Our monthly round-up of news, ideas and initiatives related to transforming the UK financial system for people and planet, compiled by the Lab’s CEO, Jesse Griffiths.
Financial integrity and the economy
Just 28% of frozen criminal funds are permanently seized.
Here’s why we should ban crypto donations to political parties.
Margaret Hodge takes on the British Virgin Islands.
The Fair Banking Act has entered Parliament.
The climate revolution
Most US pension funds are failing on green investment, while private equity investments in fossil fuels are bad for the Global South.
How are asset managers doing on the climate, and who is still financing coal?
Here’s how financial power blocks climate action.
The Chinese central bank is a major driver of green investment – and the results are messy and revolutionary.
Finance, growth and crises
The world now has 3,000 billionaires, and the top 12 individuals have more wealth than the bottom half of the planet.
Did you know that a too-big financial sector is bad for the economy?
While MPs warn regulators to stop ignoring AI risks in the financial sector here are some thoughts on the kind of crisis a bursting AI bubble could cause? That’s one reason why the reduction in bank capital requirements is a mistake.