The situation on the markets is confusing: While the US is struggling to raise the debt ceiling, the DAX recently marked a new all-time high. At the same time, there is a large discrepancy in the performance of individual stocks - for example, the US market has been driven primarily by a few stocks over the past 6 months. Against the backdrop of geopolitical and macro-economic uncertainty, the development of interest rates is fraught with question marks. In this environment, our tracker certificate combines 25 selected quality companies with pricing power and/or strong market position, which should perform well even in a challenging environment thanks to defensive characteristics.

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The new tracker certificate on the "ZKB Top Picks 2023" combines ten of the most promising Swiss stocks according to research by Zürcher Kantonalbank. The aim of this base composition is to achieve an above-average performance compared to the overall market (SPI® Index).

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One of the most attractive technological developments at the moment is the emergence of a completely digital parallel world, the Metaverse. This new technology platform represents the next step in the development of the Internet and combines social networking, online gaming, virtual reality, digital travel, shopping, etc.

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The new Tracker Certificate Dynamic combines ten Swiss equities with the most promising outlook according to the Research of Zürcher Kantonalbank. With this base composition, the aim is to achieve an above-average performance compared to the overall market.

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In the OECD countries, spending on health is growing much faster than the gross national product. In order to slow down this increase, the players in the healthcare sector must be better connected and the productivity of the provision of services in the healthcare sector must be increased. The tracker certificate combines 23 stocks se-lected by ZKB Asset Management, which benefit from investments in digital innovations in the healthcare sector.

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New Alpha sources: The tracker certificate invests in around 100 stocks worldwide, which are selected using an Artificial Intelligence supported algorithm. The composition is adjusted monthly.

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Hydrogen is at a turning point towards a positive development. The Paris Climate Agreement and a high level of political support, as well as technological advances, are driving the development. Increased demand enables the industrialisation of production and thus lower costs.

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A change in the investment regime, from a more deflationary to an inflationary environment, is just manifesting itself in 2021. The outcome will ultimately depend on how the G7 central banks react if they turn out to have underestimated the inflationary pressures emanating from the pandemic and the subsequent strong economic recovery. 

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The industry around healthy and more sustainable foods has been booming for several years. More and more consumers are using products with pea proteins as meat substitutes, vegan alternatives to dairy, and local vegetables and meat. The consumer base is growing: worldwide sales of products in this category have risen from $150 billion (2015) to more than $200 billion.

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The economic sectors of power generation, building infrastructure, transportation and heavy industry are still clearly among the largest emitters of greenhouse gases (including CO2) and thus among the main drivers of man-made global warming.

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