Biggest macro themes of 2016 – part 1
Jan 04, 2016 11:57 am UTC| Insights & Views
In our previous discussions, Biggest risks threatening global economy heading into 2016, available at http://www.econotimes.com/Biggest-risks-threatening-global-economy-heading-into-2016-134754# , we listed chain reactions...
Jan 04, 2016 11:41 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
Last month of 2015, the ECB has not delivered what streets expected (not a full depo cut we had in mind i.e. -10bps versus forecasts of -20bps) but the extended QE programme we were looking for (now due to run at least...
Are electric vehicles really the best option for greener driving?
Jan 04, 2016 10:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Jaguar Land Rover has become the latest car manufacturer to announce its entry into the worlds first fully electric racing series the FIA Formula E World Championship. It is reported that the racing series will serve as a...
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...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects