08/09/2022
Fitch Affirms Banque Pictet at 'AA-'; Outlook Stable
Stable and Diversified Business Model: Pictet is one of Switzerland's largest wealth managers, and its business model has performed well since the start of the pandemic.
Comment & Analysis
08/09/2022
Gap between earnings expectations and economic reality narrows
To these fears are now added the risk of a recession as central banks try to slow economies with higher borrowing costs.
08/09/2022
Why Brands Need To Prepare For The Great Wealth Transfer
Companies need to rethink their entire operating model and value proposition.
08/09/2022
Bad is the new good in the financial markets
This is currently evident in the USA, where the trends for the global financial markets are being forged.
08/09/2022
UBS launches new client initiative providing access to the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program
UBS has currently made over 2,200 referrals of PPP loans to date, which represents over $1 billion of loans.
08/08/2022
Largest Institutional Investors and Asset Managers | UAE
Hedge funds are establishing offices in Dubai, and in some cases are re-locating their headquarters to the UAE’s most populous city.
08/08/2022
MONTHLY UPDATE: Market mood lifts as investors look ahead
As markets rally, we continue to focus on data-driven investing.
08/08/2022
Tidjane Thiam embarks on a journey he has waited 22 years for.
For the first time in 22 years he is returning to his home country, which he had left under difficult circumstances.
08/08/2022
Tug for multi-million dollar federal mandate
The administrative assignment, which requires a great deal of specialist knowledge, is also lucrative.
08/08/2022
Low Cost is not Low Price
“Just buy something for less than it’s worth.” - Warren Buffett in an address to the faculty of Notre Dame, 1991.
08/05/2022
Slowdown or slump?
It is the savings (and borrowing) behavior of consumers that is likely to make the difference between a slowdown and a slump.
08/05/2022
BoE raises interest rates to 1.75%: what this means for borrowers and savers
At its meeting ending on 3 August 2022, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted by a majority of 8-1 to increase Bank Rate by 0.5 percentage points, to 1.75%.
08/05/2022
A Ratings Downgrade Trifecta for Credit Suisse
The downgrade follows Credit Suisse's announcement of a renewed strategic review and weak second-quarter results.
08/05/2022
The top five reasons why we need to invest in our forests now
In the bigger picture, forests are vital to combatting climate change and global biodiversity loss.
08/04/2022
Indigenous communities – on the frontline in the fight to protect tropical forests
Continued forest degradation risks creating a vicious cycle – if these ancient ecosystems lose the ability to sustain themselves the vast carbon stores they hold could be released, exacerbating climate change and causing further degradation.
08/04/2022
Peter Harrison: why we must make nature investible
Heatwaves and other extreme weather events are warning us to rethink our relationship with nature. The financial sector must play its part.
08/04/2022
US-China tensions over Taiwan – our current scenarios
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan and China’s aggressive responses compel us to put forward our medium-term scenarios for the US-China relations and the stability of the Taiwan Strait.
08/04/2022
Trying to Keep an Open Mind
The past two weeks have seen a sharp surge in equities with investors taking the view that bad macroeconomic news is good news for markets.
08/04/2022
Four charts that make the case for value investing
The more the world changes, the more value investing remains a compelling investment strategy. Here's why.
08/04/2022
Swiss Re launches new insurance-linked investment advisory business
The company offers investment management services to qualified institutional investors, with a particular focus on catastrophe bonds.