Is the blockchain revolution coming?
By Gilbert Wong The technology behind cryptocurrency is going to change the way the world handles information. The tale of the Facebook Cambridge Analytica data scandal has all the ingredients of a Hollywood potboiler: dirty politics, faceless consultants for hire and...
Fossil fuel-free superannuation: What is the deal? 🔊
Last week an announcement was made by the government surrounding changes to default KiwiSaver funds. In a bid to align with the zero-carbon bill, in 2021 when the terms of default KiwiSaver end, they will no longer be able to invest in fossil fuels or illegal...
What does a death in Malta have to do with trusts in New Zealand?
By Ben Goldson New Zealand has traditionally prided itself on being relatively free from corruption, despite revelations of its role in transnational money laundering via trusts established by Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca. These included the holdings of members...
Could a recession be just around the corner?
By Amitrajeet A. Batabyal The U.S. economy is growing at the fastest pace in five years, and unemployment is at the lowest level in almost half a century. So why are Wall Street and some economists suddenly worried about a recession? The U.S. economy is growing at...
Can international finance help protect human rights? 🔊
Can international finance systems be harnessed to protect human rights? While historically financiers have funded some of the worse of human rights abuses, finances also enabled great human leaps. David Kinley argues that it is time to alter the financial system for...
What’s behind Turkey’s tumbling currency?
By Emre Tarim Emre Tarim investigates what is behind Turkey’s tumbling economy. Global markets are on edge once again, this time thanks to the Turkish lira. It crashed more than 15% against the US dollar, euro and pound sterling on August 10 and continued to...
Will cryptocurrency profoundly alter the monetary system? 🔊
Will cryptocurrency profoundly alter the monetary system? What is the future of cryptocurrency? What are the pros and cons? And what do they mean for economics, for power, and for society? Maria Amoudian discusses the questions around cryptocurrency with David...
Why is it so hard to prosecute money laundering? 🔊
Why is it so hard to track and prosecute money laundering? How does it finance terrorism? Maria Armoudian discusses the many faces to money laundering with Moyara Ruehsen and Richard Gordan. Moyara Ruehsen is an Associate Professor at Middlebury Institute of...
Will new technologies revolutionise the economy? 🔊
James Roberts, a sociologist at the University of Auckland, believes that digital networks open up possibilities for radically transforming our financial and economic systems. We asked him to discuss some of his ideas about intelligent economic planning in a...Subscribe by Email
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