IIGCC appoints new board members

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Reforming Global Finance, Beyond GDP

New IIGCC board members    Following recent elections at its EGM, the board of IIGCC is pleased to confirm the appointment of four new members:   ·         Sasja Beslik, Head of Group Sustainable Finance, Nordea Group. ·         Tatiana Bosteels, Director Responsibility & Head RPI, Hermes Investment Management. ·         Gerald Cartigny, …

V. Cryptocurrencies: looking beyond the hype

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

  V. Cryptocurrencies: looking beyond the hype Chapter V of the Annual Ecomomic Report 2018. Cryptocurrencies promise to replace trusted institutions with distributed ledger technology. Yet, looking beyond the hype, it is hard to identify a specific economic problem which they currently solve. Transactions are slow and costly, prone to …

SDG Update – 21 June 2018

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Sustainability News

GUEST ARTICLES UNLEASH Is A Movement of Positivism Camilla Marie Thiele, Manager, Monitor Deloitte The grand finale of the world’s largest Innovation Lab took place a few weeks back in Singapore. The 2018 UNLEASH SDG Innovation Lab brought together 1,000 youth from 108 countries for an 8-day intense programme designed …

? ‘Analyze the footnotes’: Why US reporter Margot Williams starts at the end

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Global Citizen

‘Analyze the footnotes’ & Swiss money-laundering crackdown   As you know, ICIJ is so much more than just a newsroom. Our network of investigative reporters never ceases to amaze me. Today, we speak with award-winning U.S. reporter Margot Williams for our Meet the Investigators series. Williams began covering Guantanamo Bay (pictured below) …