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The financial markets usually only take an interest in sovereign debt when it is already too late. For years, deficits can grow, reforms can be delayed and debt can accumulate without investors reacting. But at some point, perceptions shift. Then the focus is no longer on the causes, but on the cost of financing. France is approaching such a point.

Claudia Ineichen, Managing Director of the Rütli-Foundation, speaks with Nils Güggi, Head of the Swiss Federal Supervisory Authority for Foundations (ESA), about current developments in Switzerland’s foundation sector and the opportunities and challenges shaping its future. Their discussion also explores how philanthropic engagement can be structured effectively, sustainably and with a long-term perspective.

Higher interest rates, geopolitical uncertainty, and growing doubts about the AI boom are currently causing increased nervousness in equity markets. While we expect heightened volatility in the short term, we remain positive on equities over the medium term. Within the AI theme, we continue to focus on companies benefiting from the expansion of AI infrastructure, increasingly on successful adopters of AI, as well as on diversification opportunities that make portfolios more resilient.