Jacques Henry, Head of Equities, Pictet Wealth Management. Are rising yields jeopardising Private Equity? Private-equity returns were broadly flat in the first quarter of 2022 (latest data available), dragged down somewhat by venture cap...

Countertrend rallies are characteristic of secular bear market downtrends, and from that perspective, 2022 has been remarkably similar to previous bear markets in history. Until inflation abates and the Federal Reserve rebalances its priorities aw...

Nicolas Dubuisson loves Southern Europe and trail running. In this series of interviews, we interview well-known men and women in the asset management industry in the Belgian market, and we avoid asking them questions about their role and...

Alain Caffort, Senior Investment Manager, Pictet Asset Management Family businesses are the cornerstone of the global economy. In the case of some countries, they contribute as much as 70 per cent of GDP and employ the majority of the workfor...

César Pérez Ruiz, Chief Investment Officer Pictet Wealth Management. Last week’s main event for markets came from robust job creation numbers in the US, with half a million jobs created last month, well above market forecasts. Most of the new...

European Central Bank action The ECB’s era of negative rates has finally come to an end, and with quite a bang - but it’s not against a backdrop of strong economic growth and certainly not accompanied by celebratory smiles. Quite the contr...