02/14/2024
Are clouds lifting for private assets in 2024?
Rising interest rates, geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty led to deals drying up and have slowed the flow of returns to investors.
Comment & Analysis
02/14/2024
Moving to Florida could save Jeff Bezos at least $600 million. How Florida became ‘nirvana’ for the superrich
If all goes to plan—and assuming Amazon's stock price stays the same—he will save around $600 million in taxes.
02/14/2024
Singapore is third-best country to build multi-generational wealth, says report
The ranking identifies places that offer access to the world’s best schools and other amenities that can advance careers and maximise income potential.
02/14/2024
Sleepless at UBS
Banking holds great promise, such as above-average pay and rapid advancement.
02/14/2024
US: larger fall in retail sales but improving sentiment in regional manufacturing and housing; UK in a technical recession
These data point to a still valid soft-landing scenario on the US
02/12/2024
Exclusive Singapore wine club closes as ultra-rich shun flash for discretion
The closure of the club, which was launched in 2021, comes as sales of luxury goods such as watches, cars, high-end apartments and golf memberships have tumbled in the city-state
02/12/2024
Romance in the Stone: 5 Fairy-Tale French Castles for Valentine’s Day
For Valentine’s Day, Luxury Defined spotlights five real-life fairy-tales castles in France
02/09/2024
Using tech to tackle toxic air: how Swiss scale-up Daphne Technology is purifying pollutants
Daphne emerged as a spin-off from his time as a Research Scientist at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL).
02/09/2024
UBP House View - February 2024
At the same time, the US electoral calendar promises a positive year for the country’s stock market, as the economy takes its place at the top of the agenda.
02/09/2024
Now Is the Time to Rethink Portfolios
For individual investors, adding private investments to portfolios can be a game-changer.
02/09/2024
China’s middle class, key to Beijing’s economic recovery plan, put spending on hold over wealth, income concerns
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics household wealth and income indices remained in contraction in the fourth quarter of last year
02/08/2024
Swiss Life AM launches private infrastructure Eltif
The new fund will permit quarterly redemptions up to a maximum of 5% of net asset value.
02/07/2024
Wealth Management Firms Say Active Management Will Be Key to Market Outperformance in 2024, Finds Natixis Investment Managers Survey
Natixis IM surveyed 198 US fund selectors, the investment professionals responsible for vetting and selecting the funds and other investment products on their firm’s investment platform.
02/07/2024
How Will This Year's US Election Affect Investment Markets?
2024 will be a huge year for democracy with around half the world’s population going to the polls.
02/07/2024
Structured products: The most important people in the market in 2024
These are the most important players in this business.
02/06/2024
UBS: Between expectations and reality
This also explains the high reorganization costs that weighed on the result last year.
02/06/2024
Trying to Remain Sober at a Party
Even the Dow Jones Industrial Average lags only four percentage points behind the NASDAQ over the same period.
02/06/2024
Global Outlook 2024: Leading views on the year’s key hedge fund trends
At the same time, default rates have started to increase and bond exchanges – which is another term for restructuring, but which does not formally count as a default –increased sharply in 2023.
02/05/2024
UBS: All Eyes on the Crown Prince
Even in isolation of those costs, profitability had been pointing down.
02/05/2024
Monetary policy to give way to fiscal policy
The pause in rate hikes that started in late 2023 should help facilitate industrial transformation and support economic growth.