Strategy Update: July 2026 IPO mania: Why the biggest hype rarely brings the best returns Prefer to read it as a PDF? Download here. REVIEW THE FINANCIAL MARKETS IN JUNE June played out differently than expected. It wasn’t the escalation of the war that weighed on equity markets, but rather its de-escalation, which sent oil…
Strategy Update: June 2026 The Cascade Effect: When Private Credit Crashes, 30,000 Private Equity Funds Die With It Prefer to read it as a PDF? Download here. REVIEW THE FINANCIAL MARKETS IN MAY The Development of Global Equity Markets Over the Past Month. At first glance, the development of global equity markets over the past…
Strategy Update: May 2026 Swiss SME Sentiment Barometer Prefer to read it as a PDF? Download here. REVIEW THE FINANCIAL MARKETS IN APRIL April 2026 was a month of contrasts. On one side, the Iran-related conflict continued to shape energy markets and pushed inflation expectations higher. On the other, emerging markets and technology stocks saw…
Strategy Update: April 2026 Eurozone Car Manufacturers – The New Retail Banks Prefer to read it as a PDF? Download here. REVIEW THE FINANCIAL MARKETS IN MARCH March 2026 was a month in which several warning lights flashed at once for global financial markets. First, the Iran conflict delivered a sharp shock to commodities and…
Strategy Update: March 2026 Crashes are part of the game – panic isn’t: A pragmatic hedging philosophy for long-term investors. Prefer to read it as a PDF? Download here. REVIEW THE FINANCIAL MARKETS IN FEBRUARY In the global stock market, significant shifts are currently occurring between individual sectors. This development is particularly evident in the…
Strategy Update: February 2026 Private Markets for Everyone—Or Just a Dream? What Private Investors Really Need to Know Prefer to read it as a PDF? Download here. REVIEW THE FINANCIAL MARKETS IN JANUARY January 2026 marked a dynamic start to the new stock market year, although with distinctly fragmented developments. Significant differences emerged between regions,…
Strategy Update: January 2026 Between Uncertainty and Opportunity: What Will 2026 Bring? Prefer to read it as a PDF? Download here. REVIEW THE FINANCIAL MARKETS IN 2025 Artificial intelligence remained the dominant investment trend in equity markets throughout 2025. Above all, major US technology companies benefited disproportionately, leading to even greater concentration in key indices.…
Strategy Update: December 2025 How Apple Became Safer Than the USA Prefer to read it as a PDF? Download here. REVIEW THE FINANCIAL MARKETS IN NOVEMBER The days leading up to Nvidia‘s quarterly earnings at the end of November were tense. For days, headlines dominated the news warning of an AI bubble. Technology stocks plummeted,…
Strategy Update: November 2025 We did the math: USD 10 Billion in Losses, USD 500 Billion Valuation, 20 Nuclear Reactors – AI Breakthrough or Madness? Prefer to read it as a PDF? Download here. REVIEW THE FINANCIAL MARKETS IN OCTOBER Earnings season is in full swing and American companies are surprising with impressive figures. 87%…
Strategy Update: October 2025 Stay the Boss of Your Thinking – How AI is Literally Changing Our Brain Prefer to read it as a PDF? Download here. REVIEW THE FINANCIAL MARKETS IN SEPTEMBER At the beginning of the month, the ECB kept its deposit rate constant at 2 percent after eight rate cuts since summer…
