As the rhetoric on trade tariffs heats up, what do economists and portfolio managers in the region think?
Tag: Union Bancaire Privee
Smart beta not really for the mainstream, says UBP
Smart-beta strategies are unlikely to overtake traditional fund products and become a mainstream investment tool, argues Nicolas Faller, co-CEO of asset management at Union Bancaire Privée.
UBP: Bond investors not compensated for risks
The return for US and European bond investors offers insufficient compensation for the risk they are taking, especially in the high yield segment, said Norman Villamin, chief investment officer at Union Bancaire Privee.
In case you missed it – Markets and Funds News Updates
Value Partners names Yu Xiaobao as head of China business; UBP’s operating expenses increase due to Coutts Asia integration; Blackrock’s ETF assets breach $1.5trn mark; Cerulli expects global mutual fund assets to hit $100trn by 2020; Singapore’s fintech association rolls out a comprehensive fintech directory; BofAML sees global fund firms allocate more to Japanese equities; Australia launches its first stewardship code for fund firms; and more…
The promise and risk in China’s `new economy’
China’s consumption story is expanding quickly, creating some of the most appealing investment cases currently available to investors, particularly as markets are yet to fully price in the pace of urbanisation in the country, says UBP’s Peng Yao.
China partnership a route to HNWI opportunity, says UBP
A partnership with an onshore bank is the preferred path for access to the mainland HNW base, according to Michael Blake, Union Bancaire Privee’s chief executive of Asia.
UBP upbeat on Asia after Coutts acquisition
Despite private banks selling assets or cutting staff in Asia, Guy de Picciotto, CEO of Switzerland-based Union Bancaire Privee, said his bank plans to hire roughly 40 RMs and expand in China.
The FSA Spy market buzz 15 06 2015
Spy has been out with his magnifying glass pounding the streets and eavesdropping on gossip in cafés, but the summer lull has arrived and the world of Asian asset management is getting a little siesta time. Nonetheless, Spy has unearthed a few juicy tidbits on the jobs merry-go-round. Whilst savouring a fine Laphroaig (10-year-old vintage), Spy heard that Heidi […]
