UBS Global Wealth Management chief economist Paul Donovan joins the show to discuss his blog, The Danger in Round Numbers, and explains why rounding up prices can have an effect that goes beyond people’s pocket books. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The danger of round numbers

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Professor Geoffrey Hinton, the British-Canadian computer scientist known as the “godfather of AI”, discusses the future of artificial intelligence with his former collaborator De Kai in a special edition of the programme recorded at the UBS Greater China Conference earlier this year. Does the rise of “artificial general intelligence” threaten the future of humanity?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The future of artificial intelligence with Geoffrey Hinton and De Kai

Blended finance is a strategy that’s gaining momentum and visibility. In the past decade, it has mobilised more than $200bn (€188bn) in capital toward sustainable development in developing countries. Dhun Davar, head of social finance at the UBS Optimus Foundation, joins us to explain how this helps funding reach high-impact social and environmental projects that might otherwise be overlooked by mainstream markets.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Blended finance

What is the UBS Wealth Management CIO’s outlook for the second quarter of 2024? Our panellists explain why buoyant equity markets, a soft landing in the US, continued central-bank rate-cutting and the ongoing adoption of artificial intelligence have prompted their focus on technology, durable income and risk management.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The next stage: Q2 outlook

The Global Investment Returns Yearbook is the authoritative guide to historical long-run returns, most recently published by UBS with the London Business School, and covering all the main asset categories in 35 markets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Global Investment Returns Yearbook

UBS celebrated the 10th year of its proud partnership with Art Basel Hong Kong with a dynamic programme focused on artist responses to city life. We meet Chankalun, an artist who pays homage to the city’s heritage of neon sign-making, and whose works were showcased at the fair in the UBS Art Studio and inaugural UBS One spaces. Plus: Carola Wiese, Senior Art Advisor in the Family Advisory, Art & Collecting division of UBS, and Iwan K Lukminto, collector and founder of Tumurun Museum in Surakarta, Indonesia, join the show to share reflections, highlights and recommendations from this year’s edition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The danger of round numbers

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