UBS APAC President Khan on Strategy, Rates & Volatility

Wealthy clients of UBS are looking to buy more alternative assets as they seek to diversify investments during a volatile period. From the sidelines of the 28th 'Asian Investment Conference', UBS Asia Pacific President & Co-President Global Wealth Management Iqbal Khan also said that that he expects volatility to continue and rates to come down. Khan speaks exclusively to Bloomberg's David Ingles in Hong Kong. (Source: Bloomberg)

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