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Social innovators
UBS and partner Ashoka support social enterprises by bringing innovative solutions to bear on some of the world’s most pressing problems. We hear from Ashoka director Mark Cheng on why the private sector has…
Economics of the art market
We delve into a sector that has traditionally been difficult to quantify. With the help of a new research project produced for UBS and Art Basel by the cultural economist Dr Clare McAndrew, we’ll…
Hedge funds
Several high-profile investors have criticised the hedge-fund industry recently and the sector’s performance was somewhat challenging last year. We ask our panel of international experts about the outlook for hedge funds in 2017, the…
Gender-lens investing
We’ll look at what it means and why it works with experts from UBS and Rethink Impact, the largest US-based firm investing in social-impact companies with a gender lens. And, following International Women’s Day…
Are stocks overvalued?
The US benchmarks keep hitting record highs along with more general global stocks. Should this worry investors? Or is there more to come? Our panel of global experts delivers its verdict.
Inflation and inequality
People spend on different bundles of goods and services so inflation differs. And because the calculation of the inflation basket is plutocratic it reflects the spending patterns of higher-income groups, meaning most people have…
China’s balancing act
How does a country reconcile stabilising growth and accumulating debt? We ask whether China’s advocacy for globalisation is at odds with its restrictive capital controls and how the country can cope with an overheating…
Beyond money
The last in a special series of UBS future of finance forums comes from Hong Kong, where a panel of industry experts, delegates and guests discuss investing in alternative assets in the digital age.
Pick of the crop
We unpack the longer-term investment themes that the UBS CIO expects to perform best in 2017, from automation and robotics to security and safety. We also review the global trends behind them and discuss…
Mobilising private wealth for public good
Discussing the UBS white paper for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting. The document sets out a strategy to channel private wealth towards the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, tying in with the broader Davos…
