The future of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing—often referred to as sustainable investing—lies at the intersection of impact investing and bold, diverse leadership. It is at this crossroad where global businesses and financial institutions can move from more passive ESG divestment strategies to more proactive investment approaches that create…
Finance
Malta for Financial Services
Financial services represents one of the pillars of Malta’s economy. Ever since the Mediterranean island nation’s accession to the EU in 2004, which attracted a raft of new investment opportunities, the sector has rapidly expanded to help Malta become a stable and reputable financial services hub for both domestic and…
Il-Bank dwar Malta
Il-Kap Eżekuttiv ‘Insight’ ipoġġi bilqiegħda ma’ Michael Collis, Uffiċjal Kap Eżekuttiv u Direttur Maniġerjali tal-Bank BNF. CEO Insight: F’kuntest ta’ intensità kompettitiva u volatilità tas-suq, il-Bank BNF qed jimxi minn suċċess għal suċċess ikbar fir-rigward tal-profittabilità u l-kisba tas-sehem mis-suq. Għal xiex tattribwixxi dan? Michael Collis:…
Bank on Malta
CEO Insight: Against a backdrop of intense competition and market volatility, BNF Bank continues to go from strength to strength in respect of profitability and gaining of market share. To what do you attribute this? Michael Collis: BNF Bank has produced a consistently improving financial performance…
The State of Trade: A Plan for Growth
Without global trade, our lives would be very different: no electrical goods produced in the Far East or weaves made in Asia, and the food in domestic kitchens would be uninspiring, without access to produce from around the world. Short-term trade restrictions, goods scarcities and port closures revealed a weak…
Damaging Years of Soft Nanny Finance is Now Punishing Us All
Nanny finance in the form of central banks and their years of excessive quantitative easing and desire to cut rates, at the first sign of trouble or discontent, has dominated the world for many years. This seemingly overly soft approach and desire to step in and make things…