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Europe 2045
Climate & Economic Scenario Outlook Strategic Outlook An assessment of how climate risk, demographics, productivity, public finances, political consent and security spending could reshape Europe over the next two decades — and why the plausible range is weighted more heavily toward the downside than most scenario work allows. Regional deep dives: United Kingdom · South of France · Switzerland. Horizon: 2026–2045. Directional scenarios, not forecasts. Probability weights are s
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Why struggling companies are loading up on bitcoin
Three months ago, Georges Karam had never considered for a moment that his semiconductor company might start buying bitcoin. Shares of...
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Aug 11, 20258 min read


JPMorgan explores lending against clients’ crypto holdings
JPMorgan Chase is exploring lending against clients’ cryptocurrency holdings, in the latest sign that the biggest US banks are endorsing...
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Jul 22, 20252 min read


Duke of Westminster’s property group bets on hybrid working
Mayfair and Belgravia landlord to convert parts of portfolio to capture demand for flexible office space Grosvenor, the Duke of...
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Apr 30, 20243 min read


Meta pays £149mn to break London office lease
Meta has paid £149mn to break its lease on a major London development near Regent’s Park as hybrid working prompts big tech groups to...
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Sep 26, 20233 min read


UK office leases shorten and vacancies rates soar as workers stay at home
The length of UK office leases has fallen to the lowest level on record while vacancies rates have soared close to a decade high as the...
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Sep 26, 20233 min read


The UK needs to lead in securities tokenisation
The country’s financial industry cannot be left behind in a trend that will lower costs and risks in markets The writer is chair of UK...
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Jul 25, 20233 min read


Market Roundup - May 2023
As Covid has receded in the rear-view mirror, so has much of the rush to the country and the urge to get into the market at any cost....
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Jun 2, 20236 min read


Kensington & Chelsea pension fund bets big on property
Scheme increases allocation to commercial real estate despite investor worries over sector Kensington and Chelsea council’s pension fund...
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Jun 1, 20233 min read


Incumbents embrace tokenisation and alliances take shape
The buy-in to the Tokenization of Financial Assets from major stakeholders like Blackrock, with $9.1 Trillion Assets under management (as...
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May 19, 20235 min read


UK house prices rise unexpectedly as borrowing costs ease
Increase of 0.5% in April ended seven consecutive months of decline, Nationwide data shows UK house prices unexpectedly rose between...
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May 9, 20232 min read


Peering through the window into US offices
Here’s a counter-intuitive bright spot for US regional banks, just in time for earnings season: they have less exposure to top-tier...
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Apr 19, 20234 min read


Crypto ETFs roar into life with eye-popping 2023 returns
Rebound has extended to tech funds such as ARKK, which has risen 25% this year A swarm of cryptocurrency-focused equity exchange traded...
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Jan 31, 20233 min read


London’s top law firms lure staff to offices with yoga and beekeeping
Research shows lawyers care as much about what their workplace is like as they do about pay City of London law firms are moving offices...
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Jan 20, 20233 min read


Property… but not as we know it: liquid property and the new asset-based economy
Property, or real estate, is a fixed asset that is common to all of us. We all live and work in ‘properties’ and many of us have worked...
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Dec 12, 20224 min read


Test for central bank credibility looms on likely bond losses
Severe balance sheet weakness is symptomatic of how economies operate with minimal margins of safety © FT montage/Dreamstime/AFP This...
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Nov 16, 20223 min read


Crypto inflows defy crash in fund values
Investor interest in bitcoin and other alternatives remains strong despite a torrid market performance Trading places: a banner for a...
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Oct 18, 20224 min read


Crypto real estate: the property market built on digital assets
Agents want to tap a growing pool of buyers looking to convert their cryptocurrency into bricks and mortar __________ Portugal’s first...
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Sep 26, 202210 min read


Asset managers bet big on crypto despite market rout
Abrdn, BlackRock and Charles Schwab have done deals or launched products tied to digital assets this month Big-name money managers are...
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Aug 16, 20223 min read


Coinbase shares soar on deal to provide crypto services for BlackRock clients
A representation of the cryptocurrency is seen in front of Coinbase logo in this illustration taken, March 4, 2022 - REUTERS A specialist...
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Aug 8, 20222 min read
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