Dealing with poverty in developed nations

World Finance speaks with Hernando de Soto, renowned Peruvian economist on what's holding back the West today

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Are managed futures the way forward?

Demand is growing for managed futures’ “attractive, consistent, and well-correlated returns over time”

March 27, 2015

Will Netanyahu redistribute wealth in new term?

Former White House official discusses whether Israeli’s demands for a greater circulation of wealth from the bottom to the top will be met

March 27, 2015

The mystery of the Vatican

The Vatican has long been cloaked in mystery and intrigue and its bank is no exception. But it’s now said that the city-state is moving towards ending decades of secret banking

March 26, 2015

Pouliot: ‘Chinese government wants national champions, afraid of foreign competition’

Bernard Pouliot of Quam Financial Services Group argues the Chinese government is engaging in discriminatory practices

March 26, 2015

Sarasohn-Kahn: We don’t believe in healthcare for everyone

Obamacare was implemented in 2010 and is now in full swing, but is it the success the US president says or a black hole for money?

March 20, 2015

Indivisible labour, Les Mis, and a global lack of infrastructure

World Finance speaks with Hernando de Soto, renowned Peruvian economist, on what’s holding back the impoverished today

March 19, 2015

As China booms, do you need renminbi insurance?

BOC Life Assurance’s Terry Lo updates World Finance on the Hong Kong insurance market

March 18, 2015

Is Sheryl Sandberg’s ‘Lean In’ advancing the cause for women?

The book that spurred on a global cultural conversation around women’s ability to achieve a work-life balance is examined by Rowena Ironside, chair of Women on Boards UK

March 18, 2015

Is FinTech really recession proof?

2015 will be FinTech’s year, says Kantox’s Philippe Gelis

March 16, 2015

Does society need a moral re-education?

Is the financial system amoral or is it society as a whole?

March 16, 2015

What threat do traditional banks face from FinTech?

Beware a FinTech swarm, says KPMG’s Warren Mead

March 16, 2015

Hernando de Soto: Protect goods by law not violence

World Finance speaks to Hernando de Soto on sometimes why terrorism prospers and taking the power back for the people

March 15, 2015