Pictet
Swiss bank CEO switches allegiance from Baer to Pictet
High-profile chief executive Boris Collardi is switching Swiss banks, quitting Julius Baer for arch rivals Pictet.
The limits of ESG screening
Governance is the most important factor in ESG investing, says Marc-Oliver Buffle, Geneva-based senior product specialist at Pictet Asset Management. But can you really screen for it?
When did a 2% dip become a market correction?
Pictet AM’s chief strategist Luca Paolini tried to redefine the concept of a market correction this week, urging investors to take advantage of a 2% fall in asset prices to “rebuild positions in riskier assets”.
Emerging Markets | 10 May 17
ANALYSIS: Should you still buy into the emerging markets rally?
Emerging market equities and bonds have outperformed their developed rivals by a large margin year-to-date, resulting in a surge in inflows. An acceleration in global growth and the absence of immediate macro concerns seem to underpin the current rally, but there are some obvious elephants in the room.
PEOPLE MOVES: Aberdeen, Old Mutual, Pictet
Aberdeen Asset Management has appointed a chief operating officer for Asia Pacific, while Old Mutual Wealth has named a chief financial officer, tasked with driving forward the company’s planned demerger. Pictet Asset Management has a new head of UK intermediaries.