Natixis

Natixis is the corporate, investment and financial services arm of BPCE, the second-largest banking group in France with 22% of total bank deposits and 37 million clients spread over two networks, Banques Populaires and Caisses d’Epargne.

With around 22,000 employees, Natixis has a number of areas of expertise which are organized in three main business lines: Corporate and Investment Banking, Investment Solutions (asset management, private banking, insurance) and Specialized Financial Services. A global player, Natixis has its own client base of companies, financial institutions and institutional investors as well as the client base of individuals, professionals and small and medium-size businesses of BPCE’s two retail banking networks.

Listed on the Paris stock exchange, it has a solid financial base with total Tier 1 capital of €12.8 billion, a Tier 1 ratio of 9.2% and quality long-term ratings (Standard & Poor’s and Fitch Ratings: A+; Moody’s: Aa3).

Articles

May 2016

Strategy Liquidity across markets and macro environment

Market liquidity plays a crucial role in the stability of financial system and central banks across the world pay a close attention to the development of liquidity in all asset classes. In this report, we discuss what do currents liquidity conditions imply for the market (...)

May 2016

Opinion Saudi Arabia heading towards a post-oil era…

It has taken a long time to Saudi Arabia to embark on a reform wave, but it seems that after eight decades of oil dependency, and under the current context of sustained low crude oil prices that pushed Saudi Arabia into a budget deficit of nearly $100bn last year (15% of (...)

April 2016

Strategy Which assets will be on a roll until May?

Our recommendations proceed from three factors, which are that macroeconomic risks (US cycle, Chinese cycle, upturn in crude prices to around USD 40/bbl) will subside in the short term, that QE will be ramped up by the ECB (from EUR 60bn to EUR 80bn) and, finally, the risk (...)

September 2015

Opinion Fed passes its turn

This had been one of the most eagerly awaited FOMC meetings, but in the end the Federal Reserve decided to pass its turn. The last time the Fed Funds rate was raised, back in June 2006, there was a far more compelling case, making the central bank’s job a good deal easier: (...)

June 2015

Strategy Negative real rates likely to be a lasting feature in the Eurozone

According to René Defossez, Strategist at Natixis, it seems reasonable to assume that, to begin with, the European Central Bank will endeavour to keep the 10-year nominal swap as low as possible, which means that the breakeven swap will remain deep in negative territory. (...)

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