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MAPFRE launches a biomethane fund. What makes it an article 9 fund?

MAPFRE launches a biomethane fund. What makes it an article 9 fund?

MAPFRE launched MAPFRE Energías Renovables II, FCR in collaboration with is partners Abante and IAM Carbonzero. This new vehicle will invest in biomethane, a 100% green biofuel obtained from animal and vegetable waste that can be injected directly into the natural gas grid, generate electricity via engines, and be used as a fuel.

Sustainable investment: “We need more clarity from regulators”

Sustainable investment: “We need more clarity from regulators”

ESG investing is one of the great megatrends of recent years. At the annual Insurance Asset Risk 2023 conference in London recently, José Luis Jiménez, group chief investment officer at MAPFRE, pointed out that the industry needs more certainty from regulators.

Is it too early for a pause in US rate hikes?

Is it too early for a pause in US rate hikes?

The Fed decided at its June meeting to keep interest rates in the 5.00%-5.25% range, but the inflation data "denote insufficient progress to sustain this pause," according to MAPFRE Economics.

A market awaiting new benchmarks

A market awaiting new benchmarks

The macroeconomic perspectives have hardly changed in recent months, meaning investors are on standby as they wait for new benchmarks in some key variables: inflation, growth or interest rates. Alberto Matellán, chief economist at MAPFRE Inversión, explains.

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