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When it comes to professional advancement, women can be their own worst enemy, right? That’s pretty much an accepted fact at this point. But is it true? For years, feminists and workplace diversity proponents have grappled with the suggestion that high-ranking women actively limit the advancement of their female subordinates, a phenomenon known as Queen Bee syndrome. Female executives, the thinking goes, believe that there is limited room for women at the top, so preventing others from...

In the years before the 2008 financial crisis, investors flocked to equities in fast-growing emerging economies. But when the crisis put the brakes on global growth, that attraction to emerging markets proved a fickle one, and investors sought safe haven in less risky investments. In late 2016, however, the pendulum is swinging back again, with investors citing several reasons for renewed confidence in emerging market equities. Among the most surprising? Their politics are relatively more...

"As time is not on my side, I have always seized every opportunity to serve. I want to do things promptly as I am afraid that someday I may regret. I do not want to waste my time, as I do not know if I still have a chance to get involved and make a change for the better,” says Chan. The “Leave Your Mark” series, presented by Credit Suisse, connects and engages likeminded individuals who are dedicated to driving positive social impact and transformation with passion, business savvy, and...

CIO IWM, Michael O’Sullivan, analysis on the latest FED move.

Mr. Abele, few industries today operate to such a degree at the juncture between analog and digital as the financial sector. On one hand, digitalization has caught up to the banks, while on the other hand, the financial business functions through personal relationships, discretion and tailored consultation. How can you resolve this conflict? That's the wrong question, in my view. Digital and analog are not binaries, but are more along the lines of the synergy equation: 1+1=3. New...

Watch our CIO IWM, Michael O’Sullivan, analysis on Brexit, OPEC and the US Election

In the end, The Pub Hub, an innovative co-working space concept that uses bar areas as joint workspaces during the daytime, proved to be the crowd favorite. Their concept addresses the growing popularity of remote working, self-employment, and co-working spaces. "By 2020, 40 percent of the US labor market won't even work in an office," predicts Daniel Rubin, one of the founders. The Pub Hub team's inspiration came when they noticed that some of their favorite bars were empty and locked...

The probability of Republican Donald Trump winning the U.S. presidential election on November 8 seems remote at the moment—economists on Credit Suisse’s Global Markets team put it at less than 10 percent. So if it did happen, it would come as a major surprise for financial markets. The last time that kind of seemingly low-likelihood event came to pass—during last June’s Brexit vote—most investors were caught wrong-footed. So how might they best prepare for something as unexpected as President...

Khan said IWM expected to expand in the Middle East, as millionaires in the region rise to 500,000 from about 330,000, including seeking to secure an onshore banking license for Saudi Arabia. During an interview with Bloomberg television in Dubai, Khan listed the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait as the most promising markets in the Middle East. "We're growing our coverage base across international wealth management and a material part of that is going to be in the...

It’s hard to pick up a newspaper these days without reading yet another story about yet another crisis somewhere in Europe, whether it’s tensions between Ukraine and Russia, the recurring threat of Grexit, banking sector stress, or political uncertainty in Portugal and Spain. Those are the headlines. Remarkably, none has come close to derailing the ongoing regional economic recovery that’s now well into its third year. Even after the Brexit vote shocked financial markets, cyclical indicators...