01/19/2016
Bear necessities by Tim Price
“At first sign of crisis, the ignorant don’t panic because they don’t know what’s going on. Then later they panic precisely because they don’t know what’s going on.” - Jarod Kintz.
Comment & Analysis
01/19/2016
China's Five Fatal Flaws
It should not be a huge surprise that China is a source of global economic turbulence. After all, in 2010, James Chanos — the short seller who famously profited from the collapse of Enron – noisily announced his bearish position on China.
01/19/2016
Guy Wagner, chief investment officer Banque de Luxembourg: Some comments on the markets
It is worth remembering that investors in this fund need to have a sufficiently long investment horizon (and be prepared for a certain degree of volatility).
01/18/2016
Bowie the Financier & RBS the Fantasists by Justin Urquhart Stewart
Mr Bowie - A polymath of the arts - but also a financial innovator - The Bowie Bonds.
01/18/2016
Hedge Fund Bets Signal There's More Pain Ahead for Commodities
Money managers double net-bearish wagers over two weeks
01/18/2016
Vatican finance chief sings praises of free markets
He went on to add: “We may have too much sugar in our society, such as consumerism, but we are not being poisoned by deserts of salt.
01/18/2016
Achieving Excellence in Private Banking by Julian Webb
Today’s affluent and high net worth (HNW) customers in Asia are young, educated, and tech-savvy.
01/15/2016
The future of the asset management industry belongs to those who are able to innovate and adapt
Growth in demand for unbundled distribution and investments is being driven by generational preferences, technology and regulation.
01/14/2016
Strategy Update from BNP Paribas Investment Partners
Leading indicators in the EUROZONE point to an acceleration in the growth rate
01/14/2016
UBS CEO Sees No Further SNB Rate Cuts Given Current Franc Level
Since dropping its franc cap of 1.20 per euro a year ago, the SNB has relied on a twin strategy of negative rates and interventions to keep the Swiss currency in check.
01/14/2016
Banking secrecy in Switzerland at a crossroad
How can we reinforce the competitiveness of the Swiss wealth management sector ?
01/14/2016
Key Challenges And Opportunities In Asset Management: A Q&A With Northern Trust
In the course of research for an upcoming Forbes Insights survey sponsored by EY, we had an opportunity to toss a handful of questions Pete’s way
01/14/2016
Market adjustments ‘setting scene for next decades’ : UBS CEO
Chinese markets plunged during the first trading week of 2016 amid concerns over an economic slowdown in the country.
01/14/2016
2015: A Year in Review By Katherine Garrett-Cox, Chief Executive, Alliance Trust
You will be aware that 2015 has been an eventful year for Alliance Trust. While it has taken a lot of time and effort, I am confident that the new structure will make the Trust easier for the market to understand and easier for the team to manage, to the
01/13/2016
UBS Wealth Management CIO likes Europe, Japan equities, says avoid UK, EMs
We still think that this year equities in the developed markets can be higher by the end of the year
01/13/2016
Structural reforms in China - Standard Life Investments
Standard Life Investments suggests that structural reforms in China will play an important role in determining the trends of global financial markets in 2016.
01/13/2016
Why challenging the taxman isn’t appeal-ling… by Andrew Hubbard
The government is to impose fees for taxpayers wanting to appeal to the tax tribunal. The move has provoked a wave of criticism – not least because many think it is unfair that taxpayers will need to pay to challenge a decision of the state. And don
01/12/2016
Debt and Darwin: UBS's new bond looks to evolve
Hoveyda took over as the Swiss bank’s global head of DCMCS in early December 2015, replacing Fabio Lisanti in overseeing 200 bankers around the world.
01/12/2016
UBS's five most important markets themes for 2015
It has been a rocky start to 2016 but fund managers have not given up hope of making money this year.
01/12/2016
ETF boom and more wealth manager consolidation: The Contrarian's 2016 watchlist
2016 is finally upon us and here is my watchlist of things to keep an eye on within the investment space this year.