senior business school leadership. Removing the barriers limiting advancement is becoming a strategic priority for institutions seeking stronger leadership, broader talent pipelines and more inclusive decision-making

Featured | Strategy

Beer’s next growth story

As demand for moderation grows, beer’s lower-alcohol profile and global reach position the $878bn industry to lead the next phase of drinks market growth

Featured | Wealth Management

The new gatekeeper of global finance

The Clarity Act could turn US regulation into the world’s financial rulebook – offering access to some, while leaving the unprepared locked out of the next phase of growth

Featured | Markets

Could Universal Studios and Puy du Fou Transform UK Tourism?

With new plans for multi-million-pound businesses in consultation, not one, but two giant theme park brands are hoping to build world-class attractions in the UK – and one of them you have probably never heard of

Featured | Markets | Technology

A job apocalypse?

As AI continues its march apace – propelled by the rise of AI agents – experts have predicted an influx of job cuts amid a workforce transformation that has been compared to the Industrial Revolution. But how threatened really are the occupations of today, and what does the workforce of the future look like?