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UBS Wealth Management

UBS Wealth Management
The latest news and top stories on UBS Wealth Management. A leading entity in the financial services sector, UBS Wealth Management, based in Switzerland, specialises in comprehensive wealth management services. It offers advisory and investment products, including structured products and alternative investments, primarily serving high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, institutional investors and family offices globally. Recognised as the world’s largest private bank and wealth manager, it manages substantial private wealth. Its overall business focus is on global growth, particularly in the US and emerging markets, leveraging technology and maintaining strong capital.
Residential buildings in Beijing on September 15, 2025. China’s property sector, once accounting for roughly a quarter of the economy, has remained sluggish since late 2020, eroding household wealth. Photo: EPA
Millionaires, billionaires and trillionaires

China’s millionaire growth lags the global average. Is the wealth boom over?

Global personal wealth rose at its fastest pace in nearly a decade last year, though China saw only modest gains, according to a new report.

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Banking & finance

Wall Street giants lead China-profit surge despite market polarisation

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Auctions

The Great Wave sale highlights Hong Kong’s art market resilience

Bonds

Yuan rally puts fresh steam into Hong Kong’s dim sum bond revival

Issuance could approach US$140 billion as a firmer renminbi, low funding costs and policy support boost demand for offshore notes.

The People’s Bank of China on Wednesday set the yuan’s midpoint rate – the daily fixing – at 6.9438 per US dollar, its strongest level in nearly three years. Photo: Reuters
IPO

China’s biggest pork producer Muyuan flat in Hong Kong share debut

Firm’s US$1.4 billion IPO records lower oversubscription rate than other recent listings, reflecting a cooling of the red-hot market.

Banking & finance

Chinese gold, silver investors face gut check amid volatility, fund suspensions

Some retreat to the sidelines as another fund suspends new investments and futures plunge, while others remain determined to buy the dip.

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IPO

3 Chinese firms add to Hong Kong’s IPO boom with US$2 billion in fundraising

Muyuan Foods, Shenzhen Han’s and Distinct Healthcare started taking orders for their Hong Kong listings on Thursday.

Muyuan Foods, the world’s largest hog firm, plans to sell about 274 million new shares at up to HK$39 each. Photo: Shutterstock
IPO

Chinese tech listings shine in Hong Kong amid Beijing’s self-reliance push

Outperformance so far this year shows the theme remains a boon for investors in a challenging environment, analysts say.

United States

Archegos’ Bill Hwang seeks Trump pardon for fraud that cost banks US$10 billion

The veteran US investor was sentenced to 18 years in jail after being convicted in the high-profile Wall Street case.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese automotive suppliers speed up localisation to boost global market share

International carmakers’ orders from Chinese vendors are an endorsement of the quality and competitiveness of their products, analyst says.

BYD’s plant in Zhengzhou, central China’s Henan province. Photo: Xinhua
Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese electric vehicle makers eye Western markets as trade barriers fall

Canada will drop the 100 per cent punitive tariffs on Chinese-made pure electric cars while setting an annual import quota of 49,000 units.

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Ora cars from Great Wall Motor are parked in a parking lot at JadeWeserPort in Germany. Photo: dpa
Banking & finance

UBS remains bullish on Chinese tech but warns of big market swings in 2026

Swiss bank flags five major risks for next year, including economic weakness, resurgence of inflation and renewed US-China tensions.

Banking & finance

Investors to swap cash for gold and grain on hopes for a global rebound: UBS

UBS expects investors to rotate out of cash and into commodities in 2026, favouring energy, grain and gold on the back of expected rate cuts.

CATL

CATL’s stellar run and record premium come up against doubling of stock supply

The availability of 76 million CATL shares in Hong Kong following the expiry of a six-month lock-up period could impede the gains.

CATL’s Hong Kong shares command a 20 per cent premium to its Shenzhen stock, the highest among the 167 dual-listed companies. Photo: Shutterstock
Women and gender

Editorial | Women’s leadership in finance affirms Hong Kong’s commitment to diversity

While there is still more work to be done, the city has made considerable progress on advancing gender equality in the financial sector.

Members of Women Chief Executives Hong Kong gather with Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po on May 9. Photo: Handout
Editor's Letter

This week in PostMag: women in charge, Shaquille O’Neal and Aryna Sabalenka

In the latest issue, we talk to Hong Kong women CEOs, basketball legend turned global businessman Shaquille O’Neal, and world tennis No 1 Aryna Sabalenka.

Women and gender

What it takes to lead HKEX, UBS and Standard Chartered – and still have a life

Fuelled by 4.30am gym sessions, African safaris and bowls of lobster noodles, these CEOs are reshaping Hong Kong’s boardroom culture.

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Banking & finance

Glass ceiling shattered: 45% of top Hong Kong financial sector roles go to women

Regulatory changes and shifting corporate culture drive up the number of women taking up senior positions and directorships, a report says.

Diversity in Hong Kong feels organic, not imposed, says Amy Lo, who heads UBS Global Wealth Management Asia. Photo: Winson Wong
Banking & finance

Editorial | Hong Kong’s reinvention ensures its future as a thriving financial hub

From the expansion of services to experimentation in new tools, the city is becoming a one-stop shop in cross-border finance and banking.

Banking & finance

Exclusive | Hong Kong the launch pad for China’s new financial ideas, UBS China chief says

Hong Kong is showing the world that China is ‘open for business’, as the financial centre provides a bridge for China’s ideas.

Commodities

China’s US$21 billion in gold ETFs shines amid metal’s continued rise

Banks including Julius Baer, JPMorgan Private Bank and Lombard Odier see no end to gold’s record-setting run as demand remains robust.

A poster showing a gold bar is pictured on a street in Beijing on February 27, 2024. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

Chinese companies could start making money from AI agents next year, UBS says

As advanced models like DeepSeek’s R2 become more sophisticated, UBS expects ‘to see more monetisation’.

A UBS branch in Lucerne, Switzerland. Photo: Reuters
IPO

Hong Kong’s IPO rules spark debate over retail vs institutional investors

The IPO rules guarantee institutional investors 40 per cent of the offering, while leaving as little as 10 per cent for retail investors.

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