To undertake tasks for which one may not be viewed as sufficiently equipped. To be asked to step up to challenges that are above one’s “pay grade”, “age range”, and out of one’s comfort zone. These th ...More
EJ Insight2022-11-24
Two days after the midterm elections in the United States, the Financial Times reported that US inflation has slowed, markets are “giddy,” and the Federal Reserve may now ease up on its interest-rate ...More
EJ Insight2022-11-23
... inflation may become an additional headwind to earnings in a potential downturn. However, sectors are unevenly affected. While some - such as pharma - have seen their earnings rise mostly as a functio ...More
EJ Insight2022-11-23
... , markets may no longer accept Japanese bonds as a safe asset, resulting in a sell-off similar to the one that recently crashed British government bonds. But so far, Kishida’s extra spending has not t ...More
EJ Insight2022-11-22
... vestments may suffer from the lagged effect of market repricing, current vintages may be worth a look, especially if the world manages to avoid a hard landing. Direct real estate is also an option Inf ...More
EJ Insight2022-11-22
... en values may fluctuate wildly. For example, Chiliz, the token used by Socios, has fluctuated in value from US$0.08 to US$0.59 last 12 months; MPS token also dropped from US$17.9 to US$1.93 during the ...More
EJ Insight2022-11-21
... t Beijing may have cancelled it. It was an inauspicious beginning to the Sunak premiership. During his flight to Bali, Sunak told reporters that China posed “a systemic challenge to our values and int ...More
EJ Insight2022-11-21
... elevated, may fall into error, in which event there is a commanding responsibility to correct it, even at the risk of incurring judicial wrath from the lesser gifted incumbents on the bench. It is the ...More
EJ Insight2022-11-21
... neighbors may spark a subsidy race that could increase energy prices further. Given the interdependence of EU member states and eurozone economies, this fragmentation is economically and politically t ...More
EJ Insight2022-11-17
... nd Le Pen may be appropriate here. And it’s not just about electoral democracies, too. Across semi-authoritarian regimes and façade democracies, we have seen the increasing prosecution of agenda by ac ...More
EJ Insight2022-11-16
... 12 months may be remembered as a turning point for the broader energy sector, it won’t be because of the nuclear industry. Nuclear energy’s share of global commercial gross electricity generation in 2 ...More
EJ Insight2022-11-16
... ets alone may be shrinking. However, it is critical that retail investors are educated and can access financial advice on the illiquidity and complexity of private assets versus the transparency and d ...More
EJ Insight2022-11-15
The technology sector may be out of favour right now, but we believe structural drivers remain strong and there are many investment opportunities to pursue, especially in private markets. Valuations f ...More
EJ Insight2022-11-15
According to the Global Data Barometer released in May this year, Hong Kong's score for "governance" was particularly poor, in the sub-item "data management frameworks", the city was even zero-rated! ...More
EJ Insight2022-11-14
... rue, this may seem counterintuitive to short-term business goals, but when an organisation can invest in its existing talent they lay the groundwork for longevity and sustained growth. -- Contact us a ...More
EJ Insight2022-11-14
... training may be required, and reward top-performing workers. Automated process monitoring and performance analytics also allow manufacturers to understand the number of workers and shifts needed to m ...More
EJ Insight2022-11-11
Ask two different climate experts at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Egypt (COP27) to characterize their feelings about the future, and you may get quite different answers. “We are see ...More
EJ Insight2022-11-11
... interests maybe an issue to be attentive to, the nature of their formal work shall not restrict employees to other work opportunities. According to research published by Academy of Management, it sugg ...More
EJ Insight2022-11-09
... the US – may decide to launch strikes against Iran, which is on its way to building a nuclear bomb. With Chinese President Xi Jinping further consolidating his authoritarian rule, and with the US tig ...More
EJ Insight2022-11-09
... d him, Xi may not receive full and unvarnished reports. It is interesting to note, for example, that Li Qiang, the Shanghai party leader responsible for the city’s tumultuous two-month lockdown earlie ...More
EJ Insight2022-11-08
