Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.
Friday Reading Edition 9 (31st July 2020)
[Subscription required] An in-depth piece on how the COVID-19 crisis could unleash a new era of finance, involving more innovation, cheaper financial intermediation and a monetary policy that is not constrained by the presence of physical cash.
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Friday Reading Edition 9 (22nd May 2020)
In this collection of essays, the Global Risks Advisory Board of the WEF’s Global Risks Initiative looks beyond the current crisis to the potential challenges and opportunities in the post-COVID-19 world. They are designed to offer new perspectives on the post-pandemic future, in support of efforts to proactively and collectively shape the future we want.
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Friday Reading Edition 9 (22nd May 2020)
In Episode 5 of Airmic Talks, Richard Cutcher speaks to Kevin Boscher, Chief Investment Officer at Ravenscroft, and John Ludlow, CEO of Airmic, about the shock to the UK and global economy from the pandemic.
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Friday Reading Edition 9 (22nd May 2020)
Results from the latest McKinsey Global Survey on the economy point to an improving outlook – executives are much likelier now than in April or March (2020) to expect improving conditions and increased growth rates in the months ahead.
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Friday Reading Edition 8 (15th May 2020)
This article calls for companies to find a new approach to financial planning and performance management which informs rapid realignment of plans and actions and ensures organisational resilience.
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Friday Reading Edition 6 (1st May 2020)
While there remains much uncertainty as to how the economy will reopen after the lockdown, this article from the investment services group Ravenscroft highlights a number of emerging investment opportunities such as technology and healthcare stocks.
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Friday Reading Edition 6 (1st May 2020)
This article from the McKinsey Global Institute, which finds an overlap between the workers who are vulnerable in the current downturn and those who hold jobs vulnerable to automation, calls for the US response to incorporate a longer-term view about the resulting occupational shifts and the development of skills.
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Friday Reading Edition 4 (17th April 2020)
The EIU’s growth forecasts for all countries across the world, updated on 22 May 20202, paint a bleak picture across the G20, where all but three countries will register a recession this year. Meanwhile, the global economy is projected to contract by 2.5%.
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Friday Reading Edition 3 (9th April 2020)
This EIU report expects the global economy to contract by 2.5% in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic – a much deeper global recession than that experienced during the global financial crisis. Nevertheless, a modest rebound in global output in the second half of this year is possible, provided the spread of coronavirus is contained globally.
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Friday Reading Edition 3 (9th April 2020)
Using their global economic risk dataset, Verisk Maplecroft has categorised central banks and government authorities based on the degree of monetary and fiscal flexibility they now have to combat the economic crisis. The results suggest many of the world’s largest economies, including China, will struggle to do much more than they already have should the slowdown last more than a few months.
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