Beyond markets

Responsible future · 21 Sep 2026

Keeping cool in a warmer world

As global temperatures rise, there is growing demand for efficient and innovative cooling technologies.

Society · 11 Sep 2026

From sunseekers to skill seekers: How countries are competing for global talent

Successful global mobility today demands a clear commitment to contributing to the local economy. That is because many countries are moving away from broad-based incentives, instead focusing on attracting skilled professionals and innovators. As a result, thorough due diligence and genuine integration into local communities have become more important than ever.

Society · 11 Sep 2026

It’s always sunny in Portugal!

An AI entrepreneur chose to relocate to Lisbon for its climate, tech scene, and favourable tax regime. With expert guidance, Pictet helped the client align his business ambitions and lifestyle goals. His move exemplifies how individuals can appeal to countries that want skilled, economically active individuals, not just passive investors, to drive growth.

Technology & science · 04 Sep 2026

Reclaiming privacy

Professor Carissa Véliz analyses the risks posed to individual freedoms from digitisation.

Responsible future · 25 Aug 2026

Power shift: investing in the electrification megatrend

A global shift toward electrification is gaining momentum. This megatrend is driven by a mix of industrial demand, technological advances and geopolitical risk. In this Q&A, PWM energy equity analyst Malik Zetchi shares his perspectives on where investors can find value in the electrification revolution.

Technology & science · 23 Aug 2026

How AI is reshaping education

Ed shares how he built Renewed Learning from his first year at university into an international tutoring business working across the UK and Hong Kong.

Society · 06 Aug 2026

Healthcare: two markets, one value chain

How innovation moves between private and public capital in the healthcare sector.

Technology & science · 27 Jul 2026

Sizing AI’s environmental footprint

Viktoras Kulionis puts AI’s thirst for power into context.

Technology & science · 08 Jul 2026

Why human judgment still matters in the age of AI

Tracing ivee’s evolution from recruitment technology to AI upskilling and advisory, Amelia Miller, CEO of ivee, explores AI adoption, prompt engineering, governance, automation, and why experience remains a critical asset.

Technology & science · 29 Jun 2026

Why Asia’s energy shock will hasten the clean transition

USD 100 oil is the best advertisement for EVs, says former Philippines energy secretary Vince Pérez, who believes the Iran war is speeding up Asia's energy transition.

Technology & science · 22 Jun 2026

Technology legend Steve Wozniak surveys the IT landscape

It’s 50 years since Steve Wozniak created the first Apple computer and changed the face of modern technology. And his curiosity and insights are as keen now as they were in 1976. Wozniak’s enthusiasm for innovation is clear, and thoughts bubble from him, not least about artificial intelligence.

Philanthropy

How women are transforming philanthropy

Empowered by their growing share of global wealth, women are shaking up the world of philanthropy.

Technology & science · 10 Jun 2026

Future of industry: embracing data and clean energy

The tech boom makes the transition to clean energy ever more urgent – but also more achievable. We find out why at the world's largest industrial innovation summit.

Technology & science · 09 Jun 2026

The demographic cliff: accelerating automation

Ageing societies will accelerate the next wave of automation. Carl Frey, author of seminal research into the impact of robotics on the labour market and Pictet Asset Management thematic advisory board member, explains how.

Responsible future · 15 May 2026

Feeding the world with bio-agriculture

A growing population and changing climate may put strain on the world’s food production. A new generation of biostimulants could help solve the problem while protecting our environment.

Responsible future · 15 May 2026

National security and environmental risks: dual threat to portfolios

Risks from biodiversity loss, climate change and geopolitical conflict are converging to cause potential shocks to financial markets. Investors can no longer afford to ignore these dynamics.

Megatrends · 11 May 2026

Ahead 2026

Discover the trends that will help shape the future of investments – our latest Ahead report brings you actionable insights from top investment minds and global thought leaders.

Family business

Reviving an iconic family whisky business

Whisky takes time to mature, and so do family businesses. Leonard Russell of Ian Macleod Distillers in Broxburn, Scotland, explains how long-term thinking shapes everything from distillery revivals to succession planning.

Responsible future · 30 Apr 2026

Group Sustainability Report

The Pictet Group’s third Sustainability Report covers the 2025 calendar year and outlines the progress we made against our sustainability strategy.

Entrepreneurship

From founder to investor: navigating the shift

Making the mental leap from building a business to managing a portfolio may not be easy. Here’s how to embrace the investor mindset after a successful exit.

Technology & science · 22 Apr 2026

How AI and Automation are improving NHS GP access

Pete takes us inside the reality of GP practices, from the pressure on front-desk staff to the outdated administrative systems that still shape much of the patient experience.

Family business

Reshaping a family business while honouring its elders

Tong Heng has been a mainstay of Singapore’s traditional Chinese pastry scene for 90 years. But when Ana Fong joined the family business, run by her elders, the third generation, she saw it needed to be made relevant for a new generation. Her task was more complicated than she had imagined.

Family business

Harnessing tradition to safeguard for the future

Ken Koh joined his family’s business at a challenging time. His vision of how to leverage the company’s traditional methods to create a niche as a premium player proved to be a pathway to success, and now he is diversifying into other sectors while nurturing the next generation.

Family business

The art of wealth management: a hybrid strategy for family assets

For families managing significant wealth, the focus has broadened from protecting capital to shaping its long-term role across generations. Global mobility, expanding fortunes and longer intergenerational overlap have made wealth management a more intricate exercise. Families are turning to hybrid solutions that combine the alignment of a family office with the scale and expertise of professional wealth managers, allowing them to balance control, flexibility and continuity.

Philanthropy

How to manage philanthropy and impact in the family office

Whether you are an entrepreneur building first-generation wealth or part of a family stewarding a multigenerational legacy, family offices are now at the centre of how families pursue their philanthropic and impact ambitions. As the Great Wealth Transfer accelerates, both new and established families are moving their giving and impact work into the family office—seeking greater coordination, alignment, and professionalism.

Family business

Boodles: sixth generation of a historic British family jewellery

With a new London flagship opening and a new generation in charge, UK society jeweller Boodles is entering its most ambitious chapter yet. Joint Managing Directors James Amos and Jody Wainwright are steering the family jeweller through expansion and succession, while including a female family member as an executive for the first time in the company’s history.

Family business

How families are rewriting the rules of generational wealth

Longer lives, shifting values and global family ties are reshaping the ways in which wealth gets passed down – and altering what legacy truly means.

Family business

How to run a family company for 25 generations

The Mazzei family of Fonterutoli, outside Florence, has run its vineyard estates since the time of the Medicis. But much has changed over the past three decades, as they prepare to hand over to the next generation.

Philanthropy

Professionalising purpose: how family offices are reshaping philanthropy

As family wealth passes to a new generation, philanthropy is being embedded into the structures of family offices. The result is a more strategic, professional and intergenerational approach to giving.

Family business

Creating an effective succession structure for a family business

Along with his brothers, Pascal Mouawad is the fourth-generation custodian of a luxury jeweller with boutiques around the world. But while the business may sparkle, the succession journey has not always been easy and his generation have learned lessons they are passing on to their children.

Technology & science · 27 Feb 2026

Artificial intelligence powering a healthcare revolution

Machine learning is leading us to new therapies, says Generate:Biomedicines' Michael Nally.

Family business

The brothers who refreshed an Alpine icon

Patrick and Claudio Dietrich are the fifth generation to run Waldhaus Sils, a historic, grand hotel near St. Moritz. However, taking over the reins meant overcoming economic challenges, grappling with operational issues and dealing with the weight of legacy, from which they have learned invaluable lessons.

Responsible future · 13 Feb 2026

Seven trends to watch in 2026

The key trends in science, technology and sustainability over the next 12 months – and beyond.

Society

How women are changing wealth management

As wealth held by women grows, distinct investment priorities and financial strategies are reshaping an industry long tailored to men.

Family business

Enea is building a legacy based on giving back to nature

Enzo Enea has transformed his family business into one of the world’s largest landscape architecture firms. Now, his daughter Guenda has joined the company and together they are nurturing the next phase of the company’s growth.

Technology & science · 05 Feb 2026

Where AI will really be felt

Pictet Asset Management thematic advisory board member Carl Frey looks to the past to understand how AI is likely to transform the global economy.

Society · 04 Feb 2026

Women’s health gap

Why is there a women’s health gap and how can we fix it?

Family business

Independence is at the heart of the Germano de Sousa Group’s success and strength

It might be known today as “the Laboratory of Portugal”, but it wasn’t always the country’s largest clinical laboratory group. In fact, its origins were relatively modest. Here, we speak with the group’s founder and his two children, and chart this family business’s remarkable rise.

Family business

Nurturing the next generation: challenges and opportunities

The global economist and author Noreena Hertz has spent her career working at the intersection of economics, politics, geopolitics, technology and society. Here, she takes us through her research into Gen Z, or Generation K as she prefers to call them, and describes how their attitudes, behaviours and values are reshaping businesses around the world.

Family business

Rethinking family wealth and legacy

Professor Marta Widz has spent her career studying entrepreneurial families and researching the complex ways in which they cultivate, foster and pass down family wealth. Here, she talks us through what makes business families so unique and explains why we need to re-examine our approach to them.