OPINION/EDITORIAL

Out of the Gray Zone

September 30, 2025/US SEC By Commissioner Hester M. Peirce Statement on The Division of Investment Management’s No-Action Letter Relating to the Custody of Crypto Assets with State Trust Companies Today, the staff of the Division of Investment Management issued a no-action letter (the “NAL”) stating that it would not recommend […]

Q2:2025 GDP Report – Oil Sector Performance Drives Growth

September 29, 2025/InvestmentOne Report The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has released the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report for the second quarter of 2025. The figures showed that the Nigerian economy strengthened in Q2 following the Q1 rebasing, as real GDP expanded by 4.23% YoY in Q2:2025, compared to 3.48% […]

Explainer: Five Megatrends Shaping the Rise of Nonbank Finance

(Credit: pawel.gaul/iStock by Getty Images)  September 29, 2025/IMFBlog By Jay Surti The global financial crisis of 2008 froze the financial system. Banks pulled back credit, families tightened their belts and companies laid off workers. It was a frightening time for everyone, and an extremely difficult moment for the financial services industry. […]