insights.

We look ahead to a second Trump presidency and its implications for financial assets and the US economy.

As an entrepreneur, identifying the cashflow pitfalls that lie beyond the sale of your business and designing an investment strategy to avoid them is vital if your wealth plan is to succeed. However, the nature of these pitfalls is heavily dependent on the structure of your deal – and no two sale agreements are the same.

We brought together family businesses, entrepreneurs, and the thought leaders of tomorrow for our annual LO Generations Summit to rethink the seismic shifts the world is going through, and to explore how investors should react.

We look at the impact of the UK Budget on growth, inflation, and our views on UK assets.

The bank Lombard Odier teamed up with Bilan magazine and HEG Fribourg (School of Management Fribourg) to conduct an in-depth study of 245 family businesses in French-speaking Switzerland. The study reveals various success factors for the families of entrepreneurs and addresses several themes, such as business transmission and succession, the evolution of corporate culture, performance and innovation.

Combining groundbreaking scientific innovations like isotopic analysis with blockchain technology, a new EU Regulation will revolutionise the timber industry. Discover how these innovations might transform the fight against deforestation and illegal logging.

Are investors focussed enough on political risks? We look at the US elections and the possibility of a contested result, concerns around French debt, and the approaching UK Budget.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Goddard as UK Chief Executive Officer as of 26 November 2024.