Artificial Intelligence

In an increasingly deglobalized world, governments are seeking energy and commodity autonomy in the form of domestic supply chains and strategic reserves. What does this mean for the energy transition?

Con la prima metà dell’anno alle battute finali, uno degli interrogativi principali riguarda l’impatto che la guerra in Medio Oriente avrà quest’anno sull’economia. La Boutique Multi Asset condivide le sue opinioni nell’ultimo Investors’ Outlook.

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.

Negli ultimi tempi, l’attenzione del mercato si è spostata dagli investimenti degli hyperscaler al rischio che l’IA può rappresentare per molte aziende “software as a service” (SaaS).

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’anno si è aperto a tutto volume. Le notizie geopolitiche hanno dominato i titoli, contribuendo a und indebolimento del dollaro e a un balzo dell’oro. Ma cos’altro potrebbe accadere nel corso dell’anno? Scopriamolo nel primo Investors’ Outlook del 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.