The stockmarkets took a real rollercoaster ride the week of February 5, with the Dow Jones plummeting more than 1,100 points in a single day’s trading on February 5, the most severe decline in its history in number of points, although only 4.6% in relative terms as compared to the… Read More »
REYL & Cie Ltd (“REYL”) is pleased to announce that it has appointed Ante Razmilovic to head its new Structured Finance business to be run from its London office and part of the Corporate Advisory & Structuring business line. REYL’s growing Corporate Advisory & Structuring business line provides a full… Read More »
Sompo International, a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, announced today that it has reached an agreement to purchase A&A, S.r.l. (A&A), a leader in the Italian agriculture insurance market since 1996. The transaction is expected to close by March 2018 pending regulatory approvals. The A&A… Read More »
Is the US economy’s current pace set to trigger major imbalances, disrupt the current cycle and spark off a significant downturn in economic activity? The stockmarkets’ severe recent downturn reflects investors’ concerns on forthcoming trends for the global economy, and in particular the performances we can expect from the US.… Read More »
REYL & Cie is proud to have been awarded the accolade of “Best Private Bank – Client Service” in the Wealth Briefing Swiss Awards 2018 ceremony, held in Geneva last night. The award sets REYL apart from its peers and recognises a continued strong period of expansion for the Bank,… Read More »
In its policy statement, the Fed subtly upgraded its outlook for inflation and said conditions would warrant “further” interest rate increases, suggesting to us that a policy rate hike at the March meeting is all but a foregone conclusion. Despite No Marked Shift in Policy, We Still Find Interpretive Value… Read More »
Kontron, a global provider of open source cloud and integrated infrastructure platforms, today is pleased to announce an open invitation to service providers, ISVs, channel partners, and members of the press to attend its SYMKLOUD Theatre Sessions at the Kontron stand during the 2018 edition of Mobile World Congress. Subject… Read More »
During the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, the largest trade show devoted to high-tech innovations in the word, AXA Partners, AXA’s global team dedicated to building tailored and innovative solutions for its partners, has introduced PLEEZ, a unique personal assistant solution that combines AI and human intervention. Developed… Read More »
Investors are fearful that inflation will rise faster than expected due to the impact of a weak dollar on import prices and rising wages, and that as a result interest rates may also rise faster than expected. But the reemergence of wage growth may be a positive for economic growth… Read More »
What happened to the markets? “Goldilocks” no more: global markets are suddenly leaving the sanguine environment that was characterized by strong performance and extremely low financial volatility. Monday 5 February 2018 saw the largest ever daily rise in the VIX (S&P volatility), from 17.31 to 37.32. It continued to rise… Read More »