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IMG
Interview , December 2016
Michèle Lacroix : “SCOR has strengthened its teams to invest more heavily in bank loans”
According to Michèle Lacroix, Head of Group Investment Office at SCOR, for several years, equity exposure has been strongly reduced in the group investment portfolio in contrast to its bank loan exposure...
IMG
Interview , December 2016
Marie Lemarie : “We have halved our equity exposures between 2011 and 2016”
According to Marie Lemarie, director of investments at Groupama SA, the conjunction of solvency and low-rate environment has militated for a reduction of the equity risk. Groupama has halved its equity exposures between 2011 and (...)
IMG
Interview , December 2016
Jean-Philippe Médecin : “Solvency II did not lead to a significant decline in our equity exposures”
Jean-Philippe Médecin, funding and asset-liability management director within the CNP Assurances investment department and its team are increasingly integrating hedges to limit the effects of market drawdowns…
IMG
Interview , December 2016
Agnès Lossi : "We expect a lot of progress in terms of dynamic balance sheet management and capital steering including their volatility, which is probably the major challenge for institutions."
According to Agnès Lossi, Partner and Director at Indefi, market risk contribution to capital requirements is high. It represents almost 50 % of the capital needs.
IMG
Interview , November 2016
Patrick Delestra : "Investing in thematic equities makes sense only if we use a specialist fund manager"
According to Patrick Delestra, Head of Equity at Apicil group, a balanced portfolio must used several kinds of strategies namely Small caps which outperform over the long term, Value equities that are undervalued and Growth stocks which are expensive but offer (...)

Opinion

IMG
Opinion, July 2016
Maybe Brexit won’t break Britain (and the world)
The British electorate’s decision to leave the European Union in the June referendum has roiled markets worldwide. It has clouded prospects for the UK and world economies, and threatens the future of the European (...)
IMG
News, June 2016
Brexit vote ignites equity market, currency and style factor risk
Not good. The result of Friday’s Brexit vote precipitated dramatic changes in equity and currency risk, driven by higher volatility and substantial changes in correlation.
IMG
Opinion, June 2016
Value in a Post-Brexit World
Richard Turnill, BlackRock’s Global Chief Investment Strategist discusses how the British vote to exit the EU has spurred a flight to safety, potentially creating opportunities. According to its commentary, with most asset valuations looking fair to expensive, however, it’s (...)
IMG
Opinion, June 2016
Thursday’s historic “Leave” vote in the UK will have both immediate and long-term consequences for the global economy and financial markets.
The initial flight-to-quality reaction across asset classes has been exacerbated by the market’s misplaced confidence in a “Remain” victory leading up to the vote.
IMG
Opinion, June 2016
Brexit beats Bremain: markets in turmoil
UK voters have chosen by a narrow margin to leave the European Union. The outcome of the UK vote is initially a major shock for markets, and could in the long run damage economic growth and cause more political risks. Brexit puts further pressure on risky assets, oil prices (...)
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