Saudi executions: business as usual in a post-Arab Spring world
Jan 04, 2016 04:07 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Saudi Arabias execution of 47 people on Saturday, January 2 its largest mass execution since 1980 has sparked global shock and outrage. The killing of Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr has proven particularly controversial....
Five biggest security threats facing the world in 2016
Jan 02, 2016 02:54 am UTC| Insights & Views
This has been a remarkably violent year and many of the worst threats to human security that have dogged people all over the globe are no less a problem than they were a year ago. Here, in no particular order, are some of...
Blockchain – A Regulatory Unicorn?
Jan 02, 2016 02:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Never one to let a bandwagon pass by, Greg Medcraft, the Chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has enthusiastically hopped onto the Blockchain wagon. Mr Medcraft has seen the light and...
The Best Investment Alternative In A Down Market
Jan 01, 2016 05:42 am UTC| Insights & Views
The demand for alternative investments has grown to the point at which we might have to leave the phrase alternative investments in the buzz-phrase bin. We believe that in 2016, there is a tremendous opportunity to...
Oil and inflation concern for MXN while fiscal slowdown for BRL - forecasts for Latin American pairs
Dec 31, 2015 11:39 am UTC| Insights & Views
USD/MXN: We believe the peso may remain near 17.00 in the near future. Banxicos decision to initiate a rate tightening cycle was not easy. According to the statement, the main driver was to avoid additional currency...
Global economic recovery will continue to disappoint in 2016
Dec 31, 2015 10:41 am UTC| Insights & Views
The U.S. Federal Reserves rate hike showed confidence in the worlds largest economy, but spillover effects from the hike could lead to tighter credit conditions and higher debt servicing costs for emerging markets....
We've reached the end of the Millennium Development Goals period – so, are children better off?
Dec 31, 2015 10:39 am UTC| Insights & Views
The 15-year period set out to achieve the UNs Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has come to an end. Before we head straight into a new set of 17 targets the Global Goals for 2030 we still have to consider how well we...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects