insights.

Mental health problems affect over 10% of the population, an area in need of rapid progress. We examine three major opportunities for improving the situation in the decade ahead. 

The path to monetary policy normalisation is lifting real yields. However, there is still plenty of room for economic growth and rates remain close to historic lows.

With a massive increase in fraud and an unprecedented number of cyber-attacks, our technology solutions include the use of artificial intelligence to more effectively identify abnormal payments and protect the bank.

Fashion and sustainability have never gone hand in hand, but a change is building momentum. Brands worldwide are looking into our natural capital to create sustainable fibres. Discover here how wood-based textiles are leading the shift to a sustainable industry.

Lombard Odier experts Fabrice Leone, Global Assets+ Sales and Relationship Manager and Donatien di Marco, Global Assets+ Senior Business Analyst, talked to Sphere Magazine about the tools they have created to address the monitoring challenges in private equity.

Omicron’s economic impact should prove short-lived. Despite immediate labour shortages, job markets are healing and monetary policy is normalising.

2021 was a year of especially fragmented currency performance. For 2022, we anticipate a stronger US dollar and Swiss franc, and weaker prospects for the euro.

Food waste is a growing problem with a third of food produced in the world going to waste every year. So what can we do? Read our interview with the world’s largest B2C marketplace for surplus food ‘Too Good To Go’ and find out about their mission, innovative app and more.

Life, the metaverse and everything. We examine the investment opportunities beyond the hype and explore the virtual, immersive future of our social interactions.

2021 has been challenging for our societies, economies and our lives. Yet the future looks brighter. As we enter the holiday season, we would like to wish you and your loved ones health, happiness and good fortune. Read more on our end-of year philanthropic actions.

December’s Rethink the Month focuses on New Year’s resolutions from central bankers, and how to breed a new generation of sustainable finance analysts. 

In partnership with UNICEF, we are launching the Donor's Guide to Children. Donations from philanthropists will support health, education and child protection to help children and youth during the pandemic.

Amid sharp moves in currency markets, we present our views and forecasts, including a weaker euro and stronger dollar ahead in either ‘good’ or ‘bad’ virus scenarios.

Sustainability in construction projects is crucial. Discover details of the construction of our new, sustainable, global headquarters with our Head of Corporate Sustainability, Ebba Lepage.

Patrick Odier, Senior Managing Partner, discusses the future challenges of private banking and the constant progress of sustainable finance with Süddeutsche Zeitung.

After a year of robust US growth, the Fed is scaling back support while China prepares to stimulate its economy during a politically sensitive 2022.

Our guide for entrepreneurs looking to relocate to the UK will help you to address all of these concerns and point you in the right direction for the future. More here from our experts.

Jean-Pascal Porcherot will become Managing Partner of Lombard Odier as of 1 January 2022, where he will be responsible for Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM). He will continue to run LOIM together with Nathalia Barazal.

The joint study by Oxford University and Lombard Odier Bank shows the challenges and opportunities for countries to limit global warming and rebuild a greener global economy.

Building Bridges Week has finished for another year. We review some of the key moments from this unique gathering of representatives from the financial sector and beyond.

As Building Bridges takes place in Geneva, what has been discussed so far? Read our round-up of the first part of the week, including opening remarks from Lombard Odier's Senior Managing Partner and President of Building Bridges, Patrick Odier.

The Fed and OPEC+ expect the recovery to stay on track. We look at the uncertainties surrounding the Omicron variant and see economic resilience prevailing.

With the pandemic still very much with us, what lies ahead for the global economy in 2022? Our experts give their outlook and predictions for the first half of 2022. 

Lombard Odier announces an investment in a sustainability-driven business, Systemiq. Motivated by shared vision, values and synergy, this investment will allow Lombard Odier to utilise Systemiq’s innovative platforms to verify and optimise its sustainable investment offering for clients.

As Building Bridges takes place in Geneva, what has been discussed so far? Read our round-up of the first part of the week, including opening remarks from Lombard Odier's Senior Managing Partner and President of Building Bridges, Patrick Odier.

As a European winter approaches, additional gas supplies through a new pipeline with Russia are stalled and geopolitical tensions cloud the outlook.

In their new joint study, The University of Oxford and Lombard Odier highlight that the challenges of the environmental transition could both benefit our economies and define a new industrial landscape.

As the Building Bridges Summit takes place in Geneva, we look back on what was accomplished at COP26 in the field of sustainable energy with Switzerland’s State Secretary for International Finance, Daniela Stoffel. 

Expectations were high at COP26. We assess progress and disappointments, and the challenges that lie ahead in the climate transition.

In this new monthly analysis, we look at how central banks are changing their approach to inflation, where investors can find returns and the progress at the Glasgow climate conference. 

In their joint study, Lombard Odier and proFonds demonstrate the major potential of Swiss foundations for sustainable investment. In the report, they propose five key ways in which they can better integrate sustainability into their strategies.

Lombard Odier was named ‘Private Bank of the Year - International’ at the Spear’s Wealth Management Awards 2021. This award recognises a bank with an “unmatched capability to serve clients with cross-border needs.”

As China and the US attempt to ease their list of tensions, we look at what their relationship means for investors.

Thanks in part to a large bequest, Lombard Odier's Fondation Philanthropia funded a significant part of the recently completed restoration of the Royal Chapel at the Palace of Versailles. Find out more here.

In an interview with finance.swiss, Senior Managing Partner Patrick Odier talks about Building Bridges, the conference that brings the international community together to establish concrete action to tackle climate change. 

Discover how a planned strategy of lifetime gifts to the next generation can optimise a family's overall tax burden and help to preserve an estate over the long term. 

The second half of the economic recovery will bring market volatility and with it, opportunities for investors to differentiate between regions, asset classes and sectors.

In an interview with Heidi News, Ebba Lepage, Head of Corporate Sustainability, talked about Lombard Odier’s B Corp certification. Read the full interview here.

Society is failing women by not fully integrating them into the economy - a problem that costs billions in productivity every year. Every community should be able to fulfil their potential says Lombard Odier's Marie Owens Thomsen here.

Lombard Odier is honoured to have won one of the most prestigious prizes at the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) WealthBriefing Awards 2021, celebrated in Dubai.

Did you know that over the past 46 years there here has been a 68% decline in animal populations? Solutions exist and investing in them is crucial to ensure a sustainable future.

The last of Lombard Odier’s Zero-Hour Sessions, saw our Senior Managing Partner Hubert Keller join with panellists to discuss the transition to an economy that operates within the boundaries of our planet.

At our final COP26 Zero-Hour Session, 'Deploying capital in the age of planetary boundaries’, our Senior Managing Partner Hubert Keller joined panellists to discuss the transition to an economy that operates within the boundaries of our planet.

Markets are questioning the idea that inflation will subside. What should central banks and investors be doing at this delicate stage of the recovery?

At yesterday’s COP26 Zero-Hour Sessions, hosted by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales's Terra Carta Action Forum our Senior Managing Partner Hubert Keller joined panellists to discuss the transition to a nature-positive economy.

In the third of Lombard Odier’s Zero-Hour Sessions, taking place in Glasgow during COP26, Senior Managing Partner, Patrick Odier, presented the exclusive Lombard Odier – Oxford University report and panellists discussed whether countries can thrive on the road to net zero.

We are pleased to announce that Lombard Odier won a prestigious prize at the 2021 Global Private Banking Awards. The accolade for “Best private bank for impact and sustainable investing” confirms our pioneering position in sustainability.

Fed tapering, higher energy prices and normalising global growth signal more US dollar strength in the months ahead.

Japan’s pandemic recovery is accelerating. PM Kishida’s first electoral victory paves the way for more fiscal stimulus and stronger growth. We see potential in Japanese equities. 

Cities are becoming greener and more sustainable - and businesses are helping them to be more sustainable, from 3D printing houses to building walls from waste.