The Review

City View: Purpose and profit

Firms need clarity of purpose to provide value for all stakeholders, but without profit, they cannot meet their wider objectives
by Charis Williams, manager, research and projects: CISI Business Development

First person: Decarbonisation data discrepancies

ESG and sustainable investment strategies are only as good as the data fed into them, leaving many open to greenwashing, says David Stevenson, guest columnist for the Review

First person: The battle isn’t won yet

We still don’t have enough women chairing company boards. A genuine attempt to fix this would require a culture change in boardrooms across the world and we are a long way off from that
by Anthony Hilton FCSI(Hon)

First person: The future of MMT

What’s next for monetary policy and the implications for fixed income investing?
by David Stevenson

First person: China's tech edge

Whichever measure you look at, China is way out in front when it comes to the technological revolution
by Anthony Hilton FCSI(Hon)

First person: Trackers on top

Active managers are coming under greater pressure as index funds knock them for six
by Anthony Hilton FCSI(Hon)

City view: Fraud – who cares?

Why are authorities and banks so seemingly complacent about fraud and scams below the value of £100,000?

Algorithmic trading’s upside for investors

Dr Robert Barnes, Chartered FCSI, global head of primary markets and CEO of Turquoise, London Stock Exchange Group, explains that algorithmic trading helps investors access multiple execution channels for ‘best execution'

First person: The QE hangover

The demise of quantitative easing should be a good thing, but investors have become hooked on the benefits the influx of money brought. Now they are worried about what might transpire in a post-QE world

by Anthony Hilton FCSI(Hon)

First person: A changing investment climate

ESG performance is climbing up the investor agenda as more shareholders take action on climate change and the transition to a low-carbon economy starts to look less risky
by John Plender, photography by Financial Times

First person: Pick and mix

It is not surprising that things go wrong in British companies – the continued lack of diversity in our boardrooms is leading to ‘groupthink’
by Anthony Hilton FCSI(Hon)

How to recognise an elephant

Clive Menzies, Chartered FCSI, deputy chairman of the CISI Wealth Management Forum and coordinator of the MacroRisk Connect Programme, explains the value of co-creative learning

City view: Maslovian hierarchy of saving

CISI CEO Simon Culhane, Chartered FCSI, explains why paying a flat percentage into a pension fund isn’t necessarily the best option. Sometimes hares do win over tortoises

First person: Shares for the long term

Conventional investment wisdom dictates that you should ‘grin and bear’ short-term share price pain for long-term gain. But is this actually the case?
by Anthony Hilton FCSI(Hon)

First person: The revolution is coming

The financial sector has experienced technology-driven change before but fintech is something different; it has the potential to disrupt the entire competitive landscape overnight
by Anthony Hilton FCSI(Hon)

Grey matters ethical dilemma: Warn or weed out? The verdict

Read the CISI's verdict and readers' comments on the ethical dilemma that appears in the Q3 2017 edition of The Review