March 2024

You will find below a commentary by Dong Chen, Chief Asia Strategist and Head of Asia Research at Pictet Wealth Management, on the Bank of Japan's decision to abandon its negative interest rate policy. As widely anticipated prior to the March policy meeting, the Bank…

RIP NIRP César Pérez Ruiz, Chief Investment Officer, Pictet Wealth Management. THE WEEK IN REVIEW Last week was a poor one for US equities as inflation data caused market participants to scale back their expectations for rate cuts. Economically sensitive US small caps were especially…

You will find below a commentary by Xiao Cui, Senior Economist at Pictet Wealth Management, ahead of the Fed meeting this Wednesday (20 March). We expect the FOMC to leave rates on hold and make little change to the post-meeting statement. A cut at the…

During the past quarter century or so, a blend of European credit would have delivered better returns at lower risk than the standard balanced portfolio. Ermira Marika, Head of Developed Markets Credit & Nicolas Musolino, Head of Systematic Research, Developed Markets Credit, Pictet Asset Management.…

Laurent Denize, Global Co-CIO, ODDO BHF AM. " The current situation differs from that observed in 1999, as the valuations of tech companies - far from being exuberant - are today justified by the strength of their economic fundamentals" Large-cap growth stocks are once again…

Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI), a leading global active asset manager, announced today the appointment of Jeroen Vrancken as Head of Wholesale in Benelux. Based in Brussels, Jeroen will report to Amine Benghabrit, Head of Distribution France & Benelux, and work alongside Sjoerd Angenent, Head of…

Shunto negotiations: the end of negative rates César Pérez Ruiz, Chief Investment Officer, Pictet Wealth Management. THE WEEK IN REVIEW Comments from central banks were again an important part of the market backdrop last week. Fed chairman Powell Jerome Powell said that it was “not…

Pictet Asset Management Strategy Unit Asset allocation: equities still looking good The US economy’s resilience and US inflation’s resistance to swiftly return to the US Federal Reserve’s target means we remain overweight equities and neutral bonds.  We retain our view that economic growth will slow…