French boutique asset manager La Financière Responsable (LFR), in which MAPFRE is the majority shareholder, has appointed Thierry Chesneau as executive chairman. Chesneau brings 25 years of management experience in the finance sector to LFR, mainly in running sales and business development functions.
Sustainability is one of the major trends of recent years, but integrating it into strategies is not always easy. At MAPFRE, we have made an effort to ensure that our investment portfolio is aligned with our commitment to people and the planet.
The ESG (environmental, social and governance) approach has become a crucial aspect of asset management in recent times and, although it is still an evolving process and awaiting further homogenization at the legal level, it already has fund managers 'in full swing'.
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.
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.
Interest rates are not managing to reduce inflation efficiently due to the low level of household and enterprise indebtedness. Javier de Berenguer, investment manager and fund selector at MAPFRE Gestión Patrimonial, believes that the key lies in the liquidity of the system.
Climate risk has gained importance in recent years. Transition risk are also a part of them, in a less obvious way than physical risks.
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.
Women's Day is celebrated on March 8, with the aim of further reducing the gender gap and achieving a much more egalitarian world, also in the investment world. In the asset management industry, demands include recognizing the work of women professionals, reducing the salary gap and reconciling work and family life. We talked to four MAPFRE AM professionals.