The auditing industry is facing several challenges, including fee concentration and a decline in practicing accountants. We assess the current state of play to identify potential areas of concern and the impact these could have on investors.

Food, beverage and food-retail companies have often been exempted from emissions-reduction schemes, but that may change soon. And if it does, investors might need to assess a new set of risks for these companies, such as carbon tax. 

Our analysis indicates that sovereign-bond investors may need to be aware of “greenflation” risks and resulting higher yields, as countries start to decarbonize.

Our most recent analysis highlights a global trend toward increased concentration in company ownership.

Sovereign-bond investors may need to be attentive to the risks of “greenflation,” or an increase in inflation due to rising energy prices.

SPACs exploded in popularity in 2020, but these “blank-check” shell IPOs offer some unusual governance risks to investors. In this blog post, we examine some of the challenges.