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Should investors be concerned about equity market volatility – and is there a way they can take advantage of it? A month can be an eternity in finance. When I wrote my last column in mid-March, financial markets were in a “normal” state – equities were grinding higher, the US dollar and US government bond...
A strategic collaboration enabled by our open banking API capabilities and global market presence. The B2B cross-border payments landscape is evolving. Thanks to Standard Chartered’s strategic collaboration with Visa, corporate clients can now benefit from an innovative, seamless and cost-effective payment network. Standard Chartered has joined Visa B2B Connect as a participant and settlement bank....
To accelerate decarbonisation, the development of giga green technology must also pick up pace. We are at a critical juncture in the journey towards net zero and a giga green future. Without a major acceleration in clean energy implementations, net-zero emissions targets will not be achievable. Even though the European Union has ploughed enormous sums...
Tech hardware firms may be sitting on too much cash. Using this liquidity for investments will be important. Digital devices and the tech hardware and components that drive them are increasingly becoming the beating heart of the digital economy. But is the tech hardware sector working on its cash and capital as smartly as the...
Originally published in The Business Times (the article title has been revised to fit SC.com editorial guidelines) Compared with climate mitigation projects, adaptation has historically been underfunded and receives much less financing from the private sector Every dollar that’s invested into climate adaptation and resilience could generate economic benefits worth 12 times as much, said...
An overwhelming majority of investors expressed interest in climate investing. So how do we make sure products meet their needs? Climate change continues to dominate the global agenda, but are we taking enough action? Faced with rising global temperatures and increasingly frequent extreme weather, climate adaptation and mitigation will continue to have urgent focus. Financing...
The world is never short of surprises. Not too long ago, money markets were more aggressive than the Fed‘s projections for rate cuts, the so-called ‘Dot Plot’, having priced 150 basis points of cuts this year. The strong March US payroll employment report and inflation prints have upended such optimism and thrown the much-anticipated Fed...
When it comes to sustainability, there’s a lot banks and other financial institutions can learn from other industries. Consumers are now starting to apply more scrutiny around the sustainability of their everyday choices, from food and fashion to transportation, housing and their financial transactions. The consumer demand for organic food is growing steadily, enabled by...
Against a backdrop of strong indicative interest from retail investors, new opportunities are beginning to emerge. Investing in nature is still a nascent industry and this is even more so the case when we consider retail investments or specifically ocean conservation. Despite the strong indicative interest from retail investors in nature-related solutions, there is currently...
Regular air travellers will understand the fixation many industry observers have with aircraft landings. An ideal ‘soft landing’ is viewed as a testament to pilot skill, while a hard touchdown a sign of poor form. The reality, as always, is more complex with other factors including winds playing a key role. The analogy is applied...
Our Sustainable Finance assets have grown 31 per cent year on year, valuing our Sustainable Finance portfolio at USD17.6bn. As the 2030 deadline to deliver on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) approaches, the world still faces a significant funding shortfall. The annual financing deficit across all SDG categories has expanded to USD4 trillion,...
It’s important to prioritise the investment of your most valuable commodity – your time. From a very young age, we are taught that if you want to get better at something, then you need to expend time and effort to learn the necessary skills. We are also taught that you should focus on areas that...
Critical infrastructure gaps coupled with the pursuit of net zero and adoption of AI will unlock ample opportunity across Real Assets. Large capital deployments across renewable energy, data centres, and the monetisation of non-core infrastructure have tremendous implications for Real Assets over the short- and long-term. Standard Chartered expects all three megatrends to provide compelling...
Bangladesh’s maiden sustainability-linked bond issuance is a rallying call for corporates and investors in the debt and capital equity markets, especially with regards to sustainability-linked products. The green bond was issued amid challenging market conditions and structured to incentivise both issuers and investors. As such, it demonstrates the potential value of such activity in unlocking...
Former President Donald Trump is poised for a face-off with President Joe Biden in November’s US presidential elections. Despite a storm of legal challenges, Trump’s campaign juggernaut rolls on, with polls suggesting a lead over Biden. Trump’s decision to run again puts him among a small group of ex-presidents who have subsequently run for office....
My most recent TV interview, which was posted online with the title “China market not looking so bad”, generated a surprising number of responses. There were a number of “sceptical comments”, which really show how poor the sentiment is for Chinese assets. However, in equity markets, price and volume are hard statistics. In fact, the...
Background Leading hotel operator, Minor International (MINT), is committed to becoming a net zero carbon organisation by 2050. MINT’s sustainability practices include the adoption of a 4R approach (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Replace). In accordance with these practices, MINT is refinancing existing debt with an innovative financing structure that aligns with MINT’s sustainability strategy. MINT is...
Many investors have dubbed the next 10 years as ‘India’s decade’. The country’s projected GDP in 2024 is 7 per cent. With rising disposable income of 15 per cent, and a 1.43 billion population according to UN estimates, India may offer enviable long-term opportunities for decades to come. Renewable energy is one of the sectors tipped...
Former President Donald Trump has won the Republican party nomination to take on President Joe Biden in the US presidential election in November after emphatic wins in the primary elections. It will be the first US presidential election rematch in almost 70 years. Opinion polls show Trump is ahead of Biden in the presidential race...
In a first for the travel and tourism sector in Thailand, renowned accommodation and lifestyle leader, Minor International, has committed to lowering emissions and conserving precious water resources as part of an innovative sustainability-linked financing deal. Travel and tourism delivers many benefits, creating jobs, strengthening economies, and reducing poverty and inequality. Yet, these benefits often...
The shifting regulatory environment is impacting cash management and payments functions, presenting treasury teams with new avenues for liquidity optimisation, more effective capital deployment across different markets, and more agile operations. The global payments and liquidity management space has undergone immense change in recent years, driven by technological advancement and evolving business models. As digital...