02/24/2023
Global debt declines by $4tn in 2022 on stronger growth and inflation
Retrenchment driven 'entirely by mature markets' where total debt dropped to about $200 trillion last year, the Institute of International Finance says
Comment & Analysis
02/24/2023
'We will have a severe recession if...,' warns CIO of LLB Group
Markus Wiedemann says while he feels quite comfortable with bonds at the moment, with equities it's a different story altogether.
02/24/2023
Adapting Advisory portfolios to the improved fixed income outlook
Investors should be prepared to lengthen duration and add risk when opportunities arise during the year.
02/24/2023
What next for Credit Suisse in Singapore?
Sitohang had strong relationships with high net worth individuals across the region and particularly in his native Indonesia, where he built a formidable business.
02/24/2023
Settlements in Global Class Actions Increased 142% in 2022, Broadridge Annual Class Actions Report Shows
ESG Investing and Cryptocurrency litigation Among Major 2022 Global Class Action Trends
02/23/2023
US Inflation on the Wrong Trajectory
The higher yields in the bond market have attracted some strong inflows into bond funds.
02/23/2023
San Francisco takes top spot in Schroders Global Cities Index
San Francisco as the heartland of technology innovation, and Boston, as a biomedical innovation centre, have seen their rankings improve as a result of this score being introduced.
02/23/2023
Citi targets asset managers and lawyers for wealth growth plans
Busy professional investors can overlook their own financial planning.
02/23/2023
Q&A: What’s driving the demand for private assets?
Private assets investing is growing across Europe. Our experts shed a light on how individual investors can now more easily access this market.
02/23/2023
The Best Architects for High-Net-Worth Individuals in 2023
The top architects focus on preserving an area’s heritage all while innovating and focusing on modernity and sustainability.
02/22/2023
Cambridge Launches New Service for Advisors With Wealthy Clients
The Client Solutions platform already offers case design, consultation and coaching tools that Cambridge said are focused on the needs of independent financial professionals and their investing clients.
02/22/2023
“Sustainability is at the heart of our investment approach” – an interview with our Managing Partner, Jean-Pascal Porcherot
The financial markets are currently going in the right direction but have not yet really done their homework.
02/22/2023
As SI strategies rebound, investors should stay focused on the longer term
After a challenging 2022, sustainable investing strategies have staged a strong rebound so far this year due to a growth-led rally in equities while earlier speculation of a Federal Reserve pivot also boosted the global bond market.
02/22/2023
Strategy blog: Peak or plateau?
Improved supply conditions are visible in the supply-chain data chronicled in earlier posts, and in the firmer participation rates in the US labour market reports.
02/22/2023
‘Goldilocks’ is dead, warns Morgan Stanley Wealth Management.
Although year-over-year CPI inflation fell from its June 40-year high of 9.1% to 6.4% in January, it still remains well above the Fed’s 2% target rate.
02/21/2023
Axel Lehmann's Outflow Comments Under Review
In its annual report, Credit Suisse said clients withdrew 110.5 billion Swiss francs ($119.7 billion) in the last three months of 2022.
02/21/2023
China's outlook remains positive despite recent equity setback
Recent US-China tensions over Russia and the US downing of a Chinese balloon have also contributed to the consolidation in Chinese equities.
02/21/2023
Making progress on our strategy - Alternatives
The plan is to redevelop two Waitrose stores into new homes and improved stores and turn one vacant warehouse into housing.
02/21/2023
Japan’s equity market: small is beautiful
The BoJ will seek to ensure a smooth transition towards a new rate regime, avoiding a massive and rapid tightening in financial conditions.
02/21/2023
Your house, your wealth: what happens in an era of rising rates?
UK housing is less affordable now than at any point in 147 years. But will higher interest rates be about to change all that, altering the wider role property plays in UK household wealth?