making sure that capital goes to areas where its return is highest. Secondly, it should manage risks in a way that, using the ability to absorb risk, it allows capital to go where higher return on investments can be made. Thirdly, it is also supposed to perform these tasks efficiently – therefore, at a relatively low cost. 35.
It is now imperative to ask the question as to whether the laws of the financial markets work towards sustainable development. Or is there any conflict? Let me now try to address that: 36.