9 December 2018

This week, in the first of two special programmes, we dive into the UBS CIO Year Ahead 2019, the definitive investment outlook for the next 12 months. The report’s editor in chief is among the guests from UBS Wealth Mana…

7 December 2018

Claire Ptak opened Violet, her bakery in East London, in 2010 after moving to the UK from California five years earlier. She trained at Chez Panisse under renowned chef and restaurateur Alice Waters and, earlier this year…

5 December 2018

Having spent a career building fashion brands, working in high-end tailoring on Savile Row, running factories and consulting with the country’s largest department stores, British fashion designer Patrick Grant wanted to…

2 December 2018

Art is once again in the frame as we browse the 2018 edition of the leading annual report and look ahead to the fair in Miami. We talk to the author of the research, catch up with the head of the UBS Art collection and hear…

30 November 2018

Hanna Naima McCloskey started Fearless Futures after leaving her job in finance, feeling there was something missing in the way the corporate world was addressing diversity and inclusion. McCloskey and her team now run…

28 November 2018

While managing a Mayfair gallery, Bernadine Bröcker Wieder was looking for better ways to connect with collectors. With Francesca Polo, she founded a global platform that allows art to be securely sourced and loaned to…

25 November 2018

To help address the big questions that shape our world, UBS has sought out a number of Nobel laureates in the economic sciences to ask them to share insights and discuss their research. This week we’re hearing from one of…

23 November 2018

Launched in March 2018, East London footwear brand Stepney Workers Club was inspired by the ethos and inclusive culture of workers’ sports clubs of years past. Bringing together a wealth of experience in designing footwear…

21 November 2018

After leaving the world of finance, Henry Cookson became a record-setting polar explorer, and has since built a multi-million-dollar business, Cookson Adventures, specialising in bespoke journeys for clients. Many of the…

18 November 2018

In our third annual visit to the London conference, we focus on a panel that discussed the topic of normalising global monetary policy. We hear from two of the panellists and ask them to expand on the theme, explaining how…

16 November 2018

Torontonians Charles Birchall and Brad Taylor first met in the city of Le Locle at Switzerland’s most storied watchmaking school. The pair eventually returned home and in 2017, armed with the best training, launched Toro…

Looking to clinch a difficult deal? Take a cue from the companies that know the value of taking lunchtime very seriously indeed.

The founder and president of Ecoalf has created a sustainable fashion brand using other people’s rubbish.

Whether caught up in terror or a typhoon – or governing a nation – all of our writers learned a key lesson in 2018.