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Beyond cash

The Covid-19 pandemic has upped the speed of digitisation of financial services Online lending, P2P transactions, mobile wallets, cryptocurrencies: fintechs are reshaping the industry Regulators will be the ultimate judges, balancing the benefits and risks of an increasingly cashless society

Retail investors strike back

Day trading platforms like Robinhood have attracted scores of new users this year… … contributing to a self-fulfilling rally in equities, but also greater polarisation and volatility History is not kind as to how such bubbles end – although the turning point may not be imminent

DECALIA, a Swiss pioneer in the circular economy

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has just released «Financing the Circular Economy: Capturing the Opportunity», outlining why finance is vital to the transition to a circular economy. Decalia, a Swiss pioneer in the circular economy, is mentioned in the report for managing one of the very few equity funds devoted exclusively to this theme.

Clean hydrogen’s moment

Building a hydrogen eco-system will be key in attaining carbon-neutrality targets Investors have been flocking into companies that promise a revolution in transportation For less hyped and more indirect investment opportunities, look rather to the industrial space

The rise of e-sport

Virtual competitions helped keep fans, broadcasters and sponsors satisfied during lockdown The Covid-19 pandemic may well be serving to accelerate the transformation of the sport ecosystem Streamlined events, less travel, greater digitalisation: the characteristics of tomorrow’s sporting world?

Glocalisation 1.0

The Covid-19 shock is driving individuals, companies and governments to look inward. Supply chains, particularly – but not only – in critical industries, stand to be overhauled. Reshoring and greater operational resilience will, however, come at a certain cost.