insights.

In an interview with Blick, Nannette Hechler-Fayd’herbe, CIO EMEA at Lombard Odier analyses economic perspectives for Europe and Switzerland in 2025, including interest rates, Swiss real estate and US policies.

What does holding Bitcoin do for a portfolio? We look at the impact of a small allocation to the cryptocurrency on a multi-asset portfolio.

Entering the festive season, we look back on 2024 and wish you and your loved ones the best of health and every good fortune for the year ahead.

“We combine history and tradition on the one hand, and security and innovation on the other”: an interview with Stephen Kamp for FundsPeople on Lombard Odier’s ambitions in Spain.

How should investors view the latest Fed decision and subsequent market reaction?

At Building Bridges 2024, delegates explored the powerful financial case for integrating nature-based solutions, circular business practices, and sustainable investments to drive future-proof economic growth.

As sustainability takes centre stage, re-commerce is providing fashion brands with innovative ways to grow, while minimising the industry's environmental footprint.

Our strategic asset allocation framework is evolving. We explore the tweaks to our ‘total wealth’ approach, diversifying asset class exposures for portfolios.

Budget bill, rate cuts, transfer conditions: our wealth engineering experts analyse the challenges facing entrepreneurs in France in 2025. 

Denis Pittet and Geoffroy Vermeire share insights with L’Echo on bespoke private banking, wealth management, and opportunities in Belgium. 

What does the first monetary easing step in 14 years mean for China’s outlook and financial assets? We believe investors should stay prudent.

A new Trump administration will shift US economic and fiscal policies, acting as a fresh catalyst for American assets. How does this change global investment opportunities?

Where are we in the AI revolution? What’s in store for 2025 and the decade ahead? A conversation with Alexandre Pouget, Professor of Computational Neuroscience at the University of Geneva and AI expert.

What should investors make of political events in France and South Korea, and their impact on financial assets?

How is the car industry reacting to the rise of electric vehicles and Chinese manufacturers?

Where should investors be looking in 2025? We present our 10 Convictions.

In this exclusive interview with Expansión, our Global CIO Michael Strobaek discusses shifting monetary policies, Bitcoin, geopolitical challenges and opportunities in AI. 

Bank Lombard Odier is pleased to announce two strategic appointments within the management team of its Private Clients unit. Stephane Herrmann has been appointed Chief Operating Officer for the Private Clients unit and Jessica Rabut has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Lombard Odier (Europe) S.A.    

What does the coming year have in store for the world’s major economies and asset classes? Read our Outlook 2025 for full insights.

The Circular Bioeconomy Alliance (CBA), a charity established by His Majesty King Charles III, calls for urgent transition to a ‘nature-first economy’.  

Lombard Odier has been named the best ‘Overall International Private Bank’ headquartered outside the MENA region, as well as the best ‘Shariah-Compliant Wealth Management Offering’.

AI expert, Lars Tvede shares his predictions at Lombard Odier’s event on how artificial intelligence, quantum computing and emerging technologies will reshape the employment, energy and healthcare sectors in the next decades.

In an article published by FT PWM during COP29, Felix Philipp, Head of Circular Economy Research at Lombard Odier Investment Managers, shares his vision.

How will Asia’s assets fare under another Trump administration? We look at the implications for investors.

Lombard Odier has appointed Stéphane Python as Local Managing Director of its office in Fribourg. Effective from 1 January 2025, the appointment forms part of a generational handover in keeping with the Group’s tradition of business continuity. Didier Muller, will hold his position as the Head of the Fribourg office until the end of December, and will remain with Lombard Odier and continue to serve clients in the years to come.

For entrepreneurs, passing on or selling their business is a challenge. This unavoidable rite of passage becomes all the more emotional when the business is a family one.

Entrepreneurs often underestimate the opportunities that a well-designed pension strategy can offer. Yet it is crucial to optimising their wealth and tax situation, providing better protection for their loved ones and boosting employee loyalty.

“Nature-based solutions can contribute to over a third of the emissions reductions needed by 2030 to limit global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius” – an interview with Laura García Vélez, Nature Specialist at Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM), on COP29.

The prospect of another Trump administration has shifted the investment landscape. We examine the opportunities, and implications for financial assets.

We are delighted to have won ‘Best Branding in Private Banking (Europe)’ for the third successive year, at the prestigious FT PWM Global Private Banking Awards. 

Hosted by Michael Strobaek, Global CIO Private Bank and Samy Chaar, Chief Economist and CIO Switzerland, the live event informed our clients of the immediate impact of the US election outcome on our macroeconomic and investment outlook.

We look ahead to a second Trump presidency and its implications for financial assets and the US economy.

As an entrepreneur, identifying the cashflow pitfalls that lie beyond the sale of your business and designing an investment strategy to avoid them is vital if your wealth plan is to succeed. However, the nature of these pitfalls is heavily dependent on the structure of your deal – and no two sale agreements are the same.

We brought together family businesses, entrepreneurs, and the thought leaders of tomorrow for our annual LO Generations Summit to rethink the seismic shifts the world is going through, and to explore how investors should react.

We look at the impact of the UK Budget on growth, inflation, and our views on UK assets.

Lombard Odier teamed up with Bilan magazine and HEG Fribourg to conduct an in-depth study of 245 family businesses in French-speaking Switzerland. The study addresses several themes, such as business transmission and succession, the evolution of corporate culture, performance and innovation.

Combining groundbreaking scientific innovations like isotopic analysis with blockchain technology, a new EU Regulation will revolutionise the timber industry. Discover how these innovations might transform the fight against deforestation and illegal logging.

Are investors focussed enough on political risks? We look at the US elections and the possibility of a contested result, concerns around French debt, and the approaching UK Budget.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Goddard as UK Chief Executive Officer as of 26 November 2024.

At the World Forum on Enterprise & Environment 2024, Hubert Keller, our Senior Managing Partner, underscored the pressing need for strategic upstream investment in our food systems.

COP16 marks a crucial turning point in encouraging the private and public sectors to move from communication to action, accelerating the transition to a net-zero, nature-positive economy.

Overfishing is not just an environmental crisis, it is also an economic one. Here, we explore the economic incentives that are driving overfishing and the potential solutions that could help reverse the trend.

Infrastructure is booming. How can investors access solutions that generate returns, have a sustainable impact and diversify portfolios?

Nannette Hechler-Fayd’herbe discusses the Fed’s challenges, Trump’s potential impact on inflation, and why fixed income is outperforming equities in an interview with El Economista.

Could V2G technology be the solution to a sustainable energy future? Explore how “Vehicle-to-Grid” technology and electric vehicles might reshape energy management and boost energy growth.

Look ahead to our 2025 economic outlook. Presented at our Rethink Perspectives event in Geneva, read more on how investors need to balance economic normalisation and persistent risks to maintain resilient portfolios.

Serge Fehr, Limited Partner and Head of the Swiss Domestic Region for Private Clients, shares his vision on private banking’s future and client service.

Amid the US elections, geopolitical risks, and more interest rate cuts, what does the final quarter of 2024 hold for investors? Discover our strategy for a fast-evolving landscape. 

Pink rice with beef cells presents a low-carbon, sustainable meat alternative. Scientists address taste, cost, and adoption hurdles as the alternative protein market expands.

The risk-reward dynamics across asset classes are shifting and, in the wake of equity rallies, high yield bonds look more attractive.