Insights
Growth Equity Update October 2026 - Edition 55
This is the October 2026 Growth Equity Update from Patrick Wellington, Vice-Chairman of Equity Advisory.
What we do
We look after your wealth as if it were our own, investing and advising you in the pursuit of your long-term goals
Advice and Planning
Whether it's providing an income, careful estate succession planning or navigating complex family issues, our Client Advisers will serve as your trusted guides.
Investing
In addition to rigorous planning, our experts build a global investment strategy, integrating listed and unlisted assets, offering you diversity to meet your objectives.
Banking & Lending
From day-to-day services to project financing, we offer you a custom-tailored experience to meet your needs.
Who we work with
Solutions tailored to each wealth management strategy
Entrepreneurs
Whether you're from a successful entrepreneurial family or you're starting out on your own, it's never too early to seek sound advice. Whatever stage of your entrepreneurial journey you're at, we're here to support you.
Families
With a 200-year history as a family-controlled business, we know what it takes to sustain wealth for the families and descendants of wealth creators. We know that your capital is precious and irreplaceable, and we'll treat it as such.
Charities
From funding your philanthropic goals to forecasting future spending, we'll partner with you on a long-term horizon, investing sustainably on your behalf to ensure you have a lasting impact for generations to come.
Deep understanding of clients' needs in Belgium
We take account, however, of specific local features, particularly regarding tax and corporate structures but also Belgian civil law, which plays a significant role in our work to structure and optimise the wealth of our Belgian clients.
Our team in Belgium consists of private-banking relationship managers, financial planners and investment managers, who work in tandem with our teams in France and with the group’s other businesses such as Global Advisory, our corporate finance advisory unit's Brussels team. The constant interaction between these various teams generates valuable synergies, and gives our clients preferential access to a network that has both local roots and international reach.
Sustainable investing
Align your investments with your values
We believe responsible investing is the best way to deliver superior returns for our clients. Because environmental, social and governance issues are a source of both risks and opportunities, careful analysis of them is the start of our investment process.
Latest news
Insights
What to do ahead of the 2026 Budget
With Budget speculation intensifying ahead of 28 October, investors should avoid reacting to rumours alone, while reviewing potential tax planning opportunities around CGT, IHT, pensions, property and investment structures.
Press releases
Rothschild & Co appoints Pablo Hernandez Schmidt-Tophoff as Head of Energy Services & Decarbonization, North America
Rothschild & Co today announced that Pablo Hernandez Schmidt-Tophoff has joined its Global Advisory business as Managing Director, Head of Houston and Head of Energy Services & Decarbonization, North America.
Market Commentary
Asset Management: Monthly Macro Insights - October 2026
Investments linked to artificial intelligence continue to support global growth, but they are also contributing to a sustained rise in long-term interest rates. At the same time, geopolitical tensions and uncertainty surrounding the Federal Reserve’s communication are maintaining a more fragile economic environment.
Strategy Blog
Debt and taxes
Fiscal debates focus on debt and deficits, but government size may matter more. While debt shows little link to bond yields, higher taxes and spending can affect competitiveness, growth and economic efficiency.
Strategy Blog
France: Fiscal pressure
France’s political uncertainty and fiscal pressures have unsettled markets, widening bond spreads and weakening the euro. While risks remain elevated ahead of 2027 elections, France’s challenges stop short of a sovereign debt crisis.
Quarterly Letter
Emotionally invested
This Quarterly Letter explores how emotions and behavioural biases can undermine investment decisions. It highlights the importance of discipline, perspective and a clear long-term purpose in preserving and growing wealth through market uncertainty.
Insights
Entrepreneur Networking Dinner
Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK recently hosted an intimate networking dinner to encourage the conversations and connections that rarely happen in the day-to-day demands of building a business.
Comprehensive wealth management services wherever you, or your assets, are located
Our offering is part of Rothschild & Co's global Wealth Management business. This encompasses teams based in 12 countries across Europe and the Middle East, supporting more than 15,000 clients and managing over €105bn of assets in total1.
In each country we offer impartial advice, tailor our approach to each client, and design a service that is right for you.
1 As at June 2026