Publications & Press

May 12, 20222 min read

Launch of a new Swiss Wealth manager in Dubai International Financial with total assets of 4 billion dollar

Wealth managers Probus and Pleion applied at the end of August for permission to proceed with the merger, which would bring the value of...

Nov 16, 20211 min read

Probus and Pleion Wealth Management are moving ahead with the merger procedures

The two wealth management companies, Probus and Pleion, submitted a request to proceed with the merger procedures. The Probus Group has...

Aug 31, 20212 min read

PLEION and PROBUS announce their merger

A new leader among Swiss wealth managers is born: it will bring the newly formed independent Group to around CHF 4 billion of AUM.

Jun 10, 20214 min read

100% foreign ownership measures for UAE mainland companies

Over the years, the UAE government has made huge efforts to facilitate doing business in the country.

Dec 22, 20204 min read

Covid: Could the UK government introduce a wealth tax?

The recent sight of the first Covid-19 vaccines being administered in the UK and US has finally allowed us to look towards a future not...

Nov 17, 20204 min read

Strong tailwinds for Asian equity and fixed income assets

With the US election most likely converging towards a Joe Biden victory, combined with a freshly-inked regional trade deal and positive vacc

Jun 26, 20203 min read

Is the sun setting on Hong Kong?

One does not have to search too hard to find a variety of voices offering opinions on Hong Kong. Somewhere between the tabloid criticism...

Jun 23, 20207 min read

Mekong and the Covid Crisis – A success story

When Covid-19 began to spread from China in January, people in Thailand - the favorite destination of Chinese tourists - feared the worst

Mar 23, 20203 min read

Greece follows Italy into the lump sum tax club

In recent years we have associated beautiful but troubled Greece with austerity measures as swingeing cuts to government expenditure...

Feb 27, 20203 min read

Russia’s new « growth government »

Since we started managing assets on the Russian market in 1994, the Russian investment opportunity has shined in different facets. From...

Feb 19, 20204 min read

United Kingdom. A break in the clouds

After more than three years of political wrangling, various legal challenges and two general elections since the UK voted to leave...

Jan 24, 20204 min read

Milan. Lifestyle under the Italian flat tax regime.

However tempting life on an idyllic Caribbean island may be to those seeking to escape the grey winter...

Jan 14, 20202 min read

Japan's economic stimulus package

On December 5th, the Japanese Cabinet approved a whopping 26 trillion JPY (240 billion US$) economic stimulus package.

Jan 14, 20203 min read

FinIA & FinSA January 1st 2020

On January 1st 2020 new Swiss legal provisions, the Financial Services Act (FinSA) and the Financial Institutions Act (FinIA)...

Jan 14, 20203 min read

How life in Italy could offer so much...

On a grey and damp day in London or Paris it is only too easy to imagine oneself enjoying a glass of Chianti in Tuscany...