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February 2024

Investing

Towards a phased ban on PFAS?

Story of the month by ODDO BHF Asset Management. Widely used in many sectors owing to their exceptional properties, perfluorinated substances, known as "eternal pollutants", have been the subject of a wave of regulation in recent years, with the ultimate aim of banning them in…
EFI
29 February 2024
Investing

Positioning for a sea change in fixed income

Bonds are expected to have more volatility than in the past: this will offer careful investors rewarding opportunities. Mary-Therese Barton, Chief Investment Officer Fixed Income Pictet Asset Management. It’s a new era for fixed income investing. Investors are only slowly catching on to how significant…
EFI
28 February 2024
Investing

Making history

Tipping point César Pérez Ruiz, Chief Investment Officer, Pictet Wealth Management. The week was marked by blow-out results from the world’s leading AI-related chip maker. Seen as a bellwether for the AI boom, the company’s guidance was also strong. Together with a small number of…
EFI
27 February 2024
Investing

E-scripts in full expansion!

Story of the month by ODDO BHF Asset Management. E-scripts democratization is currently booming in Germany with a dramatic +182% increase in redeemed eRx, testifying to a favorable environment regarding the political framework, customer behaviors and the ongoing digitalization trend in pharmaceuticals. A SUPPORTIVE REGULATORY…
EFI
27 February 2024
News

Pictet Research Institute launched

Maria Vassalou appointed to lead new investment research capability Pictet announces the establishment of the Pictet Research Institute, a new Group-wide capability dedicated to research into topics with long-term implications for investment. Based in Geneva, the institute will engage in topics ranging from macro and…
EFI
26 February 2024
Investing

FOCUS on Venture Capital

Why we see value in technology? Richard Clarke-Jervoise, Managing partner – ODDO BHF Private Equity, Venture Capital. “Given the improvement in the investment environment, we believe that now is a good time for investors with long-term capital available to build portfolios of fast-growing, disruptive companies…
EFI
26 February 2024
Investing

Macroeconomic view

France-Germany, the sick couple of Europe Bruno Cavalier, Chief Economist ODDO BHF Asset Management. KEY HIGHLIGHTS: The European economy has been stagnant for nearly two years. The growth outlook for 2024 is gloomy, especially in Germany and France. The Franco-German partnership has weakened, both politically…
EFI
26 February 2024
Investing

Market view

Long-term investors should not fear the US election Prof. Dr. Jan Viebig Global Co-CIO, ODDO BHF AM. "Investors with a long-term perspective, such as a ten-year horizon, can afford to be somewhat relaxed about the impact of the US election on their assets." The outcome…
EFI
26 February 2024