Most read 2022: Year of Hobson’s choice: UK recession is inevitable, Sustainable assets gaining traction despite standards issue, and more

Most read 2022: Year of Hobson’s choice: UK recession is inevitable By Brian Reading

This article, one of OMFIF’s most read in 2022, was first published on 17 January.
For UK economic policy-makers, 2022 will be the year of Hobson’s choice. Out of apparently multiple possibilities of actions, only one (however unpalatable) is actually available. Boris Johnson’s luckless-looking government may run into a slogan Margaret Thatcher made popular 40 years ago – Tina: ‘There is no alternative’. The truth is unfortunate. A recession is inevitable. It’s only a question of time.

Read the full commentary here.

Sustainable assets gaining traction despite standards issue By Nikhil Sanghani Environmental, social and governance investing is becoming increasingly important to financial markets. Admittedly, there are questions over its definition and effectiveness. Read the full commentary here.

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MOST DOWNLOADED 2022 DMI annual 2022 The world of digital money is changing at an unprecedented pace. The complexities of the issues at hand seem to grow with each new white paper and report, but gradually we are moving from the theoretical to the practical. Read the report here.