Global stock markets continue to rise, despite the dampening of expectations as far as rate cuts go, which have shrank from six cuts to only three in the United States and two in the case of the eurozone. MAPFRE Asset Management analyzes the macro situation in its monthly report.
Beatriz Ranea has received the best manager award in the Bonds - Global Short Term category at the 2024 Awards to the best Fund Managers and Groups, presented by specialist publication Citywire Spain, for her management of the MAPFRE Short Term Euro product.
MAPFRE’s most valuable asset is its extensive network of agents in the markets it operates in. The Group has the largest distribution network in Spain in terms of size and capacity—part of the company’s DNA when it comes to the insurance business. .
MAPFRE Gestión Patrimonial (MGP), MAPFRE’s financial advisory area, takes the selection of investment managers and funds for its clients very seriously.
With stock market indexes at record highs and a elevated concentration in some of them, it is esential to take precautions, including diversification and active management, as advocated by MGP in its monthly report.
Investor protection and technological changes, among other factors, have forced managers and advisory firms to adapt to various regulatory changes. Although they are always seen as a burden, Miguel Ángel Segura, general manager of MAPFRE Inversión, insists that they can also be an opportunity to do things better.
The ECB decided to keep the three official interest rates unchanged for the fourth consecutive time, and reinforced the message that the debate on lowering rates remains premature.
The upturn in inflation in the United States has attracted investors' attention, but that hasn't slowed down the European Stock Exchanges, explains Alberto Matellán, chief economist at MAPFRE Inversión.
In the latest MAPFRE AM interview of the month, we speak with Paloma Ramos, financial risk and sustainability manager at MAPFRE AM, who has almost 30 years experience at the fund manager. “When I started out, there was only a handful of women working in the sector, just a few dozen," she highlights.
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