Defence begins at home
As the pandemic showed, anything that threatens economic activity or public health can become a strategic necessity demanding investment.
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CEO of Southeast Asia’s largest bank warns investors: ‘Buckle up, we’re in for a volatile ride’
Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick said at the same summit that investors should welcome periodic pullbacks, calling them healthy developments rather than signs of crisis.
Tag: Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management
The report also draws on data from PitchBook and Barclays research, covering global private capital activity through the second quarter of 2025.
Millions in write-offs at BLKB and the lessons to be learned from them
The report reveals shortcomings on several levels – particularly within the bank's board of directors, as the supervisory body is known.
The Intelligent Allocator: the comforting illusion of market timing
The notion of waiting for the ‘right moment’ or a 'better level' sounds appealing, but deserves to be tested not as a ‘prediction’ but through historical evidence and experience.
Wealthy investors expected to drive $32 trillion alternatives boom
A recovery in IPOs and mergers, falling interest rates and the AI boom will all drive a new growth cycle in private markets.
Millennium Management divests 15% stake to investor group
This stake sale shifts the ownership structure of the hedge fund, which was previously entirely owned by its founder.
China’s wealthy flock to Hong Kong for global investment opportunities, banker says
China Citic Bank International invests in new private banking centre as cross-border wealth customers triple, Wendy Yuen says
What do Fed rate cuts mean for investors?
While the tone of the meeting was more hawkish than markets expected, we still expect another 50bps of rate cuts between now and the first quarter of 2026, and with policy rates set to fall, we advise investors to put cash to work.
Rate cuts remain in store despite a cautious Fed
This marks the second rate cut of 2025 and brings the total reduction since the easing cycle started in September 2024 to 150bps.
M&G opens 206 new homes in the Netherlands, with 90% in the affordable segment
Institutional capital deployed to deliver affordable, sustainable homes in supply-constrained urban markets.
Private Markets Annual Report 2025
Within the report we explore how the emergence of sophisticated digital platforms, new regulations, and more agile fund structures are broadening participation and lowering barriers to entry.