“At Lombard Odier we believe the Sustainability Revolution will be the...
Patrick Odier is Senior Managing Partner of Lombard Odier. Founded in 1796, the Geneva-based private bank has been committed to sustainability for generations. Sustainability...
“The key principle behind our success is paranoia.”
Urs Wietlisbach recalls the founding period of the Partners Group and reveals the key factors behind the success of his firm. He then speaks...
Economic rationality and the optimization trap
The theme of this issue of the St. Gallen Business Review is “Harmony”. For this reason, we would like to discuss whether two aspects...
Bank stress testing – magic bullet or placebo?
Stress testing plays a major role in banks’ risk management. It is seen as a valuable complement to regular bank portfolio risk measurement in...
Interview mit Dirk Müller
Bei der EZB-Konferenz am 26.05.2014 kündigte Mario Draghi die neue Politik der europäischen Zentralbank an. Unter anderem mit negativen Einlagezinsen. Herr Müller, welcher Gedanke...
Private equity, growth equity and how to break into the industry...
Could you give us an introduction of KKR, tell us about your daily business and what the characteristics of private equity are to aid...
«The financial sector in Switzerland is healthy and well capitalised»
Mark Branson has been a Director of FINMA since 1 April 2014. The British-Swiss dual citizen and former investment banker is confronted with a...
Sustainable Investment
What is sustainable investment exactly and how do you identify a sustainable company?
The term Responsible or Sustainable Investment is an investment approach which takes...
Global Economy in 2050:
The world in 2015 is in a difficult situation and the outlook for 2050 is mixed at best. Globalisation means that the world’s economic...
Swiss financial centre must become more climate-friendly
The Swiss financial centre is one of the most important in the world. Therefore, the responsibility of the local financial actors for global climate...