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The US presidential election: the global picture
#306 17 Aug 2020

The US presidential election: the global picture

UBS Global Wealth Management’s recent ElectionBrief report gauges the likely global impact of November’s US presidential election. Today’s panel – all of whom contributed to the report – considers the impact of the election for investors around the world, from potential market implications to the best investment approaches to take…

#305 10 Aug 2020

Global Family Office Report

Exploring the research produced by UBS in partnership with their colleagues from the UBS Evidence Lab. The average assets under management of the 121 clients surveyed is significantly larger than that of any other comparable study in the market, so the findings offer a unique window into the actions of…

Art special: digital disruption
#303 27 Jul 2020

Art special: digital disruption

In the third of our special programmes on the art world, we focus on the long-term potential for digital disruption – beyond the Zooms, online viewing rooms and social-media channels that have dominated our attention during the pandemic. Our panel explains how technological advancements are continuing to disrupt the art…

#302 20 Jul 2020

Rethinking health and wealth in a post-coronavirus world

A new report from the UBS CIO reveals the findings of a survey of more than 3,750 investors across 15 markets globally. More than three quarters of those wealthy investors polled anticipate permanent lifestyle shifts as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic. Two of the authors and architects of the…

#301 13 Jul 2020

Adding alternatives to your portfolio

The post-pandemic world will present significant challenges and opportunities for investors. The opportunities will come from longer-term structural changes that the pandemic initiated or accelerated. The challenges will come in the form of elevated volatility and lower potential returns from traditional diversifiers. The authors of a UBS report explain why…

Nobel perspectives: Jean Tirole
#300 06 Jul 2020

Nobel perspectives: Jean Tirole

To help address the big questions that shape our world, UBS has asked a number of Nobel Laureates in the economic sciences to share insights, discuss their research and open their inquiring minds. This week we hear from Jean Tirole, winner in 2014 for his analysis of market power and…

The economics of prejudice
#299 29 Jun 2020

The economics of prejudice

We explore the impact of the recent ruling from the US Supreme Court codifying the rights of LGBTQ people, which was a surprise verdict from a majority conservative court. Our panel explains why the extension of the protections of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to LGBTQ people is good news…

In conversation with Mary Rozell
#298 22 Jun 2020

In conversation with Mary Rozell

In the second of our season of special programmes exploring the art world we meet Mary Rozell, global head of UBS’s collection of over 30,000 artworks. Rozell is author of ‘The Art Collector’s Handbook: the Definitive Guide to Acquiring and Owning Art’, a new edition of which is being published…

#297 15 Jun 2020

Future of the tech economy

We are living in an age defined by the confluence of technology and economic forces: the fourth industrial revolution has transformed manufacturing – and the divide between the digital world and our physical one continues to blur. Today our panel discusses a new UBS report examining how the global economy…

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