Insights for investors Our views on markets and trends

US economy 25 June, Pictet Asset Management

US recession watch: America’s Road Runner Economy

When the US economy does roll over, there’s little prospect of a fiscal safety net. America Inc is unlikely to come to the rescue either.

Fixed income 12 July, Pictet Asset Management

The trouble with bonds

Quantitative easing and its effects on bond markets are here to stay. We outline eight lessons to navigate this new world of QE.

Asset allocation 11 July, Pictet Asset Management

It’s all about the sectors

As economies and central banks around the world now move in lock-step, allocating capital by sector rather than region is a more effective strategy.

Japanese equity market 5 July, Pictet Wealth Management

Japanese equities: an uneven picture

There are plenty of arguments for and against a Japanese equity market whose fortunes are tightly linked to the strength of the yen and the success of Abenomics.

Asia 25 June, Pictet Wealth Management

Consumer staples in Asia, are local brands or multinationals winning?

Domestic Asian companies usually have a head start in their respective markets, but multinationals have a chance to gain share if they capture changes in user behaviour.

Europe 14 June, Pictet Wealth Management

Different paths for Italian public debt

The fiscal policies of the new Italian government will determine the trajectory of Italian debt. The high uncertainty means we are bearish on euro area peripheral bonds.

Pictet’s long-term investment views Economic and market forecasts

Asset allocation 29 June, Pictet Wealth Management

How private investors should approach asset allocation in a low-return environment

Pictet Wealth Management’s Horizon publication sets out the rationale behind expected return forecasts relative to risk for the next ten years across 35 asset classes, and presents the key secular themes likely to drive those returns.

Asset allocation 15 June, Pictet Asset Management

In the next 5 years, institutional investors will have to learn to love risk

Investors should be able to generate acceptable returns by complementing mainstream assets with those from off the beaten track. Read this year’s Pictet Asset Management Secular Outlook for long-term economic projections and five-year asset class return forecasts.

Annual Review
Annual Review

Annual Review

We are pleased to present the Annual Review of the Pictet Group for the year 2017.

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Sustainable thinking Responsibility goes hand-in-hand with a long-term approach 

Responsible Investing

Taking the long-term view is more important than ever – and that means embracing sustainability in our day-to-day investment decisions, active ownership and reporting practices.

Environmental approach

Pictet’s environmental approach is inspired by our sense of responsibility, our awareness that our activities have an impact on the environment and the knowledge that we have an obligation to reduce that impact as much as possible.

Prix Pictet — 10-year anniversary The global award in photography and sustainability

Theme for the 8th cycle announced

At a special evening at the Rencontres d’Arles on 5 July 2018 the theme for the eighth cycle of the Prix Pictet was announced. The new theme is “Hope”. The announcement was made at a ceremony to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Prix Pictet, at the Théâtre Antique in Arles. A special retrospective exhibition also opened – chronicling the work of all previous winners of the award.

Careers People are at the heart of Pictet

Nicolas Pictet
Perhaps, like the best families, Pictet gets the best out of its people by allowing time for ideas to mature, experience to accumulate.
Nicolas Pictet
Nicolas Pictet

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