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Published: 28th December 2016Download issue:Humankind is moving from an information age to the age of intelligent machines, with consequences for the world of work, the economy and society. The transition is driven by the explosion in the amount of digital data that is now available, artificial intelligence (AI) programmes that can analyse the data for the benefit of humanity, and intelligent robots that are able to work independently.The Winter 2016 edition of Pictet Report includes a talk...

Published: Thursday October 06 2016Born in Brescia in 1963, Piero Gandini looked to be an unlikely candidate to succeed his father as head of Flos, Italy’s leading designer lighting producer. He describes his teenage years as a wild time, in which his school attendance was irregular and he devoted his life to socialising with his friends. Today, however, he is CEO of the family company, working with many of the world’s greatest designers to create innovative lamps sold across the globe. ‘My...

Published: Tuesday September 06 2016Read full article from Pictet Report hereCaroline Reyl, head of Pictet Premium Brand Fund, on megatrends in premium brandsPremium brands have proved to be profitable long-term investments, offering strong revenue growth, superior operating margins and robust balance sheets over the long term. There are four fundamental megatrends behind their success in driving returns, whether it be in food, drinks, cosmetics, hotels or autos.The polarisation of demand....

Published: Tuesday September 06 2016PDF version of this article available hereWith almost 300 years of history, Rémy Martin is one of the world’s leading cognacs, selling 24 million bottles a year to consumers in Europe, North America and Asia. In 1990–91, it joined forces with a much younger premium spirit — the orange-flavoured liqueur first sold by the Cointreau brothers in 1875. The merged Rémy Cointreau group also owns a range of other spirits, including Mount Gay rum, Metaxa brandy and...

Published: Wednesday August 10 2016Riedel, the 260-year-old Austrian family-owned company makes a wide range of differently shaped glasses which enhance the taste of the most popular grape varieties, according to an 11th generation descendant of the founderWhen Maximilian J. Riedel’s grandfather produced the first wine-specific glass, some connoisseurs doubted whether it would make much difference to the taste of the wines they drunk. Wine glasses then were smaller than today’s, made of cut...

Published: 9th August 2016Download issue:In the Summer 2016 issue of Pictet Report, Pictet managers and analysts set out the megatrends behind the success of premium brands and the financial pillars that make them attractive to investorsPremium brands have proved to be profitable long-term investments, offering strong revenue growth, superior operating margins and robust balance sheets over the long term. There are four fundamental megatrends behind their success in driving returns, whether...

Pictet Report  Read the full analysis on page 51 of the linked reportIn the Summer 2016 issue of Pictet Report, Pictet managers and analysts set out the megatrends behind the success of premium brands and the financial pillars that make them attractive to investorsPremium brands have proved to be profitable long-term investments, offering strong revenue growth, superior operating margins and robust balance sheets over the long term. There are four fundamental megatrends behind their success...

Published: 22nd December 2015 Download issue: Health matters to all of us: we want to live longer and better lives as our standards of living rise. In this issue of Pictet Report, we take a look at some exciting developments in the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses, and at new models for providing affordable and accessible healthcare. The most significant factor in improving healthcare today is technological innovation – in particular, the falling costs of DNA sequencing and the...