The risks related to digitalization and cybersecurity for companies in the insurance sector are steadily increasing, and are already at very high levels, in the face of the sharp rise in attacks on companies in the last year.
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Banking sector: a stock market opportunity for 2024?
The solvency and liquidity of the European banking sector have improved substantially in recent years, thanks to regulatory reforms following the global financial crisis. María Torres de Becerril, equity investment manager at MAPFRE AM, analyzes the outlook for the sector for 2024.
The ECB's 2% target won’t be reached until the end of 2024
As happens every month, investors were waiting with bated breath to hear what came out of Thursday's meeting of the European Central Bank (ECB).
The Israel-Palestine conflict boosts investor appetite for oil
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues to condition oil prices, unlike other types of assets, which returned to normal a few days later. Intervention by other powers in the area is one of the main dangers, although this possibility is not in MGP's base scenario.
Conflict in Israel shouldn’t portfolio changes (for now, at least…)
The conflict is having a limited impact on the markets and, for the time being, there are no reasons to justify a change in portfolios. Nevertheless, experts point out that investors must remain vigilant.
Wait and see in light of the dramatic conflict in Israel
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has brought with it increased risk aversion and a rise in commodities, as well as greater volatility. Alberto Matellán, chief economist at MAPFRE Inversión, says these tensions will put upward pressure on prices.
Bonds or funds. What's the best for me?
The success of an investment is delimited by the duration, the IRR and the credit rating, and although money market funds have better results in these variables, bonds have been the favorite assets of Spaniards in 2023.
“Debt returns are in line with economic reality”
Fixed-income markets have been the focus of investors' attention this week, given the sharp rises in sovereign debt yields. However, Alberto Matellán, chief economist at MAPFRE Inversión, insists that debt returns ranges are consistent with economic reality.
More falls in the real estate sector?
The real estate sector is not exactly going through its best moment. "There is still to come a part of the impact of the rates and there may be more falls," recalls Alberto Matellán, chief economist of MAPFRE Inversión, although he believes that the worst is over.