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MAPFRE AM strengthens the institutional sales team

The insurance group’s asset management company has appointed Ramón Pardo as head of institutional sales. Pardo has ten years of experience in the asset management sector and has previously worked at companies such as Bestinver and Gesconsult.

Guide to an uncertain autumn in financial markets

Last July the Eurozone Finance ministers met in Brussels to discuss the challenges that the region would face in the last part of the year.

Do the stock market and the transfer market have anything in common?

Thursday at 11:59 pm is the deadline for professional soccer clubs in Spain to sign new players. That means it’s a good time to ask ourselves whether we, as investors, could learn something from athletic directors and vice versa.

Today’s crisis and the long-term perspective

Let’s start with the obvious: the storm brewing on the horizon. The economy appears to be heading, with remarkable global synchronization, toward a scenario of weak growth accompanied by inflation levels not seen in decades.

More rate hikes: Jackson Hole confirms roadmap for central banks

From the time it was first held, the annual meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming has been an opportunity for representatives from the main central banks to discuss the most important challenges facing the global economy.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Borussia Dortmund and market noise

On Thursday, August 18, a rumor started circulating saying that Cristiano Ronaldo might sign with Borussia Dortmund.

August, a quiet month for markets?

Prior to the 2008 financial crisis, August used to be considered a quiet month for markets. Against the backdrop of apparent calm, the ECB would seldom hold press conferences, and the Treasury would not hold bond auctions until after the summer holidays.

Global risks: toward an even more uncertain second half of the year

The latest data collected by experts indicate that the global economy is close to experiencing a recession shock, something unthinkable just a few months ago.

MAPFRE Gestión Patrimonial adds 25 new agents and surpasses 12,000 clients

MAPFRE Gestión Patrimonial (MGP), the MAPFRE unit that offers financial investment solutions to its clients to make their savings profitable, is now accelerating its expansion plans.