There is a famous phrase, well known to many: “When America sneezes, the world catches a cold,” speaking to the interconnectedness of the global economy, which entails ripple effects as a consequence of major shifts. Not unlike the COVID-19 pandemic, the current inflationary cycle has taken on a life of …
People are calling it the Great Resignation, a phenomenon that describes huge numbers of employees exiting their jobs and changing their lifestyles, careers and working habits following the COVID-19 pandemic. In the wake of this trend, companies are coming up with new ways to navigate these uncharted waters. The result …
Less than two years ago we wrote a blog entry about securitisation, in which we attempted to explain in layman’s terms what securitisation is, and examined the opportunities and challenges of these structures. In the article, we also looked at the Luxembourg securitisation market through our 2020 Securitisation Market Survey. …
Maria, who lives in Luxembourg, was dreaming about going to Porto in May 2020, taking advantage of the abundant number of bank holidays during this month. She even booked her plane tickets and accomodation quite in advance, cleverly anticipating that prices would go high during this period. In March, she …
How much do we dislike starting another blog with the word COVID in a prominent position? We don’t want our readers’ eyes to glaze over, or for the headline to mistakenly suggest negativity. Because we find this week’s topic – appreciating what is new and innovative in Luxembourg’s banking sector …
Historically, gratitude has always been studied with people facing each other. But over the last 15 months or so, in the midst of a pandemic that may be fading but refuses to go away, we have had little or limited direct contact. Then, the fief of digital communication —videoconferences, voice messaging, …
In our previous blog, we looked at an overarching summary of the results of our CEO Survey Report 2021 – Luxembourg Findings and asked the question, “Why are Luxembourg CEOs embracing the future with optimism?”. (p.s. If you want to know the whole answer, you have to read the blog). …
Which comes first, the chicken or the egg? When you survey more than 5,000 of the most influential people in business and they demonstrate “record levels of optimism” in a post-pandemic world, will they be hailed with amazing predictive powers if their vision is correct, or is it the confluence …
What’s arguably the most important risk you should avoid? It’s the risk of doing nothing, to remain idle, Mihai Stroe, who helped us put this article together, told us. That’s why this blog is a go-to guide for your organisation to review key aspects of the Operational Risk Management (ORM) …
This week’s blog article stems from a nice exchange of emails with Koen Maris, our Cybersecurity Leader. In the midst of the exchange one of us referred to “the next normal” as the new buzzword we may want to be using. “New normal, next normal, you name it, what’s new …
