Focused Thinking
Economics
The endgame of Covid-19 leaves economists in a challenging position when making long-term forecasts. In many ways, the outlook is more complicated now than it was at the onset of the pandemic.
5 min read | November 2021
Sustainability
Megadroughts in some US states could be a recurring phenomenon yet they offer a chance to revitalise a dated and inefficient water system.
7 min read | November 2021
Sustainability
Ahead of COP26 in Glasgow, five sustainability experts across Nomura reflect on the issues that will be discussed to help the global economy reach net zero carbon emissions and keep the planet below 1.5°C
8 min read | October 2021
Sustainability
Jeff McDermott, Nomura’s newly appointed Global Co-Head of Investment Banking talks about the pressing need for Asia to decarbonize and how Nomura can be a force for good in transitioning companies to greener energy.
15 min video | October 2021
Volatility
Inflation expected to go higher in the near future, but will it last?
28 min podcast | October 2021
Sustainability
The launch of a new taskforce to protect biodiversity, highlights human reliance on nature to the tune of $44 trillion, and promises to shift financial flows to limit the damage.
4 min read | October 2021
Economics
Declining popularity, elevated inflation and worsening intraparty disputes suggest a smaller Democrat-only fiscal package
3 min read | October 2021
Sustainability
Badri Kothandaraman, Chief Executive Officer at solar power company Enphase, told Nomura Greentech that the California blackouts and Texas shutdowns spotlight the advantage of energy independence for homeowners.
5 min read | October 2021
Sustainability
Regulators across the world are revamping ESG disclosure rules to reduce greenwashing and catch up with demand from investors struggling to decipher how green their investments truly are.
6 min read | October 2021
Focused thinking
Professor Shane Crotty and his team at the La Jolla Institute in California study immunity against infectious diseases. They investigate how the immune system remembers infections and vaccines.
60 min video | September 2021
Economics
We warn of ten economies that appear most vulnerable: Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Hungary, Romania, Turkey, South Africa, Indonesia and the Philippines.
2 min read | September 2021
Sustainability
Chris Leslie, Global Head of Sustainability at Macquarie Asset Management explains to Nomura Greentech how the Australian finance firm is well on track to be carbon neutral thanks to a shift in culture.
3 min read | September 2021
Sustainability
María Victoria Zingoni, Executive Managing Director at Spanish energy giant Repsol, told Nomura Greentech that the company is transforming its business by adding solar and wind farms to become net-zero by 2050.
7 min read | August 2021
Technology
Investment in the art market, which has traditionally been limited to the ultra-wealthy, is now experiencing a shift in investor access and demand driven by securitization and technological improvements.
5 min read | August 2021