Julius Baer CIO Monthly – a view from the top on key market trends

In an interview with Amanda Kayne, Yves Bonzon, Chief Investment Officer, cites the lack of credit demand in Europe as a drag on central bank stimulus. Meanwhile, China is some years away from a credit blow up and further rate hikes in the US only in 2017 is increasingly likely. Risk appetite remains moderate among investors meaning risky assets are favourable in the portfolio.

Co-CIO and Head Investment Management, Yves Bonzon, explains in an interview with Amanda Kayne why he believes that Europe is following in Japan's footsteps, why structural forces in Japan are too fierce for Shinzo Abe's recovery strategy and why US realization over constraints in its ability to tighten monetary policy is providing relief for some emerging assets, namely the Brazilian real.

Head Investment Management and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Yves Bonzon, pinpoints oil prices as the variable complicating financial systems and explains why the lack of supply reform is limiting the impact of further monetary policy stimulus to sustain growth going forward. Yves also highlights patience as a part of the portfolio in a low return world and why we should merely be preparing as the clouds begin to shift away from Emerging Markets.

Investment call with Yves Bonzon, Head of Investment Management and Co-CIO.

Chief Investment Officer, Yves Bonzon, explains to Amanda Kayne how to strategically position the portfolio in light of a looming Brexit vote where the odds are moving increasingly in favour of a "leave" outcome, why based on history it is unlikely that the Federal Reserve will surprise investors by hiking interest rates in June and why European Central Bank policy has reached a dead end with negative rates doing more harm than good.

Julius Baer Investment Review and -outlook 2016 by Burkhard Varnholt. His 15-minute call reviews the past year and highlights the economic- and investment-opportunities as well as -pitfalls for multi-asset class investors in 2016.

The good news is that historically, exceptionally bad years (of which 2015 was one) rarely repeat themselves.

Our mantra is focus on quality, be selective and keep a healthy exposure to risk assets in 2016.

CIO Dr. Burkhard Varnholt, Head of Research Christian Gattiker und Head of Fixed Income Research Markus Allenspach besprechen die Zinserhöhung der US-Notenbank sowie Anlagethemen für 2016.

CIO Dr Burkhard Varnholt, Head of Research Christian Gattiker, Head of Research Asia Mark Shirreff Matthews and Head of Fixed Income Research Markus Allenspach discuss the Federal Reserve's rate hike and investment themes for 2016.

Amanda Kayne, Next Generation Strategist, discusses Europe amid heightened terror attack fears, Africa and the key investment strategy going into 2016 with Chief Investment Officer, Burkhard Varnholt.