Private markets are no longer the exclusive playground of institutions and the ultra-wealthy. Once tightly held territory has begun to open with increasing momentum. Across asset classes, new sources of capital flows are expanding as high-net-worth individuals, digital wealth platforms, and retail investors step more meaningfully into the fold.
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The broadening gap between lifespan and healthspan has led to people living longer, but not necessarily in better health. A longer lifespan with more years spent in poor health has greater impact on women than on men. While the mean lifespan-healthspan gap is 9.6 years globally across genders, women have on average a 2.4-year larger gap than men.
Entering 2025, sentiment about Thailand was cautiously optimistic. There were promising signs of a rebound in tourism, a pick-up in the economy, and after years in exile the return of Thaksin Shinawatra appeared to have stabilised politics. Yet it’s been a rough 2025 since then, and it now promises a potentially seismic end to the year. We look at the developments, the complexities faced by business leaders, corporate affairs practitioners, and policy advisers, and how to navigate a safe path through them.
For communicators, data is a powerful tool for storytelling. In recent reports on AI adoption and the safety of smartphones for children, data has been used in media headlines to hook the interest of readers. Proof points that back up and validate information are extremely powerful in an era when the accuracy of information is under threat.
The relationship between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and China is transforming, from a promising trade link into a dynamic economic corridor. In this article from our Sandpiper team in the UAE, we look closer at this development and what it means for business leaders and communicators.
When Anthony Albanese’s Labor won the general election 3 May this year it marked the first second-term government in Australia in two decades. An increased majority and stronger mandate have emboldened the Government to make more substantial reforms compared to its first, more cautious term, including in healthcare, education and green energy.