Launches

This is the last blog in my tips series on outsourcing, based on our latest research with the lang cat, CIPs in 2026: Tuning the Engine for Growth.

The first two blogs covered formal governance and holding providers to account to get the best out of an outsourced CIP. This final article looks at why firms should consider the future direction of their CIP, and how their operations may need to adapt as their business, and the market around it, changes.

In our first blog on CIPs in 2026: Tuning the Engine for Growth, our latest research with the lang cat, we looked at the case for formal governance when outsourcing a CIP, including robust documentation and monitoring processes. Now we’re turning our attention to how firms interact with their providers to make sure they are getting the best value from outsourcing…

US Treasuries have been back in the news this week following the US’s intervention to prop up the yen in Japan. With Japan holding more US Federal debt than any other nation, the American’s can ill afford a situation where the yen drops so low they must sell off their US bonds.

While the US dollar remains the anchor of the global financial system, with dollar‑denominated assets forming the core of official foreign exchange reserves, recent data indicates a measurable shift in reserve composition (hence why Japan overtook China as the largest holder of US Treasuries in 2019) and, more importantly, in how incremental reserves are allocated…