British Partners Group fund faces wind-down: The private equity fund Partners Group Private Equity Limited (PGPE), listed on the London Stock Exchange, is facing an orderly wind-down. #EnglishNews

Julius Baer appoints former UBS top banker to the board: Julius Baer wants to strengthen its board of directors with two experienced female bankers. Caroline Kuhnert, a long-standing UBS executive with extensive private banking experience, is set to join the board. The former HSBC and… #EnglishNews

Tramondo hires Asia specialist from Cité Gestion: Zug-based wealth manager Tramondo Investment Partners is strengthening its team. Thomas Geiser is moving from Cité Gestion to the company. The seasoned Asia banker previously worked for Vontobel and spent 17 years at Credit Suisse. #EnglishNews

Cinerius Surpasses the €20 Billion Mark: Zurich-based Cinerius Financial Partners is continuing its expansion in the business with independent wealth managers. The group is gaining another partner in Germany and increasing assets under management to more than €20 billion. #EnglishNews

DWS Acquires Zug Real Estate Manager: The German fund company DWS is acquiring Zug-based real estate asset manager Peakside Capital Advisors. With the acquisition, DWS is expanding its business in Germany as well as Central and Eastern Europe. The founders will remain on board.  #EnglishNews

Julius Baer Announces Share Buyback: Following the reprimand of Bank Julius Baer by Finma on Tuesday and the completion of the investigations into the private debt business, the bank now sees itself in a position to return capital to shareholders again. The bank is buying back shares… #EnglishNews

Zurich completes Beazley acquisition: Zurich Insurance's acquisition of British specialty insurer Beazley is now complete. #EnglishNews

Fidelity Wants to Channel Europe’s Trillions in Savings Into Capital Markets: Europe's savers keep trillions in bank accounts, while pressure on retirement provision is rising. Samantha Ricciardi, Fidelity International's Europe chief, sees this as a huge opportunity for the asset… #EnglishNews

New Transparency Register: “Data Security Comes First”: The Transparency Act for legal entities and the identification of beneficial owners has entered into force. The corresponding transparency register has also been launched. Switzerland is thus responding to international pressure.… #EnglishNews

Economic Outlook Brightens, Policy Stays Stimulative: In discussions with the National Bank’s delegates, most companies in Switzerland describe business conditions as good and look to the future with great confidence. This stands in some contrast to the fact that the Governing Board… #EnglishNews

Franklin Templeton Expands Global Putnam Fund to Europe: According to a statement, Franklin Templeton is continuing to expand its Putnam Investments business in Europe. Following strong inflows into a US equity fund, the asset manager is now launching a global version, which has also… #EnglishNews

KOF Raises Growth Forecast Sharply: The Swiss economy performed significantly better than expected in the first half of the year. The KOF Swiss Economic Institute at ETH Zurich is therefore raising its growth forecast for 2026 sharply. On interest rates, a one-off hike by the Swiss… #EnglishNews

Global Financial Assets at Record High – AI as an Opportunity And a Risk: Financial markets shaped by the AI and tech boom drove average financial assets per capita to a record high last year. Catch-up growth in emerging economies slowed significantly, while the unequal distribution… #EnglishNews

Unicredit to Move Against Commerzbank as Early as 2027: Major bank Unicredit is accelerating its planned takeover of Commerzbank. The Italians could take control as early as January or February. According to media reports, it may be the end for group CEO Bettina Orlopp and the current… #EnglishNews

Who Owns the Havana Empire?: Cuban cigars are a high-margin business. Politically, though, they have long been a delicate one. The sanctioning of key shareholder Chen Zhi in the US and in Europe has now paralyzed large parts of the ownership chain. A graphic breakdown. #EnglishNews

MC Pao's Weekly News Recap: Don't Miss Out! #shorts: A weekly rundown of the most important news for our English-speaking audience. For daily updates, visit news.mc and subscribe to our newsletter. French news available at monacoinfo.com. #NewsSummary #WeeklyNews #EnglishNews #TopStories