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Ethan McGowan

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Ethan McGowan is a Professor of Financial Technology and Legal Analytics at the Gordon School of Business, SIAI. Originally from the United Kingdom, he works at the frontier of AI applications in financial regulation and institutional strategy, advising on governance and legal frameworks for next-generation investment vehicles. McGowan plays a key role in SIAI’s expansion into global finance hubs, including oversight of the institute’s initiatives in the Middle East and its emerging hedge fund operations.

Ethan McGowan

AI data centers are pushing grid costs onto households and schools Create a separate rate class with minimum bills, upfront upgrade payments, and full transparency Require self-supply or co-located power for very large campuses, with local community benefits

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Informality and “tax exodus” rise when governments hike taxes in downturns UK and France show wealth flight Predictable, narrow rules keep money formal One key fact should guide every budget meeting this winter.

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European debt guilt is deep-rooted and won’t be reversed by information campaigns Rising interest costs, defence needs, and ageing populations are crowding out core services Be honest: set real plans and rank priorities As we

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Schools must plan for digital money resilience as payments go cashless Keep layered rails—fast digital by default, cash and offline modes for outages Pilot CBDC/stablecoin use with strict safeguards, contracts, and treasury diversification

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Ethan McGowan

Climate spillover costs spread climate damage across borders and supply chains, not just disaster zones Standard models miss these externalities, so budgets and prices understate true risk Measure and price spillovers to fund resilience in education and public services now

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Policy uncertainty, not polarization, drives Spain’s talent loss Low vacancy rates and selective outflows show thin, unreliable opportunities Fix it with stable multi-year funding and fixed calendars to lift hiring Spain entered

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AI adoption is concentrated on a few cloud and model providers, creating systemic fragility Correlated behavior and shared updates can amplify shocks across markets Regulators should stress-test correlation, mandate redundant rails, and map dependencies to safeguard AI financial stability

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Reciprocal tariffs face a Supreme Court test over presidential authority They raise import prices, squeezing school budgets and families Targeted trade tools and smarter procurement beat blanket tariffs The stakes are clear and s

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Stablecoin yields mimic Ponzi dynamics and amplify run risk Ban interest on payment tokens; regulate platforms that bolt on returns Educators and institutions should teach risks and keep payments separate from investments

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Tiny city samples won’t close the 3.7–3.9 million-home gap Use real-time public and private data under shared standards and privacy rules Governments set rails, platforms supply feeds, and weekly human review turns signals into units

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Europe shouldn’t ban multi-issuer stablecoins; it should backstop them Require joint redemption, a prefunded mutual buffer, and fast resolution to contain failures This builds euro-scale alternatives to dollar coins while reducing systemic risk

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The bottleneck is investable projects, not capital Build regulated grids and education contracts that generate steady, social returns With clear rules, Southeast Asia sovereign wealth funds can turn savings into national progress

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Mortgage rates move fast; deposit rate elasticity stays weak Most households ignore higher yields; wealthy react more but leave money Clear benchmarks, auto-sweeps, and education can raise responsiveness safely A single fi

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AI chatfishing hides bots in dating, removing consent and raising risks Declared AI companions can help, but still need strict guardrails Require clear disclosure, platform accountability, and education to close the consent gap When

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APEC economic cooperation keeps delivering even without a U.S.–China truce Mid-sized members drive results through trade facilitation, mobility, and digital trust Train skills; scale ABTC and CBPR. This year, there is an

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Firms use complexity to hide true costs UK evidence shows obfuscation raises prices even with competition Standard total-price labels, algorithm-aware enforcement, and price literacy can protect consumers In the United Kingdom,

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Deepfake NIL licensing will surge as content costs collapse Schools must use contracts and authenticity tech to protect communities Provenance and consent rebuild trust when faces become licensable assets Only three in ten U

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Stablecoin banking—not lending apps—now drives the real contest over payment infrastructure Stablecoins move trillions monthly as regulation and instant domestic rails converge Universities should pilot cross-border stablecoin payments and teach the operational playbook

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China’s green transition is driven by private equity, not state subsidies This market-led buildout cuts costs, lowers geopolitical risk, and is nudging emissions down Europe should use compliant Chinese solar and storage now while scaling its own niches and grids

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