Trade war continues to be a major concern for investors, with 31% predicting it to be the most significant threat to global growth this year, …
Investors believe the next downturn is near
January 22, 2019
Hong Kong, Luxembourg regulators ink mutual fund recognition agreement
Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the securities regulator of Hong Kong, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with its Luxembourg counterpart Commission de Surveillance …
UK Treasury to review tax avoidance measures
The UK Treasury is reconsidering key tax avoidance measures that have been criticised as overly aggressive by some MPs in an upcoming Finance Bill. Expected …
UK financial services firms move £800bn to EU over Brexit fear
Financial services firms are preparing to transfer assets worth £800bn from the UK to other locations within the European Union in contingency planning for Brexit, …
Institutional investors to shift risks from public to private markets
Bogged down by worries about a global growth downturn, institutional investors plan to shift risks from public to private markets, according to a survey by …
Financial advisers brace up for market downturn next year
Majority (77%) of financial advisers predict a market downturn over the next two years, with big market correction, geopolitical uncertainty, and trade war among their …
Poor competition triggers reforms in UK investment consultancy sector
Britain’s competition regulator has unveiled various reforms in the £1.6 trillion UK investment consultancy and fiduciary management market citing competition concerns. The reforms are the …
PBI Switzerland Awards winners announced (updated with photos)
Private Banker International Switzerland Awards were announced on Wednesday at a ceremony in Zurich. These awards are an extension of our well established Private Banker …
68% of wealth managers think their firm’s technology is poor
The investment management industry is deemed to be drastically underprepared to serve the digital needs of next generation investors in both the US and UK. …
Global art market returns to growth driven by US buyers
Sales in the global art market reached $63.7 billion in 2017, up 12% from 2016, according to a new report by UBS and Art Basel, an art …
