CIO Lens Q2 2023: when rising rates bite
With companies and markets still adjusting to the reality of higher interest rates, it has been a volatile start to 2023.
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JO Hambro UK Equity Income ends 10-year volatile Abrdn affair
Citywire + rated fund managers Clive Beagles and James Lowen have sold out of long-term holding Abrdn following the recent rally in its share price.
Raiffeisen Transaction Price Index: Swiss home market still not out of step
The higher level of mortgage interest rates is still not disrupting the Swiss home market.
Wealth managers turn to tech to tackle suitability challenge
The study with wealth managers who collectively manage assets of around €565 billion shows widespread dissatisfaction with existing suitability assessments during recent financial shocks, including the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing volatility coupled
The great misfortune of Jean-Pierre Mustier
The company will not complete any merger before the May 3 deadline
The 5 Wealthiest and 5 Fastest-Growing US Cities for Millionaires
The USA accounts for 32% of total global wealth and 36% of the world’s millionaires.
Swiss Parliament has Blunt Words for UBS
A hot topic is the domination of the Swiss banking industry by a single major bank that could develop concentrated market power in certain industry segments.
This bank lets savers participate immediately in SNB rate hikes
The rates of the Swiss subsidiary of the Danish online bank will therefore increase as soon as the Swiss National Bank raises its interest rate.
Market narratives keep jumping
After the market narrative flip-flopped multiple times in 1Q, the long weekend arrived just in time to provide a brief reprieve from trying to figure out what comes next.
Why the capex recovery will prove resilient
As a regime shift takes place, the global economy is on the cusp of a decade of higher capital expenditure by companies. Smart manufacturers are poised to reap the rewards of this.
How a Banking Squall Can Turn Into a Financial Tsunami
Orcel also sees no parallels to the global financial crisis of 2008 or the US savings and loan crisis in the late 1980s.
Wealth Management M&A: key deal structure considerations
In this second article in our series, we look at some of the other key issues to consider when structuring an M&A transaction.