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The S&P 500 index is hovering above record levels. Can it last? We look at the US tech sector, and prospects for the US economy more broadly.

The agricultural sector is facing a major challenge: how can it increase yields while reducing its environmental impact? Technological solutions are turning these problems into possibilities, and France is among those leading the way.

Read our 2023 full-year results. The Group attracted positive net new money and continued to make strategic investments in the long-term success of the business.

What does 2024 have in store for private equity, private credit, and private investments in real estate and infrastructure?

Rising numbers of brands and retailers are turning to reusable and refillable packaging in order to meet their sustainability commitments, hedge regulatory risks and build meaningful relationships with customers.

We are delighted to have been honoured at the WealthBriefing Swiss Awards for the 10th year running, winning four prestigious prizes: Best Private Bank Operations Team, Best Client Reporting, Best Technology Outsourcing Solution, and for the eighth time Best Domestic Private Bank.

CERN and the Colombian Navy both feature on the CV of the founder of Daphne Technology. They also both played a part in the development of the company’s deep-tech solutions for industrial decarbonisation.

The US yield curve has been a reliable recession indicator. Now other measures signal a more likely US soft landing. We look at the indicators, and implications.

Can piecemeal policy reverse negative investor sentiment over China? We assess Beijing’s steps to boost bank lending and the deflationary dangers ahead as it builds capacity against global decoupling. 

Solutions and strategies are supplanting slogans as businesses look to accelerate their transition to net zero and a nature-positive economy. Discussions at Davos 2024 show that investors are on board.

What should investors do as global growth slows and the prospect of rate cuts draws nearer? Samy Chaar, our Chief Economist and CIO Switzerland, outlines the opportunities and risks in the year ahead.

Succession planning should be handled holistically, with future generations fully included in the process. Here is how our experts approach it.

What should investors expect from the euro area economy and ECB in 2024? We offer our outlook. 

Former LFDE and Primonial Group executive Bettina Ducat will jointly lead Lombard Odier’s asset management division, LOIM, and become a Limited Partner of the Group. 

Entrepreneurs and start-ups in French-speaking Switzerland will benefit from this new partnership, which aims to help build innovative and responsible companies in every sector.

This interview with Ebba Lepage, our Head of Corporate Sustainability, explores why Lombard Odier believes it is important to have a positive impact as a major actor in wealth and asset management, and looks at the specific actions it has taken.

Our economy has prospered at the expense of nature for more than half a century. Now, investors are being offered a new opportunity: to generate returns while building a nature-positive economy.

Our Partners were delighted to welcome Alexandre Meyer as a new Managing Partner at the start of 2024. During his 25 years with the Firm, he has played a key role in the success of Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM), where he has been Chief Operating Officer for a decade.

Could regeneratively-grown coffee kick-start a nature revolution? At Davos 2024, world leaders gathered under the theme ‘Rebuilding Trust’. The focus was a “back to basics” approach to tackling four major challenges: global security; economic growth; AI, and climate, energy and nature. 

How should investors view a world of rival US and China-led blocs, rising tensions in the Middle East, and changing trade and investment flows?

An economic transition is unfolding. Profit pools are shifting as system changes around energy, nature and climate gain unstoppable momentum.

In an interview with Allnews Jean-Pascal Porcherot, Managing Partner of Lombard Odier and Head of Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM), reflected on the case for investing in nature and the power of innovation in nature and the power of innovation in shaping sustainable finance. 

Entering the festive season, we look back on 2023 – a year characterised by global challenges, ranging from complex geopolitics to recession risks as well as growing environmental challenges – and wish you and your loved ones the best of health and every good fortune for the year ahead. 

As the festive season approaches, the shelves are full again but the transport sector is under fresh scrutiny on how it plans to become greener. Investing in new fuels such as hydrogen is at the top of the agenda.

We are delighted to have been crowned ‘Outstanding Private Bank – Switzerland – Domestic Players’ at the Private Banking Switzerland & Wealth Management Awards 2023. The accolade honours the Bank’s ‘LO Generations’ initiative, a market-leading approach to serving the next generation of our clients.  

Our economy has grown at nature’s expense, and our financial system has not historically invested in our most valuable asset. Companies must reform now to stop and reverse nature's decline and build a thriving global economy that restores and replenishes nature.

Where are oil prices headed? Supply management issues, conflicting producer interests and the climate transition all play a role.

Why are women still underrepresented in key positions in the finance sector? Lombard Odier’s work with the ESCP Business School will aim to formulate concrete recommendations to bring about change. 

DELSEY PARIS has been designing and producing top-quality luggage and travel accessories for over 75 years. We met up with Davide Traxler, company CEO, to talk about how the brand is implementing specific actions to promote sustainability.

In an interview with Corriere della Serra, Stephen Kamp, Head of Southern Europe & Latin America, and Alberica Brivio Sforza, Local Managing Director Italy, discussed the importance of Lombard Odier’s Italian operation, and investing within the current macro context.

We adapt our Strategic Asset Allocation framework to take a total wealth approach to client portfolios.

Our Head of Sustainability Research, Thomas Hohne-Sparborth outlined, at COP28, how investors are coming to terms with the speed and scale of the environmental transition, and the disruption of value chains that is emerging. Opportunities are unfolding for industry leaders to outpace rivals and reshape the global economy. Discover his key takeaways here.

Besides devastating environmental and human impacts, wildfires have also immense short- and long-term economic consequences. We need to move towards landscape resilience and climate-smart forestry strategies.

How to invest in a world in flux? Discover our Outlook 2024 video with CIO Michael Strobaek and Chief Economist Samy Chaar.

The electrification revolution is driving the “biggest and most profound economic transformation of all time.” Hear from experts at our COP28 Industry Day, as they delve into the electrification “chain reaction” – from the death of the internal combustion engine to real estate’s “stranded assets”. 

How can investors manage high interest rates, slower economic growth and geopolitical risk? We offer 10 convictions for the year ahead.

Coffee was high on the agenda at our inaugural Nature Day at COP28. Can coffee be carbon negative? And could regenerative farming lead the way in building a regenerative economy powered by nature? Discover more from leading experts.

The Wildfire-Resilient Landscapes Network was launched at a reception attended by His Majesty King Charles III, on 30 November ahead of the start of COP28, in Dubai.

Calculating a company’s carbon footprint can be challenging, especially when it comes to scope 3 emissions. But scope 3 is crucial to understanding climate-related investment risks and opportunities. 

Impact investing is about investing in projects that have a direct and measurable impact on the environment. Find out how Lombard Odier integrates impact investing into our investment models.  

Selling or transferring a business in Switzerland is a complex process that entrepreneurs often underestimate. Discover three tips from the Lombard Odier Corporate Advisory team.

In a piece published in Le Temps, Elise Beaufils highlights nature's central role in mitigating global warming and discusses the challenge of decarbonising the oil industry.

’We are specialists in wealth management. We are advisors and not sellers. At a time when many are opting for industrialised and standardised offerings, we believe in interpersonal relationships and bespoke investment solutions’ – hear more from Marco Arnold, our new Local Managing Director in Zug.

What does next year have in store for the global economy and financial markets? We present our forecasts by economy and asset class. 

This Black Friday, buy smart and check out our sustainable shopping list for a more Circular, Lean, Inclusive and Clean (CLIC^®) holiday season.

Hear from our Chief Nature Officer, Marc Palahi, as he explains why degraded croplands and deforested landscapes are evolving into valuable assets amid the once-in-a-century revaluation of nature-based investments. 

As we approach December’s COP28 in the United Arab Emirates, we take stock of how far we have come since the Paris Agreement and look at this year’s agenda. 

Will new anti-obesity drugs be a game-changer for public health, drugs and food companies? 

Today, we are experiencing a new materials transition. As demand for materials associated with the old energy system, such as coal, oil and gas, slows, demand for transitional materials is set to soar.

Lombard Odier has won two awards at the WealthBriefing MENA Awards for Excellence for the second year in row: Best ‘Overall International Private Bank’ and Best ‘Shariah-Compliant Wealth Management Offering’.