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Meat production has increased six fold since the 1950s. As a result, land used to feed the growing population is putting pressure on natural resources such as rivers and forests. Tackling these problems is central to building sustainable companies across all industries.

Dinner is printed: the future of food?

3D food printing could help address some of the biggest challenges facing the food industry, including waste and climate change.

At our inaugural Rethink Investments Summit Asia on 2 April, our thought leaders and experts discussed the macro environment and sustainability with 250 clients, banking partners and their clients from around Asia. The forum covered fixed income, private equity, technology and investment trends.

Record debt levels leave investors trying to spot the next market tipping point. The problem may be quality, not quantity, as monetary policy adjusts to highly indebted, low growth economies.

The first global wealth and asset manager to receive renowned B Corp award.

Would you buy a micro-home? Where traditional housing models are pricing out young professionals, micro-homes could offer affordable, safer and greener options across the world.

While maintaining a bearish medium term view for the US dollar, we have downgraded our EURUSD forecasts for this year.

How is trade shaping markets and our investment strategy? Is market optimism justified? Our Q22019 investment outlook video is out.

The UK is still a long way from escaping its Brexit purgatory. While the European Union’s patience for the UK’s Parliament fades, real risks remain in play.

New developments in artificial intelligence could have important implications for industry, technology, investing and our future.

Researchers are working out how cities can repair themselves. From robotic worms to pothole- patching drones, the goal is to slash maintenance costs that run into billions.

Fabio Mancone talks to COMINMAG.CH magazine and discusses the reasons behind the Firm’s “Rethink Sustainability” campaign and marketing activity. Lombard Odier is rewriting the rules of private banking, by taking a holistic approach to clients. The strategic transformation is expressed through branding and new headquarters.

The European Central Bank’s newest guidance might prove to be a game changer for the EUR. We revise substantially lower our EURUSD forecast for 2019.

Historically trade negotiations were all about opening markets. The US-China trade dispute and Brexit are about shutting down trade. That is having a noticeable impact on flows, and economies.  

An important recognition of our leading digital wealth solutions, Lombard Odier wins prestigious PAM Award.

Surging demand for niche metals is setting off a race to mine the deep seas. Miners say it could diversify supply, but environmentalists fear it will do irreparable damage to the sea floor.

There’s a pharmaceutical goldmine beneath the waves just waiting to be tapped. However, human activity is having a debilitating impact on our potential to prevent, treat and cure everything from inconvenient ailments to the most ruinous maladies of our age. The future of medicine is at stake.

Blockchain is becoming increasingly important, both globally and in Switzerland. The technology is expected to transform the value chain in capital markets and the way participants trade and hold securities. It is crucial for companies to grasp the importance of certain technological advances and anticipate the impact these will have on their business models. And Switzerland and Geneva have a major part to play.

Operating income for 2018 was CHF 1.2 bn, up 6% from a year earlier. This was driven by an increase in client activity across the business, accompanied by solid growth in net new money.

South Africans are expected to elect the ANC to the National Assembly on 8 May, making Cyril Ramaphosa president for the next five years. A structurally weak economy hands Ramaphosa challenges in public spending, land ownership and mining reforms that are key to attracting foreign investment in Africa’s financial centre.

Samy Chaar, Chief Economist of Lombard Odier, pulls no punches on what Europe needs to do to endure this period of slow growth. Taking a leaf out of Japan's book to ​reduce inequalities, better education, and sustainable investing may just be the key to Europe’s prosperous future.

This year will undoubtedly see more market volatility. The good news is that it is now relatively cheap to buy insurance against future volatility that help to shield portfolio gains since the start of 2019.

If hotel guests don’t want to worry about the environment when they’re on holiday, then hotels can do it for them. Princess Xenia zu Hohenlohe explains how luxury can be ecological.

The switch from market downturn to a surge in emerging market debt has been sudden following the Fed’s decision to pause its monetary policy normalisation. Prudent, and risk-aware investors, have been quick to grab the opportunities this year.

Lombard Odier remains committed in Asia, supported by its clear strategy and value proposition in holistic wealth management and family office service, along with its ecosystem of Strategic Alliances.

We update our FX forecasts given the global slowdown.

Alexandre Zeller will join the Lombard Odier Partnership as of 1 March 2019.

China is refusing to be the West’s dumping ground when it comes to recycled waste. Now the whole world’s recycling industry requires a rethink. How can we tackle this challenge?

For 5 years in a row, we’ve been honoured at the Swiss Wealth Briefing Awards. We are proud of this recognition and the four awards we won for: Best Domestic Private Bank, Best UHNW Team, Best Client Service and Best Marketing Campaign

The Lombard Odier Group has committed to providing financial support, over the next three years, to enable six talented PhD students to conduct their research at CERN

Hurt by a painful year-end, markets have cautiously welcomed earnings reports while companies have chosen not to offer too much guidance for the year ahead.

Bank Lombard Odier & Co Ltd is poised to open a branch in Abu Dhabi, expanding its existing footprint in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and cementing more than half a century’s commitment to clients in the Middle East.

For Lombard Odier, there is a sustainability movement. The bank has completely reconfigured its asset management offering to integrate this new dimension and a main growth driver.

Brexit woes have long dominated the media agenda. Today’s outlook is far from clear and Mrs May’s deal certainly leaves a great deal to be desired. Is this more worrying than the financial crisis? One thing we know, this will bring economic, social and political risks to the UK and even further afield.

Venezuela’s hyperinflation and political unrest have attracted international attention, which increasingly points to a transition of power, in some form.

What does the latest Fed meeting mean for the US dollar and other currencies? While we maintain our bearish dollar view, we now believe that the risk is skewed towards a more rapid and steeper depreciation.

As AI gets smarter, fears are growing that computers may replicate humans and take over the world. But leading neuroscientist David Eagleman argues that since humans are constantly evolving we could be hard to replace.

A discussion of Blockchain’s potential, its disadvantages and some common misconceptions.

The UK’s Members of Parliament have voted on three key amendments to Prime minister’s deal. We analyse the main takeways and implications for sterling.

Brazil is going through some historic shifts since voters elected Jair Bolsonaro to lead Latin America’s biggest country for the next four years. Therefore, and in contrast to the equity market, the currency seems to have priced in very little, if anything, for reform implementation. In our view this provides scope for substantial gains in the event that Mr Bolsonaro delivers on his promises.

China is going through profound economic changes, challenging the status quo in technology companies amid trade tensions with the US that point to an even broader power struggle. 

Hear the thoughts and reflections from our Senior Managing Partner, Patrick Odier’s experience at Davos this year. It’s evident that the link between sustainability and business success is intrinsically linked. This is now more urgent than ever.

What’s at stake for investors in Q1 2019? Our newest video is out.

At Lombard Odier, sustainability is a question of performance. The world has reached a critical point. It is undergoing drastic changes and we need to rethink our models of society in order to deal with the risks these changes entail.

At Lombard Odier we believe the world has reached a tipping point. Our world is changing and we have to change with it.

Political miscalculations have landed the United Kingdom with its greatest economic challenge in generations with no plan for healing its divisions nor consensus for the shape of future relations with the EU, its largest trading partner.

The dollar is showing signs of pressure and we feel this will continue into 2019. Find out why from Vasileios Gkionakis, PhD our Global Head of FX Strategy

Now more than ever, we have a lot of choice in how to build a career. Technological advances have made it easier to have a flexible working life. We may choose to freelance or work remotely. As the number of freelancers increase across all sectors, businesses have started to focus on wellbeing in the workplace.

How we eat in the future was the subject of the fourth Lombard Odier women's breakfast which was held recently in our offices in Paris. Between food waste, persistent hunger and increases in obesity rates, what we put on our plates today is never far from discussion.

With so many twists and turns in the Brexit drama, we present a short overview of recent events, and elaborate on the implications for sterling.