01/11/2021

Silver Linings Even in Adversity

Economists who had only recently been increasing their forecast for fourth-quarter global GDP growth are now cutting back their forecasts for the first half of 2021.

01/11/2021

Reasons to be Cheerful in 2021

Pharmaceutical companies are clearly at the centre of public attention at present, with news on vaccines encouraging markets and the global population to look forward to a better 2021.

01/10/2021

Xi’s push against Jack Ma sparks new threat for China tech

U.S. authorities are now debating whether to ban investments in Alibaba and Tencent, according to people familiar with the matter, in what would be a dramatic blow to two of the companies whose shares are most widely held by global investors.

01/08/2021

Ten Trends to Impact Wealth Management in 2021

Among the biggest developments set to influence advisors’ businesses this year include consolidation among wealth management firms, the rise of ESG investing, a renewed focus on prospecting and changes to advisor compensation models.