01/10/2022
CIO Viewpoint: Pandemic to endemic; living with infection, inflation and higher rates
The greatest economic challenge from Omicron now looks increasingly like its infectiousness, not its severity.
Comment & Analysis
01/10/2022
Risk Markets on Alert as Rates Spike
This time might very well be different: No longer can the market view the Fed as on the sidelines.
01/10/2022
Swiss firms expect slightly stronger euro and stable US dollar in 2022
The reasons for not engaging in hedging vary, with over half prepared to accept the risk.
01/07/2022
The pillars behind ‘Swiss-made’ excellence
This distinction is continuously nurtured and enhanced with significant budgets for research and development, at both national and corporate levels.
01/07/2022
Fund flows ‘stable’ in November ahead of Omicron news
month. Tracker funds however, experienced the lowest level of inflows since March 2021, hinting at some underlying investor uncertainty around the trajectory of markets.
01/07/2022
How global dynasties are preparing for the future
His Excellency Sir Anthony Ritossa’s 15th Global Family Office Investment Summit attracted 400 of the wealthiest families.
01/07/2022
Inflation, interest rates and lockdowns – what to look for in 2022
We look at the big-picture trends we expect to see in 2022 and what investors need to think about.
01/07/2022
Art dealers urged to act against criminals looking to launder money
Department of Justice is acting under new laws to intensify regulatory inspections of art traders and intermediaries
01/07/2022
How to harness machine learning for investment strategies
Since September 2020, LOIM has collaborated with data vendor Reuters/Refinitiv and French machine-learning start-up Ai for Alpha in a research partnership made possible by a grant from the European Institute of Innovation & Technology
01/07/2022
The pillars behind ‘Swiss-made’ excellence
Global consumers’ everyday lives are shaped by Swiss products and services at different levels and in various aspects. Our experts dive into the secret behind “Swiss-made” quality.
01/07/2022
BlackRock profit beats estimates as assets cross $10 trillion
Net inflows for the quarter were at $212 billion, of which long-term net flows accounted for $169 billion, up from $116 billion a year earlier.
01/06/2022
What’s hot and what’s not? Fine wine trend predictions for 2022
The wine market is up by over 15%, fuelled in particular by a surge in spending on the part of high net worth individuals, who, especially after being locked down for months, have ever-greatercash to splash.
01/06/2022
The crypto lifestyle of the future
With such barriers to accepting crypto assets, it is still a popular notion to view crypto assets as speculative assets for risk-seeking traders.
01/06/2022
2022 Is the Year of Ethereum
Everything important in blockchain is happening on Ethereum, says EY’s global blockchain lead.
01/06/2022
Let’s dance: Bowie deal won’t be the last, says Coutts
There’s been a huge change in the multiples being paid for these types of assets,” said Matthew Lazenby, executive Director and wealth manager at Coutts.
01/05/2022
Swiss Banks Sidelined From Fizzling Start For Chinese Stocks
This follows a recently published report by China International Capital Corporation (CICC) that said net inflows of northbound capital into Shanghai and Shenzhen-listed stocks reached a record of 417.5 billion yuan (US$65.5 billion) as of December 23, nea
01/05/2022
Quilter Cheviot :Weekly comment: New year, new start
UK markets did lag behind somewhat, but still returned close to 20% while the big disappointment was emerging markets which were down slightly due in part to concerns about Chinese growth.
01/05/2022
Seismic Spotlight B Corp Podcast
Each podcast episode features a 1-on-1 interview with Amy, who shines a Seismic Spotlight on businesses leading the shift.
01/05/2022
Our client relationship managers are the ‘conductors of the orchestra’
There is an engaging dialogue with younger generation, which wasn’t there before Covid.
01/05/2022
Making sense of currencies by Lombard Odier
The strategic allocation defined above is complemented with tactical adjustments based on theoretical and practical models, which we strive to continuously fine-tune.