While there’s still a long way to go in terms of equality, recent decades have seen a significant increase in women’s presence in top positions, particularly in the financial sector and in wealth management. The successes of Christine Lagarde, Abigail Johnson, and Sallie Krawcheck shed new light on this phenomenon.
In the ‘slightly’ grey areas where the interests of politics and finance intersect, there is always a third player lurking: lobbies.
Origins, Types, Professions:
Behind the Scenes of a Family Office
Think back! In 2001, Goldman Sachs economist Jim O’Neill coined a new concept for emerging countries, whose growth would eventually challenge the hegemony of the advanced G7 economies. Originally formed by Brazil, Russia, India and China – then joined in 2011 by South Africa – the BRICS group has been steadily increasing its influence
When we invest our money in a fund, stock, or company that shows promising growth prospects over time, we expect our initial investment to generate a return. But what do we do with that return once it reaches maturity? We can cash it out, invest it elsewhere, or spend it ? All options are on the table. But have you ever considered reinvesting it in your initial stake?
Crises follow one after the other, yet Switzerland demonstrates extraordinary resilience. The subprime crisis in 2008, the floor rate in 2015, the pandemic in 2020, how does the country manage – despite the ill-winds – to remain in pole position in the race for GDP per capita? And where does it find the resources needed to start up again when there’s a glitch in the machine? Let’s go over the keys to Swiss success.
