In an increasingly environmentally and financially unstable world it has never been more important to bridge the gap between those working in the field of financial services and those in environmental research, and to foster a mutually beneficial knowledge exchange relationship between these two...

This report explores the feasibility and benefits of establishing a capacity exchange or hub of capacity exchanges in the UK. The research team interviewed professionals from a variety of sectors, surveyed existing multilateral reciprocal trade exchanges and conducted desk research into the...

This report is the outcome of a research project conducted between June and November 2013 which explored how voluntary standards markets might be applied to financial services regulation and sought to provide independent verification of their potential in the financial services sector. The...

Cities are faced with the huge challenge of providing infrastructure that meets the needs of a rising urban population, with limited public resources. Decisions and investments in urban infrastructure must be urgently leveraged to achieve sustainable economic growth within the carrying capacity...

So what might standards in these areas look like?Taxonomies & performance standards need to be outcome-focused sets of definitions and characteristics, so that regulators and potential purchasers can assess MDLs based on their outputs, rather than the mechanics of how they operate; Data...

Long Finance's Distributed Futures research programme is pleased to announce the launch the report “Get Smart About Scandals: Past Lessons For Future Finance”, another in a series of exciting projects in the programme.The report informs you of the basic tricks that fraudsters, conmen, and...

São Paolo, already a financial services powerhouse, is seen by finance workers around the world as the leading financial centre for green finance in Latin America, beating Rio de Janeiro and Mexico City by a considerable margin. However, its lead may be precarious as it has a high exposure to...

London has moved ahead of New York to reclaim the number one position. London climbed 12 points in the ratings to lead New York by eight points. The GFCI is on a scale of 1,000 points and we believe that a lead of fewer than 20 points indicates relative parity. London and New York are often as...

Financial services have become a major component of western society. Today, the key questions for financial services professionals, as well as their customers, are whether this level of activity constitutes a bubble or whether it is sustainable. What will the industry look like in 10, 20 or 40...