Veracity's founder and executive chairman, Steven Fox, appeared on a roundtable this week with John Greaves, Kate Barker, Elizabeth Fernando, and others to discuss geopolitical volatility and portfolio resilience. Fox noted that although there is a strong possibility of a "lost decade," as Japan experienced beginning in 1990, the damage can be mitigated through regulatory reform and an increased focus on risk management in a fundamentally transformed world.
At the Australian Institute of International Affairs Victoria’s The World of Risk 2025 panel, Veracity CEO Benjamin Weiss joined leading government affairs and risk advisors to discuss the geopolitical risks shaping today’s global landscape and their implications for businesses. The panel explored how corporate leaders and investors can adapt amid increasingly unpredictable global politics, heightened trade tensions, the "national securitization of everything," and the rise of AI.
At the 2025 Fiduciary Investors Symposium in Singapore, Veracity Senior Counsellor Michael Shearer discussed how Asia-Pacific investors can navigate the geopolitical risks posed by a second Trump presidency. He highlighted the growing convergence of commercial and strategic interests, and the need for investors to assess exposure to shifting US trade and security policies.
In his presentation at Investment Magazine's 2025 Chair Forum, Veracity CEO Benjamin Weiss discussed how US President Donald Trump’s policies are reshaping global investment. He highlighted the rise of protectionism, trade restrictions, and supply chain shifts, and emphasized the need for investors to adapt to increasing government intervention in strategic industries.
Last week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Veracity's founder and executive chairman, Steven Fox, spoke on a panel about managing risk in a multipolar world. He was joined by Marsh McLennan Senior Vice President and General Counsel Katherine Brennan, Oliver Wyman Partner Daniel Tannebaum, and Dow Jones Risk and Research EVP and General Manager Joel Lange.
At the 2024 Fiduciary Investors Symposium in Singapore, Veracity Managing Director Benjamin Weiss participated in a panel on the rise of India and its political, economic and investment landscape. Moderated by Conexus Financial Managing Director Colin Tate, the panel also featured CPP Investments’ Head of Active Fundamental Equities and Relationship Investing Anuj Girotra, and Vinay Agarwal, Director at FSSA Investment Managers.