Artificial Intelligence

Dans un monde de plus en plus déglobalisé, les gouvernements cherchent à acquérir une autonomie en matière d'énergie et de matières premières, sous la forme de chaînes d'approvisionnement nationales et de réserves stratégiques. Qu'est-ce que cela signifie pour la transition énergétique?

Alors que nous abordons la dernière ligne droite du semestre, une question demeure : quelles seront les conséquences du conflit au Moyen-Orient pour l’économie en 2026 ? Dans le dernier Investors’ Outlook, nos experts de la Boutique Multi Asset partagent leurs points de vue.

Portfolio manager Ed Walczak shares his thoughts on his trip to the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, his 30 th visit. He focuses on investing versus speculating in today’s AI-obsessed market, and how sticking to a discipline might be harder but more important than ever.

Like oil once powered the industrial era, chips have become a key input powering broad economic activity, with expectations for demand to continue through 2026 and into 2027. In our view, “picks-and-shovels” companies should benefit regardless of which model, hyperscaler, or foundation lab ultimately wins.

Equity markets have become concentrated in a handful of mega-cap stocks, leaving many high-quality small- and mid-cap (SMID) companies overlooked. But what does the combination of concentration, valuation, and structural megatrends mean for investors?

We have had an eventful few weeks of AI-driven volatility in markets, with markets seemingly swinging from “everyone’s a winner” to “everyone’s a loser” faster than technological progress itself.

Market focus has shifted in recent weeks from hyperscaler spending to the threat AI could pose to numerous software-as-a-service (SaaS) businesses.

Artificial intelligence (AI) may be one of the greatest technological breakthroughs, but it’s too early to tell. History shows that investment returns don’t always match innovation hype. However, we do know that economic fundamentals have not changed, which means that investments must become self-financing and deliver adequate returns to be sustainable.

L’année a démarré sur les chapeaux des roues, alors que les tensions géopolitiques faisaient monter le volume, affaiblissaient le dollar américain et soutenaient la vigueur de l’or. Mais que réservera l’année 2026 aux investisseurs ? Découvrez-le dans le premier numéro d’Investors’ Outlook de 2026.

Vontobel’s Ed Walczak is among a small number of portfolio managers active today who were also managing money during the dot-com bubble. Ed compares the two time periods and explains how having zero exposure in tech and telecom in the dot-com era, while unpopular, rewarded his investors.

Explore the Global Credit Outlook 2026: A concise overview of key trends in global credit markets, from macroeconomic shifts and corporate fundamentals to AI-driven investments and market opportunities. Gain insights to navigate the year ahead effectively.

The 2026 Large Language Models Outlook examines the current state of artificial intelligence as it relates to LLMs, highlighting diversity, specialization, and global competition. Learn how open- and closed-weight models, regulatory approaches, and strategic deployment are shaping industries today, from finance to mathematics, and explore the trends likely to define AI’s trajectory in the year ahead.