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Asia Credit Is a Carry Sleeve. Spreads Are Not the Whole Story.

Opinion

17 Sep 2026

Asia Credit Is a Carry Sleeve. Spreads Are Not the Whole Story.

UBS GWM’s mid-2026 Asia note put Asia investment-grade all-in yields near 5.3 per cent and a 93 basis-point pick-up over same-tenor US Treasuries, against 64 basis points for US IG. Asia high-yield dollar paper has returned 4.3 per cent year to date against 1.8 per cent for US peers, Bloomberg data compiled by The Business Times show. The allocation question is carry and selection, not a spread-tightening thesis.

The EAM Fee-Split Offensive: External Asset Managers Weaponise Incentives to Exploit Private Bank Bureaucracy

Private Wealth

27 Aug 2026

The EAM Fee-Split Offensive: External Asset Managers Weaponise Incentives to Exploit Private Bank Bureaucracy

As major European and Swiss private banking institutions enforce increasingly bureaucratic client-onboarding processes, independent multi-family offices in Singapore deploy creative payout structures to strip away top-tier relationship managers.

The Wealth Consolidation Anchor: UBS Leverages Scale to Capture USD 36 Billion Inflows Amid Integration Milestone

Private Wealth

3 Aug 2026

The Wealth Consolidation Anchor: UBS Leverages Scale to Capture USD 36 Billion Inflows Amid Integration Milestone

As structural shifts and macroeconomic volatility reshape global booking hubs, UBS Group AG’s second-quarter 2026 financial results reveal an aggressive capital consolidation play. By pairing robust asset accumulation with an accelerated wind-down of legacy infrastructure, the unified franchise is translating institutional scale into an unassailable defensive moat for international wealth.

UBS Wealth Management Inflows Reach USD 36 Billion as Group Assets Scale to USD 7.3 Trillion

Private Wealth

29 Jul 2026

UBS Wealth Management Inflows Reach USD 36 Billion as Group Assets Scale to USD 7.3 Trillion

As cross-border capital clusters tightly inside tier-1 institution booking registries, the second-quarter financial disclosures from UBS Group AG demonstrate a resilient underlying growth strategy backed by severe operational cost-cutting across legacy systems.

The USD 1.65 Trillion Inflection: Private Banking Assets Hit Records in Hong Kong and Singapore Amid Aggressive Platform Restructuring

Private Wealth

21 Jul 2026

The USD 1.65 Trillion Inflection: Private Banking Assets Hit Records in Hong Kong and Singapore Amid Aggressive Platform Restructuring

As institutional wealth surveys confirm a massive 24% year-on-year surge in regional private banking assets, Tier-1 wealth managers overhaul their cross-border delivery templates to capture accelerating onshore and offshore inflows.

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