The year 2025, designated by the United Nations as the Year of Quantum Science and Technology, marks a pivotal moment in the evolution of global dynamics. Suspended between multiple potential futures, the world is navigating a landscape of economic, political, and technological uncertainties.

The United States, following the result of last November’s election, has taken a sharp turn towards protectionism. A prioritisation of transactional foreign policy, coupled with geopolitical instability and transformative advances in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), forecast a year of significant change.

These developments, and largely the ones in the US, will have a profound effect in Europe and in Switzerland, which will present opportunities and challenges to professionals and investors in the wealth management space.