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Huw van Steenis

  • Sunday, 7 July, 2024
    EU capital markets union
    Europe needs a bolder plan for capital markets

    From the green transition to the digital transformation, the requirement is enormous

    Silhouette  of an oil derrick against a sunset
  • Tuesday, 23 April, 2024
    Markets InsightPrivate credit
    Is the boom in private credit losing steam?

    Leading players look to partner with banks rather than be their adversaries

    The Blackstone headquarters building in New York, US
  • Monday, 15 January, 2024
    Markets InsightUS financial regulation
    The unintended consequences of the Basel endgame

    Investors have been right to fret over the effects of proposed bank capital rule changes

    The headquarters of the Bank for International Settlements in Basel
  • Tuesday, 28 November, 2023
    Markets InsightPrivate credit
    Private credit boom will trigger a new squeeze

    Mid-sized asset managers likely to face competitive pressure as ‘debanking’ gathers pace

    Marc Rowan, chief executive officer of Apollo Global Management
  • Monday, 7 August, 2023
    Markets InsightESG investing
    New generation of funds signals evolution of ESG

    A flurry of launches offers clues to where investors think the next opportunities may lie

    Solar panel installations surrounding the village of Hjolderup in southern Denmark
  • Monday, 13 March, 2023
    Silicon Valley Bank
    History can instruct us on the fallout from SVB’s collapse

    Banks will be far more sensitive to the threat of deposit flight and pay up for funding, tightening financial conditions

    The Silicon Valley Bank logo on a smartphone screen
  • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
    Markets InsightDigital currencies
    Five hurdles to minting a CBDC

    At stake is not just the type of token we use to pay for things but the structure of finance itself

    Montage of European Central Bank logo, Federal Reserve logo and Bank of England
  • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
    Energy sector
    American green subsidies change the investment landscape

    There are lessons to be learnt from France’s pivot to nuclear in the 1970s

    A plume of steam rises from a cooling tower at a nuclear plant at night
  • Friday, 18 November, 2022
    Banks
    Mack knifed

    “I have fucking killed it. I knocked the cover off the ball in the financial world.”

  • Monday, 18 July, 2022
    Markets InsightESG investing
    Time to destigmatise ‘khaki finance’

    Investors and policymakers should focus more on the greening of the grey industries

    Power plant in Bełchatów, Poland and its reflection in water at night
  • Wednesday, 17 November, 2021
    Markets InsightESG investing
    A new phase for green investing

    More specific view of how individual companies are tackling climate change will be needed

    A huge globe behind the stage at COP26
  • Thursday, 14 October, 2021
    ReviewBusiness books
    Trillions by Robin Wigglesworth — tracking the index fund

    The story of how a low-cost means of investment democratised finance and perhaps even changed capitalism

  • Thursday, 17 June, 2021
    Markets InsightEuropean companies
    Investors should prepare for impact of green stress tests on banks

    Central bankers look at powerful tool to nudge financial system to address climate risks

    Central banks are coming under pressure to tackle climate change including this protest outside the European Central Bank last October
  • Thursday, 3 December, 2020
    Markets InsightCentral banks
    Why central banks will double down on lending schemes 

    Policymakers experiment to refresh parts of economy quantitative easing cannot reach

  • Monday, 29 June, 2020
    Financial & markets regulation
    Digital payments rules must be updated now

    Wirecard scandal plus increased use of cards caused by Covid-19 leave no time to spare

    Wirecard payment system. A cross-authority review of payments regulation is needed to reflect the shifting risks and gaps in supervision
  • Tuesday, 2 June, 2020
    Markets InsightNegative interest rates
    Three good reasons not to dabble in negative interest rates

    The evidence that this policy tool works is too weak to justify the risks

  • Monday, 9 March, 2020
    Markets InsightEuropean Central Bank
    For the ECB, just cutting rates is not enough to tackle coronavirus

    Central bank must come up with timely and targeted package of measures

    A party boat on the river Main passes the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020.The governing council of the ECB will meet next week. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
  • Sunday, 16 February, 2020
    Brexit
    UK must weigh the costs and benefits of regulatory divergence

    Parts of financial sector wish to diverge from EU, while some want to stay aligned

    06-Aug-2019 A aerial view of the City of London.
  • Wednesday, 22 January, 2020
    News in Focus14 min listen
    Are financial institutions waking up to climate change?
  • Wednesday, 8 January, 2020
    Markets InsightClimate change
    Ignoring climate risk is more costly than grappling with it

    Regulators and activists are driving global warming concerns into the mainstream

    epa07804695 Swedish activist Greta Thunberg participates in a climate strike outside the United Nations in New York, New York, USA, 30 August 2019. She will participate in the upcoming United Nations Climate Action Summit in September. Her protests on Fridays, known as "Fridays for Future", demanding action on climate change have inspired people in over 100 cities across the world. EPA-EFE/ALBA VIGARAY
  • Tuesday, 3 September, 2019
    Markets InsightNegative interest rates
    Why central bankers may be hurting rather than helping lenders

    Cutting rates below zero distorts the market for banks and for investors

    epa07739374 A exterior view of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt Main, Germany, 25 July 2019. The bank is expected to publish its decisions on monetary policies, including the monthly interest rate. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
  • Friday, 23 August, 2019
    UBS Group AG
    UBS hires Bank of England adviser Huw van Steenis in sustainable finance push

    Former Schroders and Morgan Stanley executive to chair new committee and head investor relations

    Switzerland's national flag flies below a logo of Swiss bank UBS in Zurich, Switzerland July 31, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
  • Thursday, 1 August, 2019
    Meta Platforms
    To succeed, Libra must prove itself in the Indian market

    If Facebook is serious about the remittances market it needs to convince a wary New Delhi

    FILE PHOTO: Small toy figures are seen on representations of virtual currency in front of the Libra logo in this illustration picture, June 21, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
  • Thursday, 20 June, 2019
    Bank of England
    A chance for the Bank of England to rethink its priorities

    This time of transition creates opportunities for finance to serve customers and the economy better

    Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England (BOE), gestures as he speaks during the Institute of International Finance (IIF) Spring Membership Meeting in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, June 6, 2019. Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda says the most important role of financial regulation and supervision is to address market failures. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg
  • Monday, 21 January, 2019
    FTfmESG investing
    Sustainable investing has a data problem
    Investors need more precise, comparable metrics woven into company reports © Dreamstime
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