Private banks and asset managers are predicting that a regulatory crackdown in China will continue to ease going into 2022, but their views differ on whether it is the best time to start investing in the world’s second-biggest economy again. Where next for China?  China’s economic rebound has stumbled this year as regulators in the country have pursued a clampdown […]

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Stock market optimism among investors in Asia-Pacific fell in Q3, according to the latest UBS Investor Sentiment Survey, even as over half of those polled said they would stick to their current equity exposure for the next six months. Against a backdrop of market volatility caused by China regulatory uncertainties over the past few months, the survey found that APAC […]

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This week: HSBC PB sticks to risk-on portfolio strategy, on expectations of a low-for-longer rates environment; Bank of Singapore: Fed to stay “very dovish” through 2021; BlackRock Investment Institute reiterates “pro-risk stance” against backdrop of powerful restart of US economy; Pictet Wealth Management: Earnings “remain impressive” while beating key ratios HSBC PB sticks to risk-on portfolio strategy, on expectations of […]

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Paula Ip, Head of Investment Fund and Advisory at UBS Global Wealth Management shares with us why UBS relies on their own internal SI framework when it comes to funds selected under the banner of ESG. She also discusses what constitutes a China-focused strategy that can ensure its place on the shelf of high conviction funds at UBS.

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Investments were surprisingly resilient to a year like no other. Unprecedented monetary easing measures by central banks worldwide ensured the spectre of a recession was staved off, at least for the time being. Rocky start On 31 December 2019, the World Health Organization’s Country Office in China first picked up a statement by the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission on cases […]

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