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Hervé Thiard – From the Strait of Hormuz to leading Pictet Asset Management France

In January 2024, Hervé Thiard, Equity Partner and Head of Pictet Asset Management (PAM) France & Belux, posted the following message on his LinkedIn account to mark the 20th anniversary of Pictet’s Paris office: “On 5 January 2004, PAM France opened its office in Paris. Since then, every day feels like the first... ” Hervé looks back on a career that blends passion, curiosity, entrepreneurial spirit and, above all, a deep attachment to Pictet.

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Technology can support us, but it cannot replace the human touch

Amy Lau, Head of Pictet Asset Services (PAS) in Asia, comments on the valuable business opportunities for Pictet in a region of the world considered crucial to the Group’s long-term ambitions.

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Ermira Marika — Journeys without a map

In the summer of 1980, John Lennon released the track “Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)” In what is essentially a love letter to his young son, Sean, the former Beatle famously repurposed and popularised the phrase, “Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans”.

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Géraldine Sundstrom — Charting your own course and staying true to yourself

At 18, Géraldine Sundstrom – currently Head of Investment Offering at PWM – dreamed of becoming an engineer. Yet when she learned she would be the only girl in a class of 50 boys, she opted instead to study political science in Paris. It was the last time she would go against her instincts.

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L’approccio di Andrea Picci: quando epicureismo e investimenti si incontrano

Esiste una forma di immutabilità nella filosofia greca, una forza che da secoli modella la nostra esistenza e la nostra percezione del mondo. Si presenta come una guida, una risposta ai nostri dubbi e domande, un rifugio dove tornare dopo aver attraversato la tempesta. Anche se molti di noi non sono sempre consapevoli dell’influenza dei grandi filosofi greci sul nostro modo di pensare, per Andrea Picci, Sales Director di Pictet Asset Management (PAM) Italia ed ex studente di studi classici, Socrate, Epicuro e Aristotele sono fedeli e indispensabili compagni di viaggio.

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Paolo Ramondetti’s journey

There is something unique about Pictet’s presence in Italy. With offices in Turin, Milan, Rome, and Verona, it boasts the highest geographical coverage within a single country outside Switzerland. Paolo Ramondetti, Deputy Head of PWM Italy, has been with Pictet since the beginning of its Italian journey 25 years ago. He shares insights into the intricacies of the wealth market in the region.

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Trudi Usher Boardman’s quest for alpha in hedge funds

The global hedge fund industry consists of approximately 9,000 strategies, each with their own managers, all trying to generate “alpha” – positive absolute returns uncorrelated to traditional assets (such as stocks and bonds). Then there are firms who seek to invest in those hedge fund managers. This is where the Pictet Alternative Advisors Hedge Fund (HF) team and Trudi come in. Together they aim to identify a select 90 of the 9,000 hedge funds to invest in on behalf of Pictet’s clients.

Investment specialist · 02 set 2024

Armin Eiche - “Germany is the third-largest wealth management market in the world”

Armin Eiche, Head of Pictet Wealth Management (PWM) Germany since 2011, discusses PWM’s development and ambitions in Germany.

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From investment banker to entrepreneur to art addict: Rob Suss, the man who's lived a thousand lives – Rob Suss

Rob Suss, Head of Pictet Wealth Management UK, takes us on a journey across his life, where his driving forces are passion, hard work, trust, kindness, and relationships.

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4 questions to Andreas Klein, Head of Private Debt at Pictet AM

4 questions to Andreas Klein, Head of Private Debt at Pictet AM.

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Luca Di Patrizi

A success that nearly didn’t take off

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Calamanda Grifoll

Based in Catalonia, Calamanda Grifoll has conveys a fierce determination and strong motivation to always be on top of her game in any pursuit whether personal or professional.

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Galia Velimukhametova

“We believe we have the resources and potential to reach EUR 1 billion of assets”

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Ebru Oncu

How Turkish clientele take inspiration from the Pictet business model