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[embedded content] Uncertainty is becoming the norm in our fast-changing world and business owners and investors are looking for answers in how to turn volatility into opportunity. A range of solutions were discussed in detail at the fifth edition of the Pictet Entrepreneur Summit, held in Geneva at the end of August. A key takeaway from this year’s event was put best by senior managing partner Nicolas Pictet, who said that established ideas about how business, trade and politics work are...

Download issue:English /Français /Deutsch /Español /ItalianoFresh US tariffs against Chinese imports, followed swiftly by Chinese retaliation, are casting a shadow over prospects for the global economy. But just how much could they hurt growth? And what are the implications for various asset classes and for investors?In this special edition of Perspectives, experts at Pictet Wealth Management (PWM) set out to answer these questions.Christophe Donay, PWM’s Chief Strategist and Head of Asset...

Risk assets have disappointed this year and global equities were trendless, but as long as fundamentals can re-assert themselves, there could still be some life in risk markets. Global equities were trendless and the overall performance of risk assets lacklustre in the first half of 2018. But while trade tensions have been causing jitters and could continue to do so in the short term, as long as fundamentals are able...

Download issue:English /Français /Deutsch /Español /ItalianoRisk assets have disappointed this year and global equities were trendless, but as long as fundamentals can re-assert themselves, there could still be some life in risk markets.Global equities were trendless and the overall performance of risk assets lacklustre in the first half of 2018. But while trade tensions have been causing jitters and could continue to do so in the short term, as long as fundamentals are able to re-assert...

[embedded content] Future-facing companies and disruptive business models are what Mattias Ljungman, co-founder and partner at Atomico, is all about. Mattias believes in the power of technology to shape the future of investments and he’s particularly excited about the growth potential of the gaming industry – the subject of his presentation at the Latam Family Office Master Class in the Bahamas.

Download issue:English /Français /Deutsch /Español /ItalianoOur annual Horizon publication contains Pictet Wealth Management’s analysis of expected returns over a 10-year horizon. Simply put, major asset classes are expected to deliver lower returns. But alternatives offer greater potential — in exchange for a degree of illiquidity.This abridged edition of Horizon sets out our rationale behind our expected returns forecasts relative to risk for the next ten years across some 35 asset...

[embedded content] This year has clearly been defined by market volatility – and it feels a long way from the boom times of last year. But the message from Alexandre Tavazzi – a global strategist at Pictet Wealth Management – is that growth remains robust and investors simply need to be more nimble. He spoke from the Latam Family Office Master Class in the Bahamas.

[embedded content] Latin America is at a crossroads in 2018 with several regional powerhouses heading to the polls. And while plenty is yet to be defined – both economically and politically – there are also causes for optimism as populism arguably shifts out of the region and into North America. Alfonso Prat-Gay, Argentina’s former finance minister and ex-president of the nation’s central bank, spoke inside the tented event space at the Latam Family Office Master Class in the Bahamas. And...

[embedded content] The fifth edition of the Latam Family Office Master Class took place in Nassau in April 2018, with more than 60 guests attending. This year the focus was around geopolitics, digital revolution, alternative investments and family governance. Among the speakers, we had the pleasure of welcoming Alec Ross, Former Senior Advisor for Innovation to Secretary Hillary Clinton; Argentina’s one-time Minister of Economy, Alfonso Prat-Gay; Ernesto Zedillo, Former President of Mexico,...

Download issue:English /Français /Deutsch /Español /ItalianoThe latest issue of Perspectives is a special edition devoted to Pictet Wealth Management’s (PWM) analysis of expected returns across 35 asset classes over a 10-year investment horizon, as well as the secular economic and market trends that will underpin those returns. This special edition resumes the more detailed analysis contained in our annual publication, Horizon.Simply put, PWM expects the major asset classes to deliver lower...