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AIC 2023: Asia enters a new chapter of growth
What does Asia’s reopening mean for technology, sustainability and the future of the global economy?
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Perseverance and achieving the impossible
How do we overcome life’s challenges to maintain an edge or reach our full potential? Or even aim for the impossible? There’s no singular path to success; and in business, investing or inventing, a range of ideas need to be explored. Keynote speakers at the 25th Credit Suisse Asian Investment Conference (AIC) shared inspirational thinking on perseverance, overcoming adversity and making the world a better place. -
Financial markets have an inflation problem – and it’s not going away
With inflation running rampant, economists agree that US interest rates should be materially higher than they are today. But what would it mean for markets if they were? What are the risks from the Ukraine crisis? Are China’s markets really undervalued? Monetary policy experts and a stock exchange leader share their views.
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The metaverse is creating a major new economy
The growth of the digital world has the potential to reshape society and redefine the concept of value. How will the metaverse change the game for investors? Who will control our data in Web 3? Entrepreneurs, academics and tech investors offer their views on the opportunities and challenges ahead.
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The climate crisis demands radical solutions
Calls for more drastic measures to combat global warming are challenging governments to ramp up investments in clean technology and forcing companies to rethink business models. What kind of creative solutions will become mainstream, and how can investors capture the opportunities? Top scientists, investors and policy advocates outline the case for action.
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Kenneth Fong: What does the metaverse mean to China’s internet sector?
China’s digital economy has grown rapidly, ranging from online games and concerts to shopping. While a lot of investors are focusing on the benefits that the metaverse can bring to China’s online game companies, the actual concept of enhancing user experience and monetization has also been applied in other industries related to the internet space.
We sit down with Kenneth Fong, Regional Head of Gaming and Lodging Securities Research and Head of China Internet Securities Research, Credit Suisse, to discuss the road ahead of the metaverse for China’s internet sector. -
Bin Wang: Inflation is on the rise over the EV revolution
The global switch to electric vehicles (EVs) has been a major driver of growth-focused investors, but inflation, supply chain constraints and rising interest rates are weighing on valuations. We sit down with Bin Wang, Co-Head of Asia Pacific Autos Securities Research, Credit Suisse, to discuss how investors can plot a route towards further gains and steer clear of blackspots, and the effects of inflation on EV supply chain market in China.
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Eswar Prasad: Will the future of money be a better, fairer one – or is the path ahead more dystopian?
New innovations of digital payments not only have the potential to democratize finance, dramatically improving financial access for savers and easing global economic integration, but also pose risks, including many that regulators may not even be looking out for. We sit down with a top academic thinker, Eswar Prasad, Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy, Cornell University; Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution; former Head, China Division, International Monetary Fund, to discuss what an entirely digital financial system could look like, and how it will shape economies and societies.
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Manish Nigam: Emerging technology trends in the metaverse era
The remarkable growth of the metaverse is creating an evolving framework for asset ownership in the form of non-fungible tokens and challenging brands to meet consumers in virtual worlds. We sit down with Manish Nigam, Head of Global Sector Research, Credit Suisse, to discuss the metaverse ecosystem and why investors should pay attention to this fast-evolving trend.
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Zoltan Pozsar: We are witnessing the birth of a new world monetary order
In a note published earlier, Zoltan Pozsar, Global Head of Short-Term Interest Rate Strategy at Credit Suisse, wrote this crisis is not like anything we have seen since President Nixon took the U.S. dollar off gold in 1971 – the end of the era of commodity-based money. When this crisis is over, the U.S. dollar should be much weaker. He believes the global monetary system will never be the same post the crisis.
