Published on November 11, 2022 by Vaibhav Purang 7 November 2013: Twitter goes public 14 April 2022: Elon Musk announces plans to take Twitter private 28 October 2022: Twitter goes private A few months, allegations, counter-allegations, lawsuits and counter-lawsuits later, Twitter has finally been taken private by one of the…

Published on November 10, 2022 by Sachith Vijayaraghavan and Anitha Revanna An environmental, social and governance (ESG) framework helps shareholders recognise how an organisation handles risks and opportunities associated with ESG investment. Organisations that incorporate ESG considerations communicate this to the public via different channels. …

Published on November 10, 2022 by Prashant Juneja Invasion of Ukraine Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused a mammoth humanitarian crisis, displacing over 30% of Ukrainians. …

Uncertainty surrounding the effects of the pandemic will likely remain for the foreseeable future, but this should not prevent organisations from orchestrating change at a pace and scale that would drive results and accelerate business recovery. To grow and emerge as exemplary change leaders of innovation, businesses must partner with…

Published on November 8, 2022 by Huankun Zhao Factors driving the proliferation of lithium-ion batteries Since Sony commercialised lithium-ion batteries in 1990, they have gained substantial market share. Compared with other energy storage devices, lithium-ion batteries have the advantages of high energy density and long cycle life. However, traditional lithium-ion batteries have critical safety issues because they…

Published on November 4, 2022 by Jayraj Gohil and Wilfred Peter With the compliance date for the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) new Marketing Rule being 4 November 2022, all advisory firms have updated their compliance programmes. …

Published on November 4, 2022 by Akanksha Singh In research, the inclusion of appropriate questions that are in sync with the organisation’s objectives and help draw the right insights is paramount. Both close- and open-ended questions have their own set of benefits and limitations. …

Published on November 3, 2022 by Sudhir Shetty The CLO market and participants Collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) are securities backed by a pool of loans that typically range from AAA to B in the rating category. The CLO manager pools the loans in a warehouse (which has a typical holding…

Published on November 1, 2022 by Gaurav Agrawal and Mukti Sharma The latest CPI print for the US came in at 8.2%, while the core inflation was recorded at 6.7% — this, despite the sharp pace of rate hikes by the Federal Reserve (Fed), indicates that inflation is sticky as…