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Contrasting policy choices in Latin America are driving very different fiscal outlooks for the region’s economies, and call for highly selective investment choices.

Deforestation is one of the key sustainability challenges that the Earth is facing. UK tech firm, Dendra Systems, is tackling this issue by using robotics, ecological expertise and drones to plant seeds from the air. Discover more here. 

Through this partnership with Plastic Bank^®, Lombard Odier will be able to provide bursaries to over 3,500 children, while preventing the equivalent of over 16.5 million single-use plastic bottles from entering the world’s oceans.

The Abu Dhabi Sustainable Finance Forum (ADSFF) brought together thought leaders and financial actors to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on sustainable investing. Hear from our Senior Managing Partner, Patrick Odier and discover more on how investors are choosing 2021 as the year to go green. 

A resilient Swiss economy is well positioned to invest in the future. Its high quality, defensive-oriented stock market looks less of an investment opportunity for the short-term, cyclical recovery.

As 2021 begins, the new market dynamics make us cautiously optimistic. Discover how we’re investing portfolios for the recovery with CIO Private Bank Stéphane Monier and Chief Economist Samy Chaar.

His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales formally unveils his Natural Capital alliance in partnership with Lombard Odier and other financial actors at the One Planet Summit in Paris. The conference welcomed notable world leaders such as Emmanuel Macron, Boris Johnson and Angela Merkel. 

The post-pandemic recovery continues and we expect global trade to improve next year. Against this backdrop, we believe emerging market currencies offer interesting opportunities for investors in 2021.

Cryptocurrencies promise secure digital transactions. They are gaining investor attention, as well as increasing scrutiny from regulators and central banks.

Our Senior Managing Partner Patrick Odier discusses the challenges of the pandemic, sustainability and the Swiss financial center in an interview with NZZ.

Lombard Odier is proud to be a founding partner of the Natural Capital Investment Alliance, established by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, under his Sustainable Markets Initiative. The alliance aims to mobilise capital towards Natural Capital themes across asset classes. 

Expectations for further US stimulus under the Biden administration is improving the outlook for risk assets, especially equities, even as Capitol Hill riots and Covid dominate headlines.

After an eventful 2020, the new year is an opportunity to assess your financial situation & plan for your future. How can you optimise your assets? Our experts discuss 6 key questions to prepare for your retirement.

As the UK enters new lockdowns, we examine the impact of the Brexit deal and need for more negotiations with the EU.

Our best wishes for the season and 2021. Watch our video here.

A second US stimulus package is largely priced-in by markets, but still provides support for risk assets. Democrats are already promising further stimulus under Biden.

Discover more on the sustainable construction of our new headquarters, designed by prestigious architects Herzog & de Meuron. Read our interview here.

WISErg has created a solution to one of the world’s biggest sustainability challenges: food waste. Their technology converts food waste into nutrient-packed fertiliser for agriculture. Read more here. 

The post-pandemic recovery continues and we expect global trade to improve next year. Against this backdrop, we believe emerging market currencies offer interesting opportunities for investors in 2021.

Economist Dimitri Zenghelis discusses how nature-positive policies, inclusive stimulus & visionary leadership can lead to an economic recovery. This is the CLIC™ economy.

As Covid vaccination programmes roll out and economic recoveries take hold, focus will shift to the affordability of 2020’s record debt, and whether it’s wisely spent.

Lombard Odier affirm and express its willingness to continue to assume an active leadership role in sustainable changes by becoming today an official Signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Banking

Our Senior Managing Partner Patrick Odier shares key thoughts on the value of Natural Capital, the necessity to price carbon and the need for a global transition to a CLIC™ economy, in Le Temps.

Read our interview with Peter Maurer, President of the ICRC, on how innovative financing models have proved successful for the ICRC. Now the efforts will help make cleaner water in Africa.

Many industries are making great strides in opting for sustainable solutions that do not exploit our natural resources. Read more on how the agricultural industry is adapting and discover how technology is helping us to create a circular economy and achieve net zero.

For the fourth edition of our live-streaming events, our experts discussed the positive growth outlook for 2021, vaccine hopes and we outlined our sustainability positioning. Discover more from our experts here and watch the replay here.

Vaccines mark a turning point in the recovery. Looking to 2021, we expect rapid catch-up. Discover where we see opportunities and risks with CIO Private Bank Stéphane Monier and Chief economist Samy Chaar.

The speed of China’s economic recovery and its plans to double GDP over 15 years make a stand-alone portfolio allocation essential.

Can fintechs help close the poverty loop? We believe they are the disruptors of tomorrow bringing innovative and affordable solutions to the under-served. And investors can benefit. Read more on data management, mobile banking and digitalisation.

For our Chief Economist Samy Chaar 2021 will be the year of economic catch-up. From vaccines hopes to inflation fears, trade recovery to debt management - discover what 2021 might hold.

Natural Capital is the bedrock of our economy. Companies that rethink their business models & innovate to transition to a sustainable, nature-positive economic model will outperform. Discover more on the solutions, innovations and opportunities, from our experts 

Partner Holding Privé Arnaud Leclercq and Senior Private Banker Soumaya Hissoussi discuss how we have stayed close to our clients in the Middle East throughout the pandemic, and how our Islamic finance approach has been a real asset.

The picks made by Joe Biden for his cabinet focus on experience and expertise, including Janet Yellen at the Treasury, that should support the US economic recovery post-pandemic.

Chaired by Patrick Odier, our Senior Managing Partner, the Lombard Odier Foundation awarded its prize for Academic Excellence in Philanthropy to two international researchers. Read more on the winners and finalists here.

It’s important to take the impact of the global pandemic into account when managing and conserving wealth. In this article, we propose five easily implementable steps.

What’s next for post-pandemic economies and markets? We present our biggest investment convictions for 2021, across asset classes as the pandemic recovery takes shape.

We work to integrate sustainability in our investment processes as well as in our actions as a responsible business. From inclusive tools, database & key partnerships, read how we aim to drive risks and returns for our clients as well as protect the Earth’s most important resources. 

Our need to decarbonise has not been greater. Greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise and measures must be taken to rapidly achieve net zero. We can tackle this issue by effectively pricing carbon and investing in carbon sequestration technology. 

There is more weakness ahead for the US dollar as the risks related to Mr Trump’s actions dissipate, and Covid vaccine developments accelerate. We see potential in select emerging currencies.

Discover our Natural Capital Strategy, inspired by HRH The Prince of Wales. Nature is one of our most productive assets and represents one of the most significant investment opportunities of our time. Read more here.

Discover our Natural Capital Strategy, inspired by HRH The Prince of Wales. Nature is one of our most productive assets and represents one of the most significant investment opportunities of our time. Read more here.

The Family Business Network (FBN) and Lombard Odier have nominated three exceptionally promising young family business entrepreneurs as finalists in the 12th FBN NxG Lombard Odier Award. Discover the winner and learn more about the finalists.

As ‘value’ stocks begin to rally in the wake of news of a Covid-19 vaccine, we look at the impact and outlook for equity markets.

Lombard Odier launches a first-of-its-kind strategy which targets investment opportunities that accelerate the transformation towards a circular bioeconomy and a leaner form of industry.

The companies transitioning to the sustainable Circular, Lean, Inclusive and Clean (CLIC™) economy are the ones worth investing in. By investing in low-carbon and green innovation, as well as in carbon-intensive companies that are transitioning to net-zero, we can pave the way to a better future. 

Joe Biden is set to become the next US president. But with a divided Congress, a less ambitious stimulus package is likely, and the US will depend more on Fed asset purchases and low interest rates to help fuel its pandemic recovery.

A new thought paper commissioned by Prism the Gift Fund, in collaboration with Lombard Odier, has highlighted an interesting contradiction in public attitudes to giving in the UK.

Reducing carbon emission from long-haul transport is a significant challenge. Yet, airplane travel could become sustainable as innovators look to green design, hydrogen power and biofuels. 

The US election may leave Congress split and make a pandemic recovery package hard to agree, creating volatile markets. 

Chr. Hansen has three challenges: reducing food waste, eliminating hunger & promoting health. Read more on how this company is leading the transition to the CLIC™ economy in the bioscience sector.