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Global IPO volumes rose 64% and proceeds rose by 67% year-on-year (YOY) Q4 2021 was the most active fourth quarter by deal numbers since Q4 2007 Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA) exchanges produced the highest…

The past decade saw rising waves of change that eroded the status quo and began to reshape business and operating models, and the very purpose of organizations. The need for agility and innovation has spurred companies to start giving up…

A burgeoning number of institutional investors around the world are placing greater emphasis on ESG performance in their decision-making and 74% are now more likely to divest from companies with poor ESG track records. However, concrete…

Shifting consumer sentiment around data usage and digital well-being, combined with more frequent cyber attacks, sees changing imperatives in privacy, security and trust climb from fifth to second place in Top 10 risks in telecommunications…

A perfect storm of government policy, consumer trends and technology is accelerating the energy transition. And while much of the discussion centers around renewables and infrastructure, it mostly overlooks the customer. EY has conducted a…

Renewable electricity generation is predicted to expand this year at its fastest rate since the 1970s according to the 58th edition of Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI). But spending on grid infrastructure must also…

Adopting to new working practices, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, has businesses exposed to more and increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks and brought underfunded cyber defenses into the spotlight, according to the EY Global…

Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity hit an all-time high in the first six months of 2021, with deals worth more than US$2.6t, up from US$926b year-on-year and surging past the pre-pandemic five-year average (H1 2015-2019) of…

Effective use of data and technology to manage and report on enterprise risks is a top priority that differentiates leading businesses. Despite its elevated importance, organizations’ risk monitoring and mitigation efforts currently fall…

For the first time since the survey’s inception over a decade ago, climate change tops the list of long-term risks for banks, according to the 11th EY and Institute of International Finance (IIF) bank risk management survey, “Resilient…