Governments can't do it on their own. It's time for the private sector to mobilise against the pandemic - and to help mitigate against future crises, too

Cyrus Ardalan 25 Jun 2020

COVID-19

3 lessons public market investors can learn from private equity

Many of the tactics used by PE firms can help investors engage in more active ownership amid the shift towards stakeholder capitalism.

Jean-Baptiste Wautier and Justin Jensen 18 Jun 2020

COVID-19

How to tackle the world's biggest challenges and pursue a return

Institutional investors are increasingly addressing climate change and other risks, without sacrificing expected returns.

Rich Nuzum 28 May 2020

COVID-19

Foreign investment is drying up thanks to COVID-19. But there may be a silver lining

Post-crisis winners will be governments that move quickly to attract foreign investors once economies reopen, rather than remain over-cautious.

Cristián Rodriguez Chiffelle and Peter Vanham 24 Apr 2020

Private Investors

3 hard-won lessons from a decade of negative cleantech returns

A decade of negative returns from cleantech investments has provided some useful lessons for today's investors, as interest in the sector begins to pick up once more.

Shai Kivity 13 Mar 2020

Sustainable Development

Sustainable investment continues to gain momentum

Growing numbers of institutional investors are incorporating environmental, social and governance considerations into their investment criteria.

Wendy Woods 25 Feb 2020

Institutional Investors

Tips for investor engagement in emerging markets

Emerging markets are on the rise, but diversifying into them brings new challenges.

Justin Jensen 05 Feb 2020

Better Business

A new leadership agenda for private equity

Here’s how firms can scale the competitive energy that defined their early success and align with rising environment, social and governance expectations.

Tawfik Hammoud 31 Jan 2020

Development Finance

SDG500: the fund kickstarting sustainable investment

The SDGs could be worth $12 trillion, but they've been slow to attract finance. SDG500 is a new multistakeholder investment initiative to change that.

Dorothy Tembo and Jean-Philippe de Schrevel 19 Jan 2020

Climate Change

BlackRock announces move to green finance after activist outcry

After pressure from climate activists, Larry Fink, Chief Executive of BlackRock, announced a tougher stance on investing to ensure a move away from coal and other fossil fuel investments.

Sinead Cruise, Lawrence White, and Ross Kerber · Reuters 15 Jan 2020

Private Investors

A win-win strategy for private equity deals

What if transactions were based on shared goals? Sellers would retain a stake and select a buyer based on their view of the new owner’s ability increase the value of the business.

David Novak 07 Jan 2020

Private Investors

This is how venture capital can fuel a brighter future

By investing in AI, cloud computing, robotics and more, venture capital could reshape major global industries to help offset and possibly reverse the excesses of capitalism.

Zachary Bogue 17 Dec 2019

Development Finance

To bring universal healthcare to Africa, the private sector must get involved

Providing everyone with quality healthcare in resource-strapped countries will mean innovative 'low cost' use of private-sector suppliers.

Pascal Fröhlicher and Carlijn Nouwen 12 Dec 2019

Mental Health

This is how much it would cost to end gender-violence across the world

Every day more than 800 women die from preventable causes during pregnancy and childbirth. But these needless deaths could ended by 2030, for the cost of 46 military aircraft.

Nita Bhalla · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 29 Nov 2019

International Trade and Investment

How the Western Balkans can keep its economic momentum

After the recent success of the Regional Roaming Agreement, landmark progress on economic competitiveness and innovation has been achieved in the region.

Børge Brende and Martina Larkin · Euractiv 08 Nov 2019

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