Written by Alfredo Piacentini, Managing Partner of DECALIA Switzerland, so perfect and therefore envied by definition, finally seems to be stumbling. Yet preserving its advantages must remain a priority, without undermining the country’s competitiveness, now once again at the top of the IMD ranking. With its postcard landscapes, industrial and financial know-how, wealth creation, and […]
Nowadays, economists and investors spend considerable time tracking inflation, debating purchasing power, and worrying about affordability. These three concepts are deeply connected, frequently confused, and, much like football tactics, widely discussed with varying levels of genuine understanding. In the US, where economic data releases can move markets more reliably than Cagliari Calcio games generate excitement, […]
For years, betting on Japanese assets felt a bit like supporting Cagliari Calcio: admirable loyalty, questionable timing, and a long history of heartbreak. Perennially overshadowed by bigger, flashier rivals, both Cagliari and the Japan financial markets became symbols of battles few expected to win. The so-called “widow maker” trade (i.e. shorting Japanese bonds in anticipation […]
DECALIA lanciert Aegis Defense: die UCITS-Version ihrer globalen Aktienstrategie für den Verteidigungssektor seit 2024 DECALIA gibt die Lancierung von DECALIA Aegis Defense bekannt, einem aktiv verwalteten globalen Aktien-UCITS-Fonds, der Anlegern einen gezielten Zugang zu einem der stärksten strukturellen Investmentthemen dieses Jahrzehnts bietet: Verteidigung als zentrale Säule der Sicherheit. Die innerhalb der Asset-Management-Plattform von DECALIA entwickelte […]
While I have eventually proved wrong on prospects of gold in the short term (“gold’s rise could very well continue—albeit at a less frenetic pace—in the coming months”), I was right -but perhaps too conservative– concerning Cagliari Calcio as it thrashed Verona 4-0 on Saturday -with some spectacular and beautiful goals, and now sits 11 […]
The US housing market, despite the current administration’s recent efforts to revive it, is experiencing a period of stagnation caused by persistent macroeconomic trends, such as a rapidly ageing stock of homes and a chronic undersupply of new builds. The building products distribution segment, however, looks worthy of investor interest – following compound annual growth […]
Right now, there are two things that are shining brightly, continuing to climb to new heights, leaving us wondering how far they can go: gold, of course, which has just experienced its strongest weekly increase (+8.5%) since 2008, reaching a new record high of over $5,000 an ounce… and Cagliari Calcio, which has just secured […]
Secondaries are often misunderstood. A common misconception is that secondaries mean distressed assets.In reality, most opportunities stem from liquidity needs and portfolio management decisions, not from asset quality issues. In this edition of our Private Markets Series, DECALIA breaks down: • LP-driven liquidity needs• GP-led processes and fund lifecycle dynamics• and why secondaries offer access […]
It is not only on the geopolitical front, with Iran, Venezuela or Greenland issues; or in the US domestic political arena with Trump’s incessant statements, threats and gyrations on Fed’s independence -among many others-; or on the US stock market, with the uninterrupted YTD outperformance of small caps and the underperformance of the Mag7, that […]
