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Read the summary of LGT's third annual Climate Conference, including key remarks from global leaders and featured speakers on investment opportunities in the energy transition.

We continue to believe that the world is transitioning to sustained multi-polarity. In this Observations piece, we unpack some of the accompanying fundamental macroeconomic changes which we believe will likely occur over the next 5 to 10 years should our thesis take hold.

We continue to focus on ensuring there is diversification across the total portfolio and within asset classes.

A tale of gold, Bitcoin, and the US dollar.

In our latest episode of The Astute Investor, Kevin Wan-Lum, sits down with Esther Peiner, Head of Infrastructure at Partners Group. Infrastructure investment is adapting to global trends - growth, sustainability, and digitalisation. In this podcast, Esther discusses how this ‘adaption’ is...

In our latest edition of the Astute Investor podcast series – ‘Looking beyond numbers with quantitative investing’, Kevin Wan Lum, Deputy Chief Investment Officer of the LGT Investment Office interviews Morry Waked, Managing Director and Head of Investments from Vinva Investments.

Australia is well-positioned to lead in sustainable digital infrastructure due to its renewable resources, and NextDC is investing in innovation and certifications to achieve high energy efficiency standards.

During the podcast, Tim and Scott talk to some of the key topics impacting markets including productivity, deregulation and red tape, housing and interest rates.

The Australian fixed income market has undergone a renaissance. What was once a narrow, single-sector market focused primarily on government bonds has evolved into a broad, diversified investment universe.

Are markets on the cusp of a pivot? And in exactly which direction? For some time now, equity markets have been grinding higher—and bond yields have been trending lower—underpinning solid investor returns. Indeed, US equities haven’t seen a cumulative pull-back of more than 3% since April this...

There is little doubt that Australia has already begun to feel the impacts of a changing climate.

As we set sail into the second half of 2025, many (though not all) of the geo-political head winds we flagged just a few months ago - across peak trade uncertainty, a heated Middle East and the One Big Beautiful Bill - have somewhat calmed. Equity markets have responded favourably (and bond...

Ahead of the LGT Climate Conference, two featured speakers - Tom Kline of Climate Tech Partners and Tom McQuillen of ReGen Ventures share insights into the kinds of technologies attracting capital, the signals they look for when it comes to investing and how Australia can play a pivotal role in...

Investors are bracing for turbulent waters ahead. Ongoing Geo-political tensions, including trade wars, conflict in Ukraine and Israel, and the accelerating AI arms race, continue to pose risks to global stability.

Investors are bracing for turbulent waters ahead. Ongoing Geo-political tensions, including trade wars, conflict in Ukraine and Israel, and the accelerating AI arms race, continue to pose risks to global stability.

Six months ago at our last investment forum, the key debate was whether the Fed could meet the market on rates and the implications of the US elections with a Trump victory likely.

In the early hours of 13 June 2025, Israel launched extensive aerial and covert strikes across Iran, targeting a wide range of nuclear, military, and energy personnel and facilities.

It’s been a remarkable month for financial markets which have experienced historic levels of volatility and a near-unprecedented V-shaped recovery, all in the space of about 21 trading days since ‘Liberation Day’!

In recent years, we aimed to position portfolios with the intention of protecting against a stressed market environment.

It’s been a turbulent week across financial markets as investors, corporations, and policymakers were buffeted by US President Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ assault on global trade.

Matthew Tan from LGT Wealth Management outlines a constructive outlook for markets, stating that both trade and geopolitical uncertainty have likely peaked, marking a shift in positioning towards a reflation theme in 2026.

A collapse in R&D spending is crimping Australia’s long-term growth potential and shrinking the pool of globally competitive companies worth owning. Written by Todd Hoare and published in the AFR.

The chair of the Liechtenstein Royal family’s global private bank warns investors against turning their backs on ESG investing, declaring those who embrace change will ultimately thrive. Written by Damon Kitney and published in The Australian

LGT Wealth Management Head of Private Markets and Hamilton Lane Co-Executive Chairman Mario Giannini discuss the evolution of private markets.