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New visionaries and the Chinese century
This week our panel discusses the latest edition of UBS and PwC’s annual ‘Billionaires Insight Report’. From the greatest ever annual increase in billionaire wealth, to the challenge of US dominance in innovation from across Asia and China in particular, we’ll explore the lessons of the data and the key…
Thinking strategically about emerging markets
Our panel discusses a new research piece from the UBS wealth management CIO, explaining why a focus on the tribulations of EM assets risks ignoring the huge progress that emerging economies have made, as well as the wealth of investment opportunities on offer.
The Global Family Office Report 2018
We take a look at the fifth edition of a report that is produced by the bank every year in partnership with Campden Wealth Research. It is the leading study into performance, investments and structural issues.
Nobel perspectives: Sir Christopher Pissarides
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 Sir Christopher Pissarides, recognised as the originator of some radically new frameworks…
Global Investor Watch: ‘Return on values’
Exploring the latest UBS Investor Watch, the largest recurring global study of high-net-worth investors in the world. The new edition, ‘Return on values’, takes the temperature of shifting global attitudes towards sustainable investing.
China’s biotech revolution
Our panel discusses a new research piece from UBS Wealth Management exploring what the future might hold for what is now the world’s second-largest drug market. With five-year growth rates for biotech in China forecasted at better than 16 per cent, this will be the world’s fastest-growing market. We mull…
Ahead of the game
Taking the temperature of the global e-gaming industry, a $100bn sector with a growth trajectory that continues to point sharply upwards. Our panel includes the author of a new UBS research piece focusing on Asia, primed to become the biggest worldwide market in terms of revenue this year, and a…
Election watch: do midterms matter?
The US economy has enjoyed a strong couple of years; a unified Republican government, fiscal stimulus, regulatory relief and the fruits of Obama-era economic expansion have all played their part. Against that backdrop, do the upcoming mid-term elections really matter?
UBS Global Visionaries: Sam Gregory from Witness
The latest in our series of specials hearing from inspirational thought leaders at the forefront of innovation, which UBS supports and celebrates through its Global Visionaries programme. Today we hear from Sam Gregory, programme director at Witness, an innovative non-profit that makes it possible for anyone, anywhere, to use video…
Are cryptocurrencies money?
The media attention received by virtual currencies of late has tracked pretty much in line with prices, which surged through 2017 then fell back significantly. We explore the status of cryptocurrencies, asks about its potential viability as an asset class, track the volatility that remains a principal limitation and consider…
