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PEOPLE MOVES: St James’s Place, 7IM, Deutsche Bank
St James’s Place appoints senior adviser in Asia, 7IM sacks its chief investment officer and Deutsche Bank adds two wealth management teams for Asia push.
UBS AM launches onshore fund in China
UBS Asset Management’s Shanghai-based wholly foreign-owned enterprise (WFOE) has launched an onshore equity fund for domestic high net worth individuals and institutional investors in China.
Alternatives | 26 Oct 17
Billionaires buying up sports clubs
The ultra-wealthy are investing in sport at a rate higher than ever before, with more than 140 of the top sports clubs globally now being owned by 109 billionaires, according to a joint UBS Group and PwC report.
China adds 101 billionaires
There were nearly three times as many new Chinese billionaires than US ones last year, helping to make Asia home to the most billionaires for the first time and driving the global population to 1,542, according to a report from UBS and PwC.
UBS offices raided by 130 investigators over tax evasion
An investigation into alleged tax evasion by about 2,000 UBS Group clients saw German prosecutors conduct a series of raids on Tuesday and Wednesday.