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Credit Suisse offers tips in taking on the old monster of inflation
Since rising inflation is unavoidable over the long term, investors should gradually adjust their portfolios accordingly, says Stefan Keitel, Global CIO at Credit Suisse
22 Feb 2012
Swiss funds AUM up strongly in January, reports SFA
Buoyant capital markets worldwide helped boost the total volume of assets in Swiss funds by CHF18.2bn in January, according to figures from the Swiss Funds Association (SFA).
21 Feb 2012
Swiss bankers tread carefully after Wegelin's US indictment
Swiss banks have reacted cautiously when speaker after the filing of criminal charges in the US against Wegelin & Co, Switzerland's oldest bank.
09 Feb 2012
Zurich-based Falcon Private Bank to target Middle East clients
Zurich-based Falcon Private Bank, acquired by Abu Dhabi-based Aabar Investments PJSC in April 2009, is set to expand its operations in the Middle East.
08 Feb 2012
UBP mixes dividends and option writing in equity income fund
The asset management unit of Swiss bank UBP is launching a European blus chip dividend fund, with an option writing overlay to reduce the portfolio's beta and volatility.
08 Feb 2012
UBS could move its prop stocks team to its asset management division
UBS AG, Switzerland's biggest lender, may move its proprietary stock-trading business to its asset- management division, chief financial officer Tom Naratil has told Bloomberg news agency.
07 Feb 2012
Managers failing to justify fees - research
A report by Insch Capital Management takes a close look at asset management fees and performance, and concludes that by comparison hedge fund fees are ‘altruistic’.
07 Feb 2012
Rogge unites with Alfi Partners to target French market
Fixed income asset management group Rogge Global Partners has entered a joint venture with third party marketing company Alfi Partners hoping to find new business in Europe's French-speaking regions.
06 Feb 2012
Julius Baer says offshore Europe asset flows stop as agreements loom
European offshore clients are giving Julius Baer Group no new business as they wait to see what happens with Switzerland's tax agreements with Germany and the UK, the Zurich-headquartered banking group said today.
06 Feb 2012
Unigestion’s ex-head of hedge funds to launch Gougenheim Investments
Philippe Gougenheim (pictured), former head of hedge funds at Swiss group Unigestion, has announced the launch of his new management company, Gougenheim Investments, based in Pfaffikon, Switzerland.
02 Feb 2012
Is Alpha Ucits an oxymoron? asks Fraser McKenzie of 47 Degrees North
“Oxymoron – a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.” Fraser McKenzie of 47 Degrees North, based in Pfäffikon in Switzerland, says advisers should look closely at the promises and delivery of Alpha Ucits.
02 Feb 2012
Unigestion nomme son nouveau responsable hedge funds
Le groupe Suisse Unigestion a nommé Nicolas Rousselet (illustré) en qualité de managing director, responsable des hedge funds. Rousselet devient également membre du comité exécutif d'Unigestion.
01 Feb 2012
Unigestion makes senior hedge fund team appointment
Swiss institutional fund investor Unigestion has promoted Nicolas Rousselet to head its $3.7bn hedge fund investment activities, and be a managing director in Geneva.
01 Feb 2012
Gottex to cut paypackets despite beating its industry
Beating its peers has not been enough for hedge fund investor Gottex Fund Management Holdings, as the Swiss-based investor today recorded a fall in fee-earning assets and a continuation of cost cutting.
30 Jan 2012
Credit Suisse says markets have priced in possible negative scenarios
US dollar weakness, emerging markets strength and markets that have priced in bad scenarios were three key themes as the global chief investment officer of Credit Suisse's private banking arm explained the bank's macro and market view of the world in 2012 and beyond.
27 Jan 2012Regions
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Opportunities abound for Dragon investors
The Chinese Year of the Dragon promises drama across the world, yet the opening weeks of 2012 are throwing up some surprising investment opportunities.
Events
InvestmentEurope Fund Selector Forum Sweden
InvestmentEurope's country specific forum for Sweden takes place in Stockholm on 24 April 2012
InvestmentEurope Fund Selector Forum France
InvestmentEurope's country specific forum for France takes place in Paris on 22 May 2012.
