Europe caught unawares by Russian invasion of Ukraine Given the current turbulence in the financial markets, we believe it is important to let you know how we are dealing with the effects of this event in our investments. It must have been a very unpleasant awakening for European political leaders. They completely misjudged the developments that led to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. […] Financial 02.03.2022
What impact do geopolitical conflicts have on markets? “Buy on the sound of cannons, sell on the sound of trumpets.” We owe this wise and winged investor’s phrase to the legendary financier Nathan Rothschild, who, according to tradition, made a fortune during the Napoleonic Wars. With the phrase, Rothschild is suggesting that the beginning of a war is a good time to buy […] Financial 01.03.2022
Global Perspectives 2022 As usual, this period provides an opportunity to reflect on what has been another eventful year. The year 2021 was largely back in full swing, thanks to the various major efforts and decisions made worldwide. 2021 was also the year of confirmation of our investment strategy, which we had rolled out in the second quarter […] Financial 10.01.2022
How do we see the economic and financial situation today at the start of the last quarter of this year? It seemed for a little while that the past quarter would be concluded in peace and quiet. In the past summer months, there was a low degree of volatility in the financial markets. Everything seemed to have been lulled to sleep by the central banks. But the collapse of China’s largest property developer, “Evergrande”, triggered […] Financial 08.10.2021
Financial markets after the storm Slowly but surely, the coronavirus pandemic is being overcome thanks to the small miracle called “vaccine”. Our economy is also returning to full speed thanks to the massive fiscal and monetary stimulus. Very soon after the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020, we correctly assessed its unavoidable major impact on financial markets and your portfolios. […] Financial 09.07.2021
The financial markets in a state of grace In the meantime, the equity markets have risen from their ashes. The presidential elections are over, we are hearing positive news about vaccines and the third quarter earnings season was particularly robust. Let us address this while sticking to the communication framework we have used since the beginning of this crisis and zoom in on […] Financial 20.11.2020