Insights

Giorgio Pradelli: “We achieved the best semester performance with highest net profit and a net new asset growth rate above our target range”

EFG’s strong performance in the first half of 2026 shows that we entered our new strategic cycle with positive momentum, delivering against the goals outlined at our Investor Day in November 2025.

Agile Poise

Vivien and two other pieces from the EFG Art Collection – a work by Olafur Eliasson and one by Steven Parrino − are on temporary loan to Saatchi Gallery for its 40th anniversary exhibition titled “The Long Now” that ran until 26 April 2026.

Kevin Warsh and the limits of Fed chairmanship

A change in Chair at the Federal Reserve may lead many to assume that US monetary policy could also shift.

Europe’s push for self-reliance is driving a major investment cycle

Europe’s growth challenges remain, but a powerful new investment cycle is emerging as governments spend heavily on defence and energy security to bolster their autonomy.

IMF: global economy in crosscurrents of war and technology

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently released its July World Economic Outlook (WEO) update.* Its projections for global real GDP growth in 2026 are marginally lower than in the April WEO and risks to the outlook are more balanced. Economist Sam Jochim summarises the notable points from the latest report.

Secondaries first: rethinking private market liquidity

In EFG’s Outlook 2026 publication, private equity secondaries were highlighted as a key opportunity within private markets. In this episode, CIO Moz Afzal is joined by Jake Elmhirst, Partner and Head of Private Wealth Secondaries Solutions at Coller Capital, to discuss why secondaries have become a core building block in client portfolios.