Following a particularly complicated 2022 for all asset classes, marked by inflation, monetary tightening and economic weakening, this year will end very strongly on the markets, and everything suggests that this optimism will carry over into 2024.
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The market forgets about higher for longer and anticipates up to five rate cuts in 2024
The mantra of 'higher for longer' that the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) and the European Central Bank (ECB) have insisted on repeating in their communications over the last year seems to have been short-lived for the market.
Institutional investors in LATAM have become more sophisticated, now resembling their European peers
In this new edition of "MAPFRE AM's Interview of the Month", with which we show the professional and personal side of the colleagues of the MAPFRE Group's asset manager, we talk to Estanislao Del Campo, LATAM Investment Director at MAPFRE AM:
MAPFRE nominated in two categories at the FundsPeople Awards España
The specialist collective investment and asset management publication, FundsPeople, has nominated MAPFRE as part of its FundsPeople Awards Spain in the Best Sustainability Team at a national company and Best Institutional Investment Team in Alternatives categories.
The big challenge is for the client to understand sustainable investment regulation
Regulation has played an essential role in the development of ESG investment, although for it to work, it's essential that it be clear and understandable for individual investors, according to the team at La Financière Responsable.
“Spanish investors don’t believe in sustainability, while French investors demand it”
Alberto Matellán, chief economist of MAPFRE Inversión and responsible for the integration of LFR into the Group, explains, in an interview with ElEconomista, the reasons why MAPFRE decided to acquire a majority stake in this French boutique specializing in ESG and the opportunities offered by the French market.
Argentina takes a radical political turn: what changes can we expect to see in its economy?
Argentina is entering a new stage that could mean a 180-degree turn in the country's economic policy, following the victory of Javier Milei, presidential candidate of the La Libertad Avanza party.
Small-cap stocks can shine in a recession
Small-cap companies are currently trading 14% below their value, which means that in a slowdown environment such as the one that is expected, they can "shine". Jonathan Boyar, advisor to MAPFRE AM's Forgotten Value Fund, elaborates in this article.
“Rate hikes haven't yet fully impacted the economy”
The rapid rise in rates over the last year and a half has not yet fully impacted the economy. Alberto Matellán, chief economist at MAPFRE Inversión, explains that these monetary policy changes are usually delayed by between nine months and a year.
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