The United States could run out of money to meet its obligations in less than a month. This isn’t due to economic problems: the country is in a solvent position and there aren’t any non-payment precedents on record, but political polarization has caused the negotiation of the debt ceiling, which was previously considered almost merely an administrative process, to lead the country to the precipice of default.
In the section "MAPFRE AM's interview of the month", we talk to Carmen Mondéjar, head of fixed income investments, who explains the firm's strategy in this asset class.
The banking sector situation is putting central banks between a rock and a hard place, given the current divergence between economic and financial stability. This is adding to the cumulative effect of monetary policy and the response lag, as well as uncertainty relating to the performance of risk, as MAPFRE Economics explains in a recent report.
MAPFRE AM, MAPFRE's asset manager with almost 40 billion under management, has become the leader in profits as an independent asset manager, with more than 33 million euros. If the management companies of the banking groups are included, MAPFRE AM is in the top ten in Spain.
The banking sector has experienced another weekend of tensions, with the collapse of First Republic, but these problems "can hardly be extended to economy".
Uncertainty has been the only certainty in recent years, so MAPFRE Economics, MAPFRE’s research arm, always envisages two different scenarios in its forecasts in order to adapt to economic developments in the subsequent months.
Socially responsible investing does not mean you have to sacrifice financial returns, and the MAPFRE AM Good Governance fund is the perfect example of this. So much so that Morningstar has decided to award it five stars, the highest rating given by the analysis firm.
The earnings delivered by financial institutions in the first quarter are not being well received by the markets, due to the ongoing banking crisis in the United States.
Luis García, manager of the MAPFRE AM Behavioral Fund, analyzes how Kings League and Wreham "should be seen as opportunities that new technologies and ways of communicating offer to amplify the impact of sport at a global level".
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