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The quest for safe, sustainable and affordable energy News and interviews • Sustainability

The quest for safe, sustainable and affordable energy

The energy transition is one of the biggest structural changes of our time. Providing universal access to affordable, reliable, modern energy services is key to securing a sustainable future. By promoting investment in energy infrastructure, clean energy technologies and related research, the financial sector can help seize this tremendous opportunity and thus accelerate progress. On the occasion of EFG’s CRO conference Switzerland & Italy, Franco Polloni, EFG’s Head of Switzerland & Italy Region, has discussed this important topic with Prof. Dr. Lino Guzzella, one of the leading experts in the field.

Marketing & Communications

3 min read
Monthly global house view & investment perspectives Investment Insights •

Monthly global house view & investment perspectives

Global equity markets have been rangebound for some time and the trend continued in May with a 1.25% drop in the MSCI World index, most of which came on the last trading day of the month. Even if some elements of concern regarding the economic situation seem to have diminished, the risks remain mainly to the downside for growth. Nonetheless, corporate earnings beat expectations, especially for technology companies, reinforcing confidence that markets can continue to rally.

Mozamil Afzal

2 min read
Team Malizia finish a close 3rd in a record-breaking leg 5 of The Ocean Race
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Team Malizia finish a close 3rd in a record-breaking leg 5 of The Ocean Race

Team Malizia finished leg 5 of The Ocean Race in 3rd place, arriving in Aarhus, Denmark at 07:27:50 UTC on Monday, 29 May. The team pushed themselves to the limit throughout the transatlantic leg, breaking the 24-hour monohull distance record and crossing the finish line just 5 minutes and 47 seconds behind 2nd placed Team Holcim-PRB in another battle that went right down to the wire.

Marketing & Communications

3 min read
The biggest transition since the Industrial Revolution Investment Insights • Sustainability

The biggest transition since the Industrial Revolution

The transition that is needed to address the impacts of climate change will require changes to the global economy on a scale not seen since the Industrial Revolution. This transformation will also call for massive capital spending of around USD 275 trillion over the next 30 years, which corresponds to around 7.5% of global gross domestic product annually. All countries and sectors will be affected by climate change and must contribute to this transition.

Melanie Beyeler

1 min read

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