ALAIN E. ROCH

In 2017, the United States struck a Syrian airbase in response to an alleged chemical attack perpetrated by Bashar Al-Assad’s regime, despite Russia’s warning about…

Drum roll please: 2021 has been a fantastic year for the stock markets. In these circumstances, how should we invest in 2022?

The fourth revolution arrives at stellar speed with amplitude and impact. Its catalysts include the Internet of Things and big data.

Apart from interpretations and beliefs, a trust is and will remain a wonderful standardized, proven, adaptive, and internationally recognized multi-generational wealth planning tool necessary to protect not only family wealth but also family values for several generations.

Sustainable finance is no longer synonymous with utopia, but climate risks are still only marginally translated into economic and financial risks.

Sustainable finance is no longer synonymous with utopia, but climate risks are still only marginally translated into economic and financial risks.

The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to increasingly more initiatives in order to encourage the wealthiest people to give a portion of their wealth to charity.

In the context of the pandemic, many organizations are seeing an increase in demand for services juxtaposed by a steep decline in resources.

Like Blue Bridge, family offices have become major players in the financial community, often investing alongside pension funds and other institutional investors.

In this time of turmoil, when we are all inundated with information of varying relevance and subject to harsh social restrictions, it’s hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel and believe that we will see economic recovery and a return to “normalcy”  (…)

Analysts at JPMorgan Chase, who had previously been roundly criticized, recently concluded that “he use of bitcoin by traditional investors is just beginning”, comparing the digital and decentralized currency to gold.

The very role of a Family Office, however, is to generate ideas that are likely to create value for its clients and thereby have a positive impact on their families and the world we live in. That’s our mission!

In 1987, the World Commission on Environment and Development published the Brundtland report entitled “Our Common Future.”

For the first time in the history of humankind, people’s lives are taking precedence over the economy. Why now, and what are the consequences for humanity?

The ESG criteria help determine whether a company is working towards reducing harmful practices, but do not indicate whether an organization has a positive effect on society.

In a recent article , I put forth the question of how Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM) would have handled the coronavirus pandemic. What would AIM have considered more important—the health of thousands of individuals or keeping billions fully employed?

When the torrent of news and false news becomes too distressing, I ground myself with the simple fact that 99.98% of the world’s population is safe, healthy

This year, I took my time before writing my annual column on the stock market outlook. (…) But today, in the light of the coronavirus health crisis, I think I have understood.

Responsible finance is on everyone’s lips. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors are an increasingly important priority for governments and investors. But this designation encompasses several disciplines which have very different strategies and results.

Artistic Heritage Management Service: This service, originally developed to allow Blue Bridge to acquire a contemporary art collection (the “Blue Collection”), assists Blue Bridge clients in making artistic investments. To that end, Blue Bridge has acquired a network of experts, art galleries, insurers, etc.

Almost half of dissatisfied Canadians (44%) plan to switch wealth management firms within the next three years. This statement taken from EY’s 2019 Global Wealth Management Research Report clearly shows that traditional managers are no longer meeting their clients’ expectations.

The concept of a trust should soon be included in the Swiss Civil Code. As with other civil law jurisdictions, such as Quebec, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, …

Alain E. Roch, MBA President and CEO Alain.Roch@bluebridge.caMy longest-standing client often repeats it to me: “the role of the family office is to help manage…

We know just how billionaires invest…. for example; we know that in 2018, they focused on private investment and real estate.

But what do we know about their dreams, their aspirations and their expenses? Nothing, or just about!