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Thursday Jun 01, 2023
The Good Idea - Is ESG a good idea?
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Join ESG Director Maria Knapp for a conversation with Phil Davis, Director of ESG at Helios Investments LLP as they explore the effectiveness and suitability of the ESG framework while addressing pressing questions surrounding the private equity (PE) industry. How much pressure does PE face from the mounting mandatory reporting and disclosure requirements?
They also dive into the impact of ESG as a compliance and risk management framework on PE, discussing how it occupies valuable time and resources.
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Federico Saleri and Jonathan Wood discuss the United States’ reopening strategy, the influence of the upcoming Presidential Elections, and what businesses should do to navigate the different state and local guidelines of policies and restrictions.
Monday May 21, 2018
Virtual kidnapping in the United States
Monday May 21, 2018
Monday May 21, 2018
Virtual kidnapping is a crime which is traditionally or even principally associated with Latin America. But it is also very common in the US. However, despite how common it is and how much local coverage incidents get, most people still don’t know about virtual kidnapping, and so it continues to thrive. This is partly because virtual kidnapping it isn’t reported on at a national level by large media outlets.
Saturday Feb 25, 2017
Saturday Feb 25, 2017
In this edition of the RiskMap podcast, hosted by Charles Hecker and Maria Knapp, we discuss the African countries who are vying to build the continent’s first Dubai-like megahub; US-EU and NATO relations in the wake of the Munich Security Conference; and the outlook for Brazil and Argentina as they liberalize their economies.
Monday Jan 30, 2017
Monday Jan 30, 2017
In this edition of the RiskMap Podcast, hosted by Charles Hecker and Jean Devlin, we discuss the three strategic options companies are taking in response to a time of global uncertainty; the outlook for The Philippines under controversial president Rodrigo Duterte; and how US-Russia relations are likely to play out in the coming year.
Thursday Jan 26, 2017
A US China trade war?
Thursday Jan 26, 2017
Thursday Jan 26, 2017
What are the prospects of US President Donald Trump’s tough talk on China turning into a trade war?
Wednesday Dec 14, 2016
A Trump presidency and Saudi Arabia (Arabic language)
Wednesday Dec 14, 2016
Wednesday Dec 14, 2016
How will US President-elect Donald Trump deal with Saudi Arabia once he enters the White House? How will the long standing relationship between the US and Saudi Arabia be affected and how does the Kingdom view the prospect of President Donald Trump?
Thursday Jul 14, 2016
US Elections Preview
Thursday Jul 14, 2016
Thursday Jul 14, 2016
Friday May 27, 2016
Friday May 27, 2016
In our look ahead at the coming two weeks in the global business landscape, we discuss the economic and political crisis rocking Venezuela, the issue of aviation security and global terrorism, and India-US relations in light of Prime Minister Modi's visit to Washington.
Friday Apr 29, 2016
A testing time for US Saudi relations
Friday Apr 29, 2016
Friday Apr 29, 2016
After President Barack Obama’s visit to Saudi Arabia, Control Risks head of analysis for the Middle East, Gala Riani, discusses the state of relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia with Michael Moran in New York and Graham Griffiths in Dubai.
Monday Mar 07, 2016
Monday Mar 07, 2016
US and UK authorities step up anti-corruption prosecution; Crimea after two years of Russian rule; Canada’s Prime Minister Trudeau visits Washington DC.
Friday Jan 22, 2016
Friday Jan 22, 2016
In this edition we discuss Europe’s scrapping of the “first nation” asylum rule, Nigeria’s increasingly pressured currency and the imminent start of primary elections in the United States.
Friday Sep 25, 2015
Friday Sep 25, 2015
Israeli Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, visits Moscow amid concern over Russian military deployments in Syria; could the US government be facing another shutdown and what does Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, hope to get out of visiting Seattle?
Friday Aug 28, 2015
Friday Aug 28, 2015
With Chinese officials struggling to rein in the country’s economy after a week of extreme market volatility, the US Federal Reserve weighs a long-anticipated decision to raise interest rates for the first time in a decade. Meanwhile, the European Union’s struggles with migration exposes rifts within the bloc. Hosted by Charles Hecker and Michael Moran.
Friday Jul 17, 2015
RiskMap Podcast: Trans-Pacific trade and US-Africa ties
Friday Jul 17, 2015
Friday Jul 17, 2015
The coming weeks will see trade ministers convene in Hawaii for renewed talks on the proposed Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership, as well as major developments in US-African relationships—the arrival of newly elected Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in Washington, and a subsequent trip by Barack Obama to Kenya and Ethiopia. Hosted by Angela Mancini and Jonathan Wood.