Katina Hristova

Articles by Katina Hristova

The European Real Estate Industry in a Post-COVID-19 Environment

30th June 2020

The past few months have been really difficult for the EU27, and with current fears around new cases, the European economic forecast of 7.4% contraction seems like a benign case.

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Why are Sustainable Stocks Outperforming Markets

29th June 2020

You would have needed to be on another planet not to have heard that sustainable investments have outperformed markets since the COVID-19 crisis, says Vincent Gilles, CIO of Clim8 Invest.

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What Will the Insurance Industry Look Like Post COVID-19

29th June 2020

The modern UK insurance industry began life in London during the 1700s when the first fire, accident and life insurance companies were established. Fast forward 400 years and you have an industry which, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI), manages investments of £1.7 trillion and employs over 300,000. This makes it the largest in Europe and the fourth largest in the world.

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How to Secure Investment in the Wake of COVID-19

29th June 2020

Debbie Jackson, Partner in the Corporate team at Walker Morris and UK ‘Hot 100’ lawyer, discusses how COVID-19 has presented opportunities for businesses to secure investment through mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity from a private equity standpoint. Debbie specialises in all aspects of corporate law and regulation and has particular experience in M&A and private equity.

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COVID-19: The Beginning of the End for Cash

29th June 2020

In recent months, we’ve witnessed a stark acceleration in the switch to electronic payments. Arguably, out of necessity rather than choice. However, this shift only intensifies the age-old debate that cash is no longer king.

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COVID-19 Crisis & the Need for Full Digitalisation Among Real Estate Companies

29th June 2020

The COVID-19 crisis is having far-reaching impacts, many of which have yet to be fully appreciated. But one salutary lesson, especially for Europe’s real estate industry, is the value to be found in digital workspaces.

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Moving to Hong Kong? Here’s Why You Need an Expatriate Tax Expert

29th June 2020

We caught up with Allan Wilkinson, Director of Buzzacott’s Expatriate Tax Services team, based in the company’s Hong Kong office. For nearly 50 years, Buzzacott has helped individuals, companies, partnerships and trusts from around the world to understand and comply with ever-increasing tax regulations and minimise their tax liabilities, from their two offices in the UK and Hong Kong.

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The 5 Best Greek Islands to Daydream About

29th May 2020

With travel suspended indefinitely and uncertainty around summer escapes abroad, trips will have to wait until the crisis is over. However, there’s no harm in lusting after the places we’d love to visit once all of this is over! Here are Finance Monthly’s five favourite Greek islands – because some breathtaking scenery feels like the best way to mentally escape from our current reality.

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To Prevent the Next Pandemic, Shut Down Slaughterhouses (& Invest in Companies that Make Plant-Based Meat?)

28th May 2020

In an interesting move to try to influence slaughterhouses’ decision to switch to packing plant-based meat substitutes only, the animal activist organisation PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has announced that it’s purchased shares at a number of meatpackers in the US and Canada, including companies like Tyson Foods, Smithfield Foods, and Maple Leaf Foods.

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Is the US Mortgage Market Due for a Rebound?

28th May 2020

Over the past two months, we’ve seen a dramatic rebound in almost every sector, despite the releases of gloomy economic data. One sector has outperformed the broader market significantly — the Mortgage REITs.

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