09/01/2022
Right after the COVID-19 recovery began, the war in Ukraine started – and for European investors it was something happening very close to home, so it affected the behaviour of clients
09/01/2022
Coatoam praised RBC for its “family-like culture, as well as the management team who truly believe that clients come first.
09/01/2022
Recent level of activity ‘has been remarkable’ and ‘shows no sign of letting up’
09/01/2022
The main contributors were value adjustments on investments and write-downs on real assets such as real estate totaling 7.5 million francs
09/01/2022
Capital ratio totalled 23.5%, more than the minimum of 12% mandated by Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), on the basis of CHF3.06bn of total regulatory capital.
09/01/2022
Both revenue and net profit increased 10.8% and 25.1% from the corresponding period year-over-year
09/01/2022
Private banks in Switzerland experienced a golden year in 2021. Assets under management rose by CHF 373 billion last year.
08/31/2022
SBA publishes Banking Barometer 2022
08/31/2022
Borrowers who secured killer two-year deals in 2020 when rates were still at record lows are set for a hefty increase if their fixed rate is expiring soon as interest rates are currently averaging 4%.
08/31/2022
'Resilient and defensive nature'
08/31/2022
Analysis of patent filings shows a shrinking level of industrial automation related applications in the industry over the past three months, compared to last year
08/31/2022
The inaugural project under this partnership will involve a majority interest from M&G in the development of a logistic facility in Nagoya with ESR managing the facility upon completion.
08/31/2022
The private banking landscape in Switzerland is changing significantly.
08/31/2022
Net profit is up 1% to CHF 380 million, adjusting for the one-off gain in the first half of 2021 from the sale (sale and lease back) of the main building of Pictet in Geneva.
08/31/2022
The operating profit behaved analogously, which also shrank by 5 percent to 11.8 million Swiss francs.
08/31/2022
The recipe for success of the employer's offer of good pay and long-term secure jobs in the post-war years has definitely fallen victim to the zeitgeist.
08/31/2022
Highly adverse market conditions translated into decreasing transaction volumes and assets under management in the first half of 2022.
08/31/2022
Property insurance also recorded an increase of 12.8% (5.6% without the Epona portfolio. Despite a very competitive market, the evolution of the Civil liability branch is also positive at 1.9%.
08/31/2022
Passive vehicles will also continue to add to their weighting, assuming investment trusts are part of their remit, and thus we could see share prices be supported by these ‘forced’ buyers.
08/31/2022
The $1.2 billion wealth management business in Bellevue, Wash., brings a bench of multi-generational leaders, strong growth, and a differentiated approach to serving high-net-worth clients.