Forget the gross domestic product, this may be a more interesting measure of economic slowdown. After two pandemic-struck years of “unprecedented times”, resulting in rising interest rates, sky-high inflation, and GDP growth sluggish across the world, experts are looking beyond these metrics and uncovering unorthodox signals of an economic downturn. A Texas-based graduate student and stripper observed plummeting earnings in May 2022, and stated the other workers at the club picked up a similar pattern in the decrease of earnings, even in December — a…

So, what did Silver Lake see in the All Blacks that made them such an attractive investment opportunity? The answer lies in the comprehensive analysis that private equity firms conduct before making an investment. The sports world was rocked in 2020 with the news that private equity giant Silver Lake…

With the growing number of floods in the region, more should be done to ensure the region has sufficient protection against natural catastrophes. A risk financing advisory should focus on a model which combines the elements of fiscal planning, risk mitigation and risk transfer whilst boosting awareness of the full…

What do investors and asset managers need to look out for? In June, the Financial Times reported that the exchanged-traded funds (ETFs) industry was headed for a consecutive year of record highs as inflows into ETFs totalled $659bn in the first six months of 2021 compared with $767bn for all of last year, according to ETFGI. Growth in electric vehicles, agritech,cybersecurity,digital currency and other tech-related ETFs are unlikely to be slowing down anytime soon, as the past decade witnessed the rise of social media, cloud computing and artificial intelligence driving transformation in our daily lives…

Malaysians have been through a lot in the past three years. In the last 18 months, we have been placed in a seven-month state of emergency and a lockdown since June, and Malaysia currently has one of the world’s highest infection rates. We have been isolated whilst witnessing the plight…

How do we tackle widespread corruption in our economic institutions? In August 2020, Najib Razak became Malaysia’s first former premier to be convicted in court for the misappropriation of US$4.5billion worth of funds meant for the nation’s sovereign wealth fund (Leng, 2020).This paper presents issues that have emerged as a…

The founding President of Center of Advancement of the Steady State Economy an organization that studies the conflict between economic growth and sustainability, joins us today for a short interview. “The term degrowth refers to an economic situation during which the economic wealth produced does not increase or even decrease…

We have witnessed Bitcoin hit a new all-time high of over $50,000. We interview Byron, Head of Australia of Luno, discussing the nitty-gritty of cryptocurrency. — Luno functions as a cryptocurrency brokerage and E-wallet, correct? I wouldn’t call it an e-wallet in the traditional sense that e-wallets exist in Malaysia and Indonesia, or the world. …

Dražen Grubišić on love, social media and the significance of objects as part of one’s intimate history. —