When AI Disrupts the Economy: Why Investors Need a New Model of Evidence
Artificial intelligence is no longer simply a technology story. It is increasingly becoming an economic story — with potentially profound consequences for productivity, employment, corporate structures, competitive advantage and the allocation of capital. In a recent assessment, rating agency Egan-Jones takes an unusually definitive position. Its conclusion is striking: “AI has advanced so far that…
Experience Finance in a New Dimension
How can complex financial information be communicated in a way that it is not merely seen, but immediately understood and experienced? This is the central question addressed by the Immersive Finance Forum (iff), a series of events exploring the potential of virtual reality, 3D visualization and immersive communication in finance. The next event takes place…
Moody’s Takes a Stake in PhilRatings: A Sign of the Philippine Bond Market’s Growing Importance
Moody’s Corporation’s decision to acquire a minority stake in Philippine Rating Services Corporation (PhilRatings) is more than a transaction between two credit-rating organizations. It is a strategic signal about the increasing importance, sophistication and international relevance of the Philippine debt capital market. Moody’s announced on September 14, 2026 that it had agreed to acquire a…
A spectacular finding from Jan F. Wagner’s investigation
Jan F. Wagner’s investigation into Scope, published in the September edition of Bankmagazin by Springer Professional under the title “Die Reifeprüfung von Scope”, draws attention to a side of the European rating agency that stands in sharp contrast to its recent strategic successes. Jan F. Wagner’s investigation may therefore have raised a question that is…
Is ESMA Becoming a Rating Agency? Steffen Kern Places Risk Monitoring in the Broader Role of Financial Supervision
The presentation of risks by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) can easily invite a comparison with the work of a rating agency. Liquidity, market, credit, contagion, operational and environmental risks are assessed and communicated using a colour-coded system ranging from lower to very high risk. Combined with an outlook indicating whether risks are…
Credit Ratings Enter the Third Dimension: Immersive Analytics at the iff
Credit ratings, default rates and yield curves are traditionally analysed through tables, charts and dashboards. At today’s session of the iff Immersive Finance Forum, Dr. Oliver Everling and Christian Spiekermann demonstrated how three-dimensional visualisation and Virtual Reality can bring these relationships together in a shared spatial environment. Under the title “Immersive Analytics for Finance”, the approximately 80-minute…
From AI Answers to Human Judgment: Investment Criteria Visible in 3D
Financial analysis is increasingly becoming a dialogue with artificial intelligence. Annual reports can be summarized within seconds, financial ratios can be calculated automatically, and AI systems can formulate investment conclusions almost instantly. Yet one fundamental question remains: Should investors really leave the assessment of a company entirely to AI? Data2Space takes a different approach. Instead of…
Warning About the BaFin Statement: A Licence Is Not a Seal of Quality
The image on this webpage ist generated using artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Any visuals displayed on this site are used for illustrative purposes only. The statement published by Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) on 26 August 2026 that “a BaFin licence is seen in the market as a seal of quality” deserves closer scrutiny:…
