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The recent stress in the banking sector seems to have abated but there remain many questions. In the latest episode of Perspectives from Wealth Management Switzerland, Laura Künlen and Global Investment Strategists Kevin Gardiner and Victor Balfour share their latest thinking on the economic backdrop and what this means for the markets.

Rothschild & Co, one of the world’s leading independent financial services groups, HEC Paris and the HEC Foundation have been partners for over a decade. The three institutions have agreed to combine their expertise for three years to support sustainable finance with the creation of the Data and Impact Investment Chair.

Family businesses are the backbone of the global economy and have been firmly rooted in society for centuries. In our latest Investment Views, we explore the secrets to the success of family businesses and highlight one inspiring example of a family-owned company which can look back on a 128-year history.

Mr Market, one of Benjamin Graham’s famous allegories, depicts an imaginary investor who swings wildly from optimism to pessimism. In this Quarterly Letter, we examine how our investment approach can outsmart Mr Market’s mercurial nature and help us make better investment decisions.

Trotz der Besorgnis über das Bankensystem (der MSCI World Banks Index sank um 12,2%) stiegen die globalen Aktien im März um 3,1% und die globalen Staatsanleihen um 3,7% (beide in USD, ungesichert). Weitere Informationen finden Sie in der aktuellen monatlichen Marktübersicht von Wealth Management Schweiz.

Ist der Zusammenbruch der Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) - und andere jüngste Ereignisse im Bankensystem - der Schmetterling, der einen finanziellen Tornado auslösen wird? In dieser Ausgabe von Market Perspective finden Sie aktuelle Informationen zum Bankensystem und zur weiteren Abschwächung der Inflation, wenn auch nur in Ansätzen.

Few would have predicted recent tumultuous events in the banking sector. In the latest episode of Perspectives from Wealth Management Switzerland, Laura Künlen and Global Investment Strategists Kevin Gardiner and Victor Balfour provide an update on the banking sector and discuss what this means for investors.

Despite cautious central bank communication about the policy outlook, particularly in view of the persistent strength of labour markets, investors were expecting rate cuts in the second half of 2023 amid a fall in global inflation. Yet, recent macroeconomic data has poured cold water on their quick disinflation sanguine view.

Our Debt Advisory team has won Best Corporate Finance Adviser at GlobalCapital's 2022 Syndicated Loan, Leveraged Finance and Private Debt Awards.

Will there be a recession? Is inflation indeed fading? And is it time for eurozone stocks to outperform? Find out more in the latest instalment of the Perspectives podcast.

Sinkende Realeinkommen, steigende Inflation und geldpolitische Straffung haben zu einem Gefühl des wirtschaftlichen Fatalismus geführt. In ganz Europa, Großbritannien und den USA deuten jedoch Anzeichen auf eine (hoffnungsvolle) Wendung der Ereignisse hin, die für bessere Aussichten für das kommende Jahr sorgen.

Derzeit profitieren Private Debt-Anleger von attraktiven Renditen von 7 bis 10 % pro Jahr. Wir vergleichen die Merkmale von Private Debt mit anderen festverzinslichen Segmenten und Aktien, zeigen ihre Vorteile auf und untersuchen die Risiken im Falle eines wirtschaftlichen Stressszenarios.

Guillermo Moreno Fontaneda joins with immediate effect to meet increasing demand from clients following the launch of Rothschild & Co’s Wealth Management business in Spain in 2021

Rothschild & Co has been informed of the intention of Concordia, the holding company of the Rothschild family and Rothschild & Co's largest shareholder, to file a simplified tender offer for the Rothschild & Co shares at €48.0 per share with dividends attached, and to request the implementation of a squeeze-out.

Capital markets experienced a difficult February, as renewed interest rate risk from further monetary tightening moved into focus. Both global equites and government bonds fell last month.

Following the launch of a new representative office in Israel for its Wealth Management business in August 2022, Rothschild & Co has hired three new Client Advisers to expand its local team - Oren Shapira, Noah Gordon and Rotem Grinfeld.

Rothschild & Co is pleased to announce that Marios Broustas has joined its Global Advisory business as Managing Director and Head of Greece, effective 16 January 2023.

As expected, a fall in global inflation is underway, but labour markets remain tight. Correspondingly, the dilemma for central banks has become extensively complex.

A war in Europe, an energy crisis, shades of the 1970’s – inflation and industrial unrest – and sharply rising interest rates. Just to name a few themes that dominated the economic and investment world in 2022. But what about 2023?

Der Dezember war ein schwieriger Monat für die Kapitalmärkte, da die Risikobereitschaft trotz besser als erwarteter US-Inflationsdaten nachließ: Die weltweiten Aktienkurse fielen, und auch die weltweiten Staatsanleihen gaben nach.

As a family-run business in its seventh generation, our focus is on the long term: to preserve and grow your wealth not only for this generation but for those to come. In this Quarterly Letter, we discuss the important issues surrounding legacies and succession.

This year has come to a close, but the effects of world events on the market persist. Looking to 2023, we pose two main questions to help determine from an investment perspective whether to put liquidity back to work.

Recent policy moves by the four western central banks took the total interest rate increase in the last year to nearly twelve percentage points. In this Strategy blog, we take a look at the current inflationary episode and the ensuing effects on the economic environment.

Our Global Advisory business is named 2022’s M&A Financial Adviser of the year for the Middle East and North Africa, Benelux and European Mid-Market.

Six additional new relationship managers will join Rothschild & Co’s Wealth Management business to accelerate growth in this region.

Im November nahm die Risikobereitschaft der Anleger zu, nachdem die US-Inflationsdaten schwächer als erwartet ausfielen. Dadurch wurde die Erwartung unterstützt, dass die US-Notenbank ihren Zinserhöhungszyklus verlangsamen könnte: globale Aktien und globale Staatsanleihen stiegen deutlich an.

The UK Autumn Statement reflected a near-term loosening of fiscal stance, perhaps a surprise given the general talk of 'Austerity II' beforehand. In this Strategy Blog, we share our thoughts on the statement.

The world economy continues to face strong headwinds. Markets remain hopeful that central banks will soon pause the tightening campaign and give economic activity a breather, although the stubborn persistence of inflation could dampen those hopes.

At present, inflation rates have characteristics of being transitionary yet permanent, putting us at a crossroads. Will the inflation surge peak soon or will it gradually subside? It’s a matter of staying the course to see what direction inflation rates go.

Solid revenue performance despite a more uncertain and difficult environment.

Das fiskalische Fiasko des Minibudgets des ehemaligen Premierministers rückte die britische Wirtschaft in den Mittelpunkt und sorgte für weitere fiskalische, monetäre und geopolitische Schlagzeilen. In dieser Ausgabe der Marktperspektive werden über diese Themen hinaus die Bedrohungen für Wachstum, Inflation und allgemeinere systemische Risiken untersucht.

The UK is set to have another new Prime Minister, after the recent incumbent’s short tenure. In this Strategy Blog, we observe the latest developments in the UK.