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The Covid-19 pandemic has led to an economic downturn worse than the global financial crisis. The response from governments and central banks has been dramatic in both fiscal and monetary terms.

Institutional Money (04.09.2020) - AT1s having benefited from the last decade’s banking reforms, the potential for attractive returns in this asset class could grow considerably in a stabilisation scenario.

In recent weeks, silver has experienced huge price swings, moving from levels of around $19 to $29 per ounce.

There have been concerns about a possible exodus of wealth from Hong Kong following the enactment of the National Security Law. 

Environmental Finance (14.08) - There is a strong argument for saying that private education has no place in impact investing because education is a basic public good that should be freely accessible to all. 

Since the height of the Covid-19 crisis in March 2020, risk assets have seen a significant rebound, with credit spreads reverting to more normalised, albeit still elevated, levels.

WealthBriefingAsia (03.08.2020) - Ranjit Khanna, Head of South Asia and Singapore Branch Chief Executive, Union Bancaire Privée, talks to WealthBriefingAsia. The bank won Best Boutique Private Bank (Southeast Asia).

Le Temps (03.08.2020) - In the past ten years, hedge funds have struggled to offer any kind of satisfactory returns, constrained by persistently weak interest rates and a lack of volatility.

Our Global Head of Forex Strategy, Peter Kinsella, shares his outlook for the US dollar for the months ahead.

As we slowly come to terms with the initial effects of the Covid-19 crisis, it is time to see what wealthy families and single-family offices in the Middle East can learn from it.

Simon Pickard, Chairman of UBP’s Impact Investment Committee, and Kanini Mutooni, a member of UBP’s Impact Advisory Board, discuss impact investing, how COVID-19 has affected it and how it will evolve in the future.

ESG Clarity (09.07.2020) - Impact investing is a relatively new trend in emerging markets. These countries show enormous room for improvement, both socially and environmentally, and this could well mean greater opportunities for impact investors than in developed countries.