Category: Finance

Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the world’s largest public pension fund with assets totaling ¥258.7 trillion (approximately $1.8 trillion), is under increasing pressure to enhance its domestic private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) investments. Currently, alternative assets, including PE, account for only about 1.6% of GPIF’s portfolio, well below its 5% allocation cap […]

The Gateway Program, a massive infrastructure modernization effort targeting the Northeast Corridor (NEC) between Newark, NJ and New York City, is projected to generate $445 billion in economic benefits by 2060, according to a new analysis from the Regional Plan Association (RPA). The initiative encompasses 11 major infrastructure projects over a critical 10-mile segment of […]

In 2021, the World Bank shut down one of its flagship projects: the Doing Business index, a global ranking system that measured how easy it was to start and run a business in 190 countries. It followed an independent investigation that found World Bank officials had manipulated the rankings to favor powerful countries, including China […]

Private equity (PE) investment in Europe’s financial services sector has experienced a significant uptick in early 2025, with deal values surpassing €7.8 billion in the first quarter, marking a 22% increase from the same period in 2024. Despite this growth, the number of deals declined to 101, the lowest since Q3 2021, indicating a trend […]

Every year, American universities spend millions of dollars patenting inventions developed on their campuses. Big names such as Stanford and the University of California system lead the pack in patent activity, but hundreds of other universities are also trying to strike gold by monetizing intellectual property. The idea is simple: By investing in patents and […]

As financial systems evolve, so, too, must the data and tools used for oversight. Emerging technologies are transforming supervision through Supervisory Technology (Suptech) solutions, allowing for more effective and efficient oversight with improved data quality. These innovations enable data-driven approaches with unprecedented levels of granularity and quality, deepening our understanding of financial markets. Supervisors using […]

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is consulting on revisions to its travel rule that will affect all payments and value transfers. The proposed changes form part of the G20’s roadmap for enhanced cross-border payments. However, they pose a threat to the speed, cost, and inclusiveness that the international community expects from global remittances. So […]

Nearly every country in the world has a central bank – a public institution that manages a country’s currency and its monetary policy. And these banks have an extraordinary amount of power. By controlling the flow of money and credit in a country, they can affect economic growth, inflation, employment and financial stability. These are […]

First impressions matter − they shape how we’re judged in mere seconds, research shows. People are quick to evaluate others’ competence, likability and honesty, often relying on superficial cues such as appearance or handshake strength. While these snap judgments can be flawed, they often have a lasting impact. In employment, first impressions not only affect […]