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#286 30 Mar 2020

How data helps us understand ground truth in the pandemic

Today we’re hearing from the UBS Evidence Lab, and finding out how data and analytics are being used to understand ground truth in a world turned upside down by the pandemic. We talk with the creator of the lab to drill down into the relevant datasets to better understand the…

#285 23 Mar 2020

The pandemic and the economy

Our panel discusses the impact of Covid-19 on markets and economies all around the world. Hear two of the sharpest minds from UBS global wealth management as they make sense of a volatile and fast-moving situation that is challenging virtually all stakeholders across public and private life.

#284 16 Mar 2020

The Global Art Market Report 2020

Painting a picture of the art market using the latest edition of the Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report. We’ll hear from its author, renowned cultural economist Dr Clare McAndrew and our regular panelist from UBS Wealth Management.

#283 09 Mar 2020

Women in finance

On International Women’s Day our panel from across UBS asks what steps the financial sector is taking to ensure that its next generation of leaders is truly representative, and discusses the challenge of getting the best and brightest young women into finance.

The Future of Waste
#282 02 Mar 2020

The Future of Waste

As UBS continues to hit new milestones in thematic and sustainable investing, the bank has produced a new longer-term investment initiative. The new programme of “Future Of….” pieces of meta-thematic research focuses on challenges that resonate with clients and provide associated investment solutions with a strong sustainability component. The first…

#281 24 Feb 2020

Getting the clean-energy transition on track

An extended interview with Sam Arie, lead author of a recent UBS report on global energy and climate change. The research examines the potential restrictions on new fossil fuel investment and why and how that could lead to the convergence of the energy and utility sectors. As well as exploring…

#280 17 Feb 2020

Can you pay taxes with bitcoin?

Spoiler alert: the answer is “no”. The chief economist of UBS Global Wealth Management and the founder and CEO of Otonomos join the show to help explain why bitcoin (or any other cryptocurrency) is not fit to settle such liabilities. Despite this fact, there appears to be appetite in some…

#279 10 Feb 2020

US election update

his week we report from the presidential campaign trail. Our panel reviews the chaotic Democratic caucus in Iowa and looks ahead to the New Hampshire primary. What does the economic and investment landscape look like as the general election looms?

#278 03 Feb 2020

Investor sentiment

The panel explores the global investor outlook, dipping into UBS Global Wealth Management’s latest quarterly survey. Both high-net-worth individuals and business owners have a more upbeat outlook entering the new year, with cash levels and concerns over domestic politics declining. The panel discusses the role that home bias plays in…

WEF 2020: The UBS Climate Aware framework
#277 27 Jan 2020

WEF 2020: The UBS Climate Aware framework

We’re in Davos where UBS published a white paper unveiling its Climate Aware framework to help harness private capital to close the climate finance gap. It’s the fourth time that UBS has addressed the Sustainable Development Goals in its white papers published at the WEF. This latest piece was titled:…

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