Managers of Wealth

Credit Suisse struggles with backlog of new wealthy client accounts in Asia

Waiting list for applications underlines tension between lifting profits and avoiding future scandals

Tax ranking 2022: Schaffhausen climbs six places for private individuals; Valais and Jura become more attractive for companies

Credit Suisse publishes "Tax Monitor Switzerland" 2022

Carina Schaurte «How to Make Private Equity More Accessible»

The question, Schaurte says, is how to make private equity more accessible, also to smaller clients, given the inherent risk of an illiquid asset class.

Weak growth, elevated inflation to support dollar

By all accounts, the degree of USD strength has been unprecedented in the past twenty years, and under normal circumstances, a simple mean reversion argument would suggest the dollar would peak and roll over.

John Woods: «The Market is Too Skeptical»

In the midst of a challenging backdrop for global markets – inflationary pressures, recession risk, geopolitical tensions and more

Swiss Re Charts Path to Higher Returns

There are also opportunities to deploy capital across all businesses while controlling costs.

Credit Suisse Gives Private Clients Some Good News

Earlier this month, the Swiss National Bank surprised financial markets by raising interest rates.

One swallow does not make a summer

US equities surged 6% on the week while government bond yields tumbled 10bps in the US and 30bps in Europe.

Slowing economy, a cautious outlook

The situation in Europe is very different, with growth more at risk from the Ukraine conflict and inflation more driven by food and energy price shocks.

Market rebound loses momentum - UBS

The S&P 500 fell 2.01% on Tuesday, giving back part of last week’s 6.5% rise, as continued worries that elevated inflation will weaken consumer spending and growth.

Consent solicitation to insert benchmark rate replacement language into the terms and conditions of two series of Tier 1 capital notes

The purpose of each holders’ meeting and the related consent solicitation is to insert benchmark replacement language into the terms

Coutts support investors' call for Real Living Wage at Sainsbury's

While terms like ‘sustainability’ and ‘net zero’ seem to make up most conversations about responsible investing

VP Bank tokenises the first watch in Liechtenstein

The showcase of this tokenisation took place in the Vintage Lounge of the Vaduz watch store Huber.

CFA – this image is definitely passé in Switzerland

The current corona measures had a drastic effect on the notorious mass exams in 2020 and 2021

Fixed income: Update on US interest rates

Even after experiencing six months of historical rate moves—with the 10-year Treasury yield having spiked from 1.5% at end-2021 to last week’s high of 3.5%

Japan’s rising prices and diverging central bank policy

For a second consecutive month, in May Japan’s headline consumer price inflation rose 2.5% compared with a year earlier.

Earnings – Afterall it’s the Bottom Line that Counts

Total sales for the Nifty 200 universe grew 21% YoY, primarily led by Oil & Gas, Metals, Financial Services, and IT.

One Swallow Does Not Make a Summer

The speech was interpreted as a signal of the Chinese government’s commitment towards the 5.5% growth target for the year.

Genevan Entrepreneur Targeting Sberbank Switzerland

Zurich-based Sberbank, which is active in commodity finance has been up for sale after its Russian owner, one of Russia’s main banking groups

PCS by Mercer Launches Novel Digital Insurance Broking Service

PCS has the ability to provide remote end-to-end life protection broking services to clients; from consultation and medicals to documentation and contract signing.

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