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With the 2022 midterm elections nearly in the rearview mirror, has the momentum towards ESG shifted, or is the backlash that was growing around ESG still gaining ground? The meteoric rise of ESG over the past several years was predicted to receive pushback at the hands of a Republican Congress.
Our bi-weekly spotlight explores key ESG-related market developments and their implications for corporates and investors. ESG in the News Vanguard Group is planning a trial in 2023 to give retail clients more say over how their shares are voted at corporate meetings. The firm becomes the latest large money…
The financial incentives included in the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) approved in August are generating transatlantic frictions, as the EU is concerned about their potentially negative effects on European firms. While the tensions are unlikely to trigger a trade conflict in the short term, the disagreement points to the…
With the fallout of the previous Prime Minister’s ‘mini-budget’ still fresh in the mind, and the cost-of-living crisis continuing to hurt household incomes, today’s Autumn Statement needed to please political pundits and the financial markets alike. Given this economic context, today’s statement by the Chancellor is the most important since…
Policy changes on zero-Covid and housing suggest that the completion of the Party Congress may have eased policy paralysis that prevented aggressive action to revive economic growth. On housing, regulators signaled to banks that property lending is no longer politically incorrect, but it remains unclear how banks will respond to…
Executive Summary Leadership is widely acknowledged as the most important internal determinant of a firm’s performance. This also holds true for Private Equity (PE), where the calibre of portfolio company leadership is cited as the number one reason for deal success1. Whilst it is very difficult to directly quantify the…
This week, Mexico’s electoral reform has mobilized hundreds of thousands of people who oppose what is seen as a regression in electoral transparency and independence. Brazil’s political transition could see ministerial appointments start. In Peru, tensions remain high as President Pedro Castillo awaits the arrival of a regional delegation to…
U.S. President Joe Biden held a three-hour discussion with Chinese President Xi Jinping. A busy week of global diplomacy has begun in the Asia Pacific region. Russia’s grain deal with Ukraine is set to expire. Protest marches continue in Mexico. Elections will be held in Malaysia. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka’s president…
President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been successful at signaling that his government will respect the broad-based coalition of political forces that supported his election. He has appointed VP-elect Geraldo Alckmin, a former presidential contender and centrist politician who migrated from historical PT-nemesis PSDB to the socialists (PSB), to…
As global economies slowly emerge from and adjust to the prolonged impacts of the pandemic, policy makers again turn their focus to the existential threat of the climate crisis and how to deal with this challenge. The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) taking place in Sharm El Sheikh,…
This week, Brazil’s transition takes some initial steps following Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s election victory and the dismantling of post-vote truckers’ protests. Colombia’s tax reform should be signed into law ready to take effect from January 2023. In Chile, the governing coalition faces a test of strength in Congress…
Midterm elections will be held in the US. Chinese health authorities have declined to announce re-opening policies. The presidential transition team in Brazil is trying to reconcile social spending with fiscal discipline. ASEAN leaders will gather in Phnom Penh. Long-standing tensions are escalating between Serbia and Kosovo. Meanwhile, the march…
