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SNB’s $143 bilion record loss costs Swiss govt usual payout

  Bloomberg Switzerland’s government will not receive a payout from the Swiss National Bank (SNB) for 2022, as the central bank projects the biggest loss in its 116-year history. The SNB expects an annual loss of about 132 billion francs ($143 billion), more than five times the previous record, it said on Monday in preliminary results. The largest part of ...

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China Citic bank offers Covid shots in HK to woo mainland cash

Bloomberg A Hong Kong unit of state-backed China Citic Bank Corp. is offering free Covid-19 mRNA vaccinations to sign up wealthy new customers as the border between the financial hub and mainland China reopened after three years of travel and quarantine restrictions. For customers who put in at least HK$4 million ($512,300) and sign up for a dual currency credit ...

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UBS sees wealth business boost as China reopens, looks to hire

  Bloomberg UBS group predicts an increase in business for its bank’s key wealth division in Asia this year after a difficult period last year and is looking to add talent, its Asia Pacific president said. “I think our wealth management will power away this year, because of what’s happening in China, opening up and creating a more positive outlook ...

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