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The link between sustainable business practices and financial performance is hotly debated.  There is plenty of anecdotal evidence of companies with poor environmental, social and

Another day, another store closing – this is the current environment for UK retailers, with the Arcadia Group announcing this week the closure of 23

Sovereign credit risk is a complex beast. It is often country—specific, but can also be driven by regional and global themes.  Currently, all three factors

Sovereign credit risk is important: not only do changes in government borrowing rates affect public funding, these same rates impact investment portfolios broadly. Sovereign risks

The recent Fed hike has brought renewed focus on the broader impact of rising yield curves. While bond markets have been pushing long term bond

The decline of the Turkish Lira has raised a number of financial contagion worries. Initially these focused on European banks, but closer analysis suggests that

Oil price volatility has jumped.  Annualised daily volatility reached a near term low of 19% earlier this year, but it is currently close to 30%,

The automotive industry is undergoing a major transformation.  Sales continue to grow at 2% – 3% pa, but environmental concerns and new technologies means a

The IMF Regional Economic Outlook report from April 2018* discusses the recent increase in debt levels across Sub-Saharan African countries. This growth is partly in