Managers of Wealth

Soft or hard landing? How these 10 private bank CIOs brace for recession

Investment chiefs of private banks share their views on economic growth and if the markets should be readying for a hard landing.

Ukraine’s costly war of attrition still weighs on outlook

Neither Ukraine nor Russia are pushing to negotiate a settlement, calculating that they each need to make territorial gains first.

Asset management execs back four-day week

Polling shows the funds industry is getting behind a new way of working

UK interest rates: what next?

Interest rates in the UK and elsewhere are forecast to continue rising as central banks battle to contain inflation. We keep track of what these changes mean for markets and economies.

Credit Suisse struggles with backlog of new wealthy client accounts in Asia

Waiting list for applications underlines tension between lifting profits and avoiding future scandals

Tax ranking 2022: Schaffhausen climbs six places for private individuals; Valais and Jura become more attractive for companies

Credit Suisse publishes "Tax Monitor Switzerland" 2022

Carina Schaurte «How to Make Private Equity More Accessible»

The question, Schaurte says, is how to make private equity more accessible, also to smaller clients, given the inherent risk of an illiquid asset class.

Weak growth, elevated inflation to support dollar

By all accounts, the degree of USD strength has been unprecedented in the past twenty years, and under normal circumstances, a simple mean reversion argument would suggest the dollar would peak and roll over.

John Woods: «The Market is Too Skeptical»

In the midst of a challenging backdrop for global markets – inflationary pressures, recession risk, geopolitical tensions and more

Swiss Re Charts Path to Higher Returns

There are also opportunities to deploy capital across all businesses while controlling costs.

Credit Suisse Gives Private Clients Some Good News

Earlier this month, the Swiss National Bank surprised financial markets by raising interest rates.

One swallow does not make a summer

US equities surged 6% on the week while government bond yields tumbled 10bps in the US and 30bps in Europe.

Slowing economy, a cautious outlook

The situation in Europe is very different, with growth more at risk from the Ukraine conflict and inflation more driven by food and energy price shocks.

Market rebound loses momentum - UBS

The S&P 500 fell 2.01% on Tuesday, giving back part of last week’s 6.5% rise, as continued worries that elevated inflation will weaken consumer spending and growth.

Consent solicitation to insert benchmark rate replacement language into the terms and conditions of two series of Tier 1 capital notes

The purpose of each holders’ meeting and the related consent solicitation is to insert benchmark replacement language into the terms

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