Pictet Opens Monaco Booking Centre
Jackie Bennion, 14 April 2021
The Swiss manager is expanding services to external asset managers in the principality. It is an an example of a number of stories we've covered in Monaco recently.
The Swiss manager is expanding services to external asset managers in the principality. It is an an example of a number of stories we've covered in Monaco recently.
Taking the long-term investing view, the private bank is not in the habit of dispensing short-term economic forecasts or opinions, nevertheless the firm's global investment strategist says this is a particularly ripe moment.
The collapse of global tourism last year significantly affected the index produced by the Swiss bank, it said. Asia is the most expensive region, highlighting its relative ascent economically. Shanghai topped the cities list in cost terms, with Tokyo in second place.
The number of IPOs worldwide has risen sharply, with considerable activity in the US and Asia in the first three months of this year, coming off the back of a busy 2020. Much of this came from SPACs - "blank cheque" entities raising cash for takeovers.
The acquisition follows IQ-EQ’s purchases of Constellation Advisers (January 2021) and Blue River Partners (June 2020). The Concord acquisition is the first in the US private wealth space.
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