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Chu was 32 when he took over his family’s golfing business. "I’m not just targeting five million golfers that exist in China, but also the greater population that is interested in leisure and lifestyle," says Chu. The “Leave Your Mark” series, presented by Credit Suisse, connects and engages like-minded individuals who are dedicated to driving positive social impact and transformation with passion, business savvy, and courage. Although these individuals come from a variety of backgrounds,...

To Sell or Not to Sell, That Is the Question Most investors have to face loss aversion in their own investment portfolios when they incur losses. For long term investments the best course of action is to stay invested through the ups and downs of markets. But what if an investment is short term or has a limited investment horizon and the remaining time is shorter than the time needed to recover? Imagine that an investor has bought a specific stock with the intention of holding it...

In the #AskRoger series, Roger Federer Responds to his fans questions

Pokémon Go Gave It a Go This summer we saw the first widespread breakthrough in AR: people were crowding with their phones under bridges, in restaurants, and on stairs of museums trying to collect the virtual creatures in real life settings. "'Pokémon Go' is hugely helpful in terms of awareness of AR among both consumers and the broader investment community," says Tim Merel, founder and CEO of Eyetouch Reality and Digi-Capital. "It could have far-reaching repercussions beyond...

On September 20, 2016, we had the great pleasure to host the 2016 Pitching Ring Award at the third edition of our annual “High-Tech Forum” in Tel Aviv. Over 220 selected guests from across the globe and designated experts from the Credit Suisse network attended and had a chance to vote for the winner. We would like to provide you here with the key moments from the 2016 Pitching Ring and interview with the winner. #hightechIsrael Follow Credit Suisse: LinkedIn:...

Credit Suisse is the Lead Partner of the 2016 Musicus Fest, organized by Trey Lee’s Musicus Society, which continues to expand Hong Kong’s musical landscape while exploring the city’s unique heritage and nurturing its emerging talents.

“Hong Kong isn’t really known for technology or entrepreneurism; we hope GoGoVan is changing that,” says Steven Lam. The “Leave Your Mark” series, presented by Credit Suisse, connects and engages like-minded individuals who are dedicated to driving positive social impact and transformation with passion, business savvy, and courage. Although these individuals come from a variety of backgrounds, they all share the same uncommon virtue of an impatience to make change happen. Their brilliance,...

Ursula Nötzli Breinlinger: The topic of sustainability is very much in vogue. What should investors understand by the term "sustainable investing"? Béatrice Fischer: The aim of sustainable investing is to combine financial returns with positive repercussions for the environment and society. The investor strives to build up a comprehensive view that also includes non-financial factors. In investment decisions, the investor also takes into account sustainability aspects, i.e....

The last few years haven’t done wonders for the reputation of the pharmaceutical industry. In 2015, Turing Pharmaceuticals faced public outrage after hiking the price of Daraprim, a drug used to treat the parasitic disease toxoplasmosis in vulnerable populations such as pregnant women and AIDS patients, by more than 5,000 percent. This year, Mylan is embroiled in an ongoing controversy after the price of its emergency allergy treatment EpiPen increased sixfold in under a decade. Meanwhile,...

Activist investors have been living up to their name in recent years, waging campaigns against an increasingly diverse array of companies of all shapes and sizes. The number of activist campaigns more than quadrupled from 104 in 2000 to 487 in 2015 and, according to the Financial Times, more than 40 percent of the 500 largest public companies in the United States attracted activist attention between 2009 and 2015. Assets under activist management have been growing at nearly 20 percent a year...