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Biotech: Pictet’s oldest thematic strategy is turning 30

Tazio Storni, Senior Investment Manager, Lydia Haueter, Senior Investment Manager & Marco Minonne Senior Investment Manager Pictet Asset Management. In a universe where innovation has the power to transform patients’ lives, but one also dominated by mergers, takeovers and bankruptcies, our Biotech strategy has stood…
EFI
09 December 2025
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End of the rally of AI stocks?

Collective madness, bubble, cul-de-sac, the terms have flourished to describe the rise in AI values. The market eventually entered a rapid consolidation phase, but one sector exploded. A healthy correction, some would say, but the beginning of a crash, others insist. Some explain. Even the…
Daniel Pechon
24 November 2025
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Deel Secures $300 Million in Series E Funding

Valued at $17.3 billion and generating over $1 billion in annual recurring revenue, Deel will use the investment to advance its mission to simplify global work. Deel, the leading global HR and payroll platform, today announced a $300 million strategic investment from new investor Ribbit…
BFI
16 October 2025
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AI, a bubble or a revolution in progress

After soaring sharply, the markets have gone into pause mode in recent weeks. In the meantime, OpenAI's CEO has spoken openly about the risk of a bubble, as the tech giants race to invest in generative AI reaches staggering sums. Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon…
Daniel Pechon
01 September 2025
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The US labour market: the economy’s Achilles’ heel

By Jan Viebig, Chief Investment Officer, ODDO BHF SE. American stock markets seem to be in a good mood again. But things are not as good as they appear. The US has many highly dynamic sectors and regions, alongside some that are far weaker. Commentators…
EFI
26 August 2025
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European companies continue to invest despite economic uncertainty

European mid-sized companies are showing resilience and continue to look ahead, despite a complex mix of economic and geopolitical challenges. This is the conclusion of the latest edition of the International Business Report (IBR) by Grant Thornton, a large-scale survey conducted among more than 4,000…
BFI
10 July 2025
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Pianist and Chief of Staff, a new Swiss Army knife

An increasing number of companies are calling on the services of these people, who see themselves as the Swiss army knife of managers. Their title is in English: Chief of Staff. In French, this job title could be translated as the equally obscure "bras droit…
Daniel Pechon
23 January 2025