Crédit Suisse

A quick glance at long-term data is enough to conclude: "Sinful" businesses can outperform more responsible investments. However, as a recent Credit Suisse study indicates, "sin" definitely is not the only way forward.

The financial and economic crisis has shown that central banks need leeway for ad hoc interventions in the monetary and credit cycle. A clear separation between financial and monetary policy would be a first step towards long-term stability.

Credit Suisse has generated a list of 9 investment ideas for 2015, packaged in 4 broad themes designed to help you generate more value for your money: "developed equities take center stage", "pathways to yield", "the winners from lower commodity prices" and "growing value capture in the IT sector".

Abracadabra! – here come emerging-market brands. Now that Alibaba has proved it can be done, expect to see more. Here’s a look at five possibles.

Credit Suisse announced appointments to the Executive Board, changes to the leadership of its Investment Banking Division, and the appointment of a new CEO of Asia Pacific. These changes will take immediate effect.