Switzerland tops global investment resilience index

Switzerland ranks #1 in global investment resilience 🌍🏦 Switzerland has taken the top spot in the new Global Investment Risk and Resilience Index by advisory firm Henley & Partners - The Firm of Global Citizens®. The ranking reflects Switzerland’s low investment risk and strong performance in innovation, governance, and social resilience. The index evaluates how countries manage investment risk and sustain resilience amid geopolitical, economic, and climate challenges, identifying those best positioned to preserve wealth and foster long-term value creation. Following Switzerland are the Nordic countries of #Denmark (2nd), #Norway (3rd), and #Sweden (5th), which all illustrate how equitable growth, strong institutions, and forward-looking policies build national resilience. #Singapore takes 4th place, standing out for having the lowest legal and regulatory risk globally. 📰 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dpMfp-VU #WhySwitzerland #investment #risk #resilience #stability Switzerland Innovation Swissnex Innosuisse Presence Switzerland swisstech Deep Tech Nation Switzerland Basel Area Business & Innovation Greater Geneva Bern area (GGBa) Greater Zurich Area St.GallenBodenseeArea Wirtschaftsförderung Luzern Economic Promotion Valais Standortförderung Kanton Aargau Standort Promotion in Obwalden Kanton Nidwalden Swiss Business Hub Nordics

🇨🇭🥇Switzerland ranks #1 worldwide in the new Global Investment Risk and Resilience Index by Henley & Partners - The Firm of Global Citizens® and AlphaGeo — confirming its position as the most stable, innovative, and well-governed investment destination in the world. With an overall score of 88.42 / 100, Switzerland stands out for: ✅ Very low risk (total risk score: 9.1) — supported by minimal inflation and regulatory risk, political stability, and limited exposure to currency or climate shocks. ✅ Exceptional resilience (score: 85.94) — driven by world-leading performance in innovation, governance, and climate resilience. ✅ Strong economic complexity and a robust fiscal framework that enable the country to adapt to global shocks while maintaining investor confidence. The index assesses 150 economies, measuring both exposure and preparedness. Switzerland’s first-place ranking reinforces its reputation as a safe, reliable, and innovation-driven hub, setting the global standard for sustainable prosperity. 👉 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/em43rxdQ 📍With an international network of experienced and passionate professionals, GGBa promotes Western Switzerland throughout the world. Invest in Switzerland

Just wrapped up three intensive days at the Building Bridges Summit in Geneva. The energy was palpable, and the consensus was clear: the transition to a sustainable economy is no longer a moral aspiration—it is the definitive business case for long-term prosperity. John Kerry set the tone on Day 1, reminding us that “no government can fight this battle alone. Only an alliance between public action and private investment will enable us to achieve the climate goals.” This framed our entire discussion: The time to turn Sustainability into Investability is now. After years of the industry focusing on regulations and disclosures, the summit marked a pivotal shift towards channeling capital into solutions. We moved beyond the "why" to the "how" of solving the financing piece in a systemic and scalable way. Key themes that resonated with me: ✅ Returns are Real: Sustainable Finance has shed its philanthropic skin. It's a robust business case, generating real, measurable returns. ✅ Resilience = Security = Prosperity: We openly discussed Defence, acknowledging that in our current world, true sustainability is the bedrock of resilience and national security. ✅ Unlocking Capital with Insurance: As the cornerstone of investment, the insurance industry must rethink risk models to unlock capital flows in an era of growing volatility. ✅ The Promise & Peril of AI: Technology was a crowd-puller. While AI can democratize knowledge for sustainability, it must itself be aligned with scientific boundaries to be a true force for good. ✅ Financing the Global South: A critical call to action: we must direct capital and expand the very concept of sustainable investment beyond the developed world. Huge potential sits in the emerging markets. A central question loomed: ten years post-Paris, are our existing structures helping or hindering? We must address the structural determinants that still block finance from flowing. So, what's next? I'm leaving Geneva energized and focused on two key questions : 1. How can Hong Kong, as a global financial centre, position ourselves at the heart of creating these essential pathways and roadmaps? 2. How can global leading Families and Family Offices play a more crucial role in funding this transition? These are the conversations I'm excited to bring back and drive forward. 🎯 #SustainableFinance #ClimateFinance #ImpactInvesting #BuildingBridges2025 #Investability #GlobalSouth #HKFinance

Back from the IMI® Connect event in Rome and Outbound Investment summit in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Quite a few very interesting panels - main takeaways were the following; 1. Don’t wait. Avenues for second citizenship and alternative residence are closing down and changing, and few of the changes are for the better. Act now, whether you are the actual client or an adviser to clients. 2. Choose a politically stable country, not only in the traditional sense of the term. Avoid countries where a new (usually left wing) government being elected means that residence conditions are abruptly changed - the last thing you want is additional instability in an already unpredictable world. 3. Choose your advisers very carefully.

📊 According to our 2025 #Luxembourg Investment Survey, 71% of Luxembourg residents are active in financial markets, well above the European average, where only 10% of the population hold stocks directly and 14% invest via funds. This strong engagement underscores Luxembourg’s unique position as one of Europe’s most investment-driven markets. Our full report offers an in-depth perspective on shifting investor sentiment, evolving strategies, and the forces shaping Luxembourg’s investment landscape in 2025. 👉 Download the full survey here: https://lnkd.in/gHv52PwT

KWAZULU-NATAL INVESTMENT CONFERENCE KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Thami Ntuli, addressed delegates at the annual premier investment conference, facilitated by Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal, held at the International Convention Centre: Durban, highlighting key catalytic projects that the province will undertake to stimulate economic growth over the coming 5years. These include high speed train to link Johannesburg to Durban, reactivation of the port nodes of Durban and Richards Bay and improving the intercity networks within KZN.

Luxembourg ranks #20. Are we still underestimated by global investors? The new IMD World Competitiveness Ranking for 2025 confirms a clear shift. Asia and the Gulf are moving up. Traditional powerhouses are facing new headwinds. Here’s what the numbers reveal: → Switzerland leads at #1, driven by stability, innovation, and efficient governance. → Singapore and Hong Kong rise on the strength of infrastructure and business agility. → UAE and Qatar show what diversification and decisive policy can achieve. Meanwhile, the US (#13), China (#16), Germany (#19), and the UK (#29) all slip due to bureaucracy, demographics, and geopolitical friction. Luxembourg sits at #20, scoring 78.2. For a country our size, that is still punching above our weight. What keeps us in the global top 20? → Cross-border finance remains a core strength. → Infrastructure is world-class and reliable. → Talent attraction is robust, despite high living costs. But the tilt in the map is hard to ignore. The next wave of capital, talent, and innovation is moving toward markets that blend agility with strong policy execution. For investors, competitiveness signals where FDI, talent, and innovation will compound fastest. The question is not only who leads today, but who is set to lead tomorrow. Is capital still underestimating Luxembourg’s resilience and potential? Or does the map show that new hubs are now setting the pace? What’s your take-where do you see the future of global competitiveness shifting next? Source: IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 2025 (imd.org)

Reflections from Responsible Investor Asia 2025 It was a privilege to chair one of the two days at Responsible Investor Asia 2025 in Singapore — an event I’ve been connected to since its very first edition in 2012. This year was particularly meaningful. I was delighted to see Lucy Carmody, now Senior Specialist, Sustainability Initiatives at the UN PRI. Lucy was instrumental in my move to Singapore nearly 15 years ago and played a key role in bringing the first RI Asia event to the region. It’s remarkable to see how far responsible investment and sustainable finance have come since then. The discussions reflected challenges over the year but also revealed how investors are continuing to adopt responsible investment practices, albeit they talk about them less or with different terminology. Data providers highlighted that investors continue to use climate-related data and multiple asset owners mentioned how they have strengthened partnerships with asset managers that have a strong approach to responsible investment.    It’s impossible to summarise two days of such rich dialogue — from investor accountability to nature-positive finance and blended capital — but the collective message was clear: credible transition finance in Asia is no longer theoretical; it’s accelerating through data, engagement, and policy alignment.  I’m also grateful to Boris Petrovic, Head of Sustainable Finance Events, The PEI Group, and the RI Asia community for another outstanding, thought-provoking forum. #RIAsia2025 #SustainableFinance #TransitionFinance #ResponsibleInvestment #AREInsights 

Hundreds of trillions of dollars in private capital will be needed over the next few decades to drive the green transition. But the problem isn’t a lack of money: it’s that too little of it is reaching the projects, founders and technologies driving real change. At the CC Forum "Investment in Sustainable Development" in Zurich last week - dubbed the “Green Davos” - I spoke about the pivotal role of private capital in funding this shift, and about the female founders and innovators who are already leading the charge. Many women-led businesses are building the next generation of sustainable solutions but to scale them we need smarter pathways for investment. Analyses from McKinsey, Bloomberg and the IEA estimate we’ll need $4–9 trillion in annual investment to reach net zero by 2050, with over 70% coming from private sources. The funding gap is clear, but so is the opportunity. Mobilising that capital starts with unlocking early-stage finance – aligning policy, creating incentives, and using blended models to de-risk innovation so that private wealth can back solutions from the very beginning. The conversations in Zurich made one thing clear: the transition won’t happen without bold collaboration and without more women at the table shaping what comes next. Thank you to Max S. for being the driving force behind CC Forum "Investment in Sustainable Development" and to Christine Koetsier for hosting the brilliant FemCap Salon. #impactinvestment #blendedfinance #esg

According to the latest McKinsey & Company report, #privatecapital could become the key driver for reviving Europe’s industrial competitiveness. It’s an essential acceleration in a context where Europe continues to fall short of its full industrial potential, inhibited by insufficient investment, limited scale, and productivity that struggles to translate into systemic competitiveness. To close this gap, annual private capital investment would need to more than double, from €100–150 billion to approximately €250 billion. This mobilization could generate up to €1 trillion in added value by 2030. Moreover, European #privateequity funds have consistently outperformed public markets, demonstrating that industrial growth can coexist with strong financial returns. What’s needed is a structural shift: overcoming fragmented capital markets, low institutional investor exposure to alternative assets, and a lack of scale in many industrial value chains. These findings align with what our Managing Partner Giacomo Picchetto has emphasized in his recent contributions: in a world of high volatility and structurally elevated interest rates, the real economy represents a long-term opportunity for investors. But this requires a shift in narrative, and in direction. Unlocking Europe’s, and particularly Italy’s, potential means moving beyond a tactical approach and embracing a long-term industrial vision. It’s not just about capital, but about expertise, strategic direction, and the tools to guide companies through sustainable growth. European private capital has both the opportunity and the responsibility to lead this transformation. https://lnkd.in/d8AP9u9J