Managers of Wealth

BlackRock CEO Says Stakeholder Capitalism Isn’t ‘Woke’

For BlackRock and others, ESG investing has become a highly lucrative strategy.

Wealth of world's 10 richest men doubled in pandemic, Oxfam says

New billionaire created every 26 hours, as inequality contributes to the death of one person every four seconds

Factbox: Spies, lies and chairman's exit: Credit Suisse's scandals

The scandals in recent years that Switzerland's second largest bank had endured, Horta-Osorio had said after joining, were the gravest he had seen in his career.

Banks turn to richest clients for 2022

The new wealth management team absorbed the bank’s trust and pension fund division along with other parts that could boost its capacity.

Review of the week: Just like the old days

With COVID cases starting to roll over – in the UK at least – and investors settling down for some old-fashioned Fed watching, everyone is hoping 2022 will be a bit more like pre-pandemic times.

Will spiking bonds yields disrupt the rally in stocks?

The market is pricing in many more rate hikes than before. Within the first two weeks of the year, the market has shifted its stance to expecting four rate hikes from the Fed this year.

Key drivers in emerging-market debt

At the same time, the resurgence of acute Covid-19 uncertainty caused by the emergence of the Omicron strain has further impacted EM growth prospects, which were already dented by the likelihood of a Chinese slowdown.

Homes with Recording Studios, Music Rooms, and Performance Stages

Luxury Defined spotlights a collection of homes for classical musicians, songsters, and rock stars

Brighter outlook after the fourth wave

The potential for a recovery later in 2022 remains and we see overall GDP growth at around 4.5% for the advanced economies and slightly faster than that in the emerging economies.

The Hunters’ Tails: A duck, a bill and a platypus…

UK smaller companies have usually outperformed in inflationary periods.

Regime shift in developed-market sovereign bonds

On the inflation side, there was further evidence that supply-side bottlenecks are proving more persistent than was expected earlier in the year.

Four multi-asset perspectives on inflation

We also provide a summary of our investment research – a hallmark of our investment practice, as we often integrate findings into our management of portfolios.

Pandemic to endemic; living with infection, inflation and higher rates

As a result, the new strain may do little more than slow, rather than stall further economic growth, as markets focus on high inflation and the end of central banks’ asset purchases.

Pictet Perspectives - Outlook 2022

Flexibility in portfolios will be key to navigating the fully charged environment in 2022.

Central Banks, Not Covid, Will Drive Global Economies in 2022

From 2023 onward, most agree, growth will return to its long-term norm of around 3.5%, as if Covid never happened.

Global M&A Insights: Technology deals dominate in 2021

We also look into the reasons behind record capital raising by technology companies, the considerations required for AI due diligence and talent retention in technology acquisitions, and the global trend for growing government intervention on sensitive tr

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