Christophe Cattoir : “For our equity fund - weighing 10% of our assets - the trackers represent approximately 25% of our allocation”
Christophe Cattoir, head of asset management at M comme Mutuelle chooses firstly trackers with high quality of index replication. Secondly, he makes sure to choose top ETF providers because these products carry a counterparty (...)
Pieter Entius : « Eurex Market-on-Close (MOC) delivers a listed solution for basis trading »
Higher efficiency and less risk - Eurex Market-on-Close Futures are designed to deliver multiple benefits to a market that has so far been dominated by OTC trading. Pieter Entius, Head of Trading at Flow Traders, shares his insights what are the key drivers and benefits from (...)
Estelle Ménard : "The cycle of mergers and acquisitions is far from over"
Estelle Ménard, Deputy Head of Thematic Equities Management and Fund Manager of the fund CPR Invest–Europe Special Situations at CPR AM believes that an environment of long-term moderate growth is a strong driver for boosting both economic and financial restructuring (...)
Philippe Goubeault : « More than twenty percent of our total reserves are managed through a process based on non-financial criteria »
According to Philippe Goubeault, CFO of Agirc-Arrco, Responsible finance has become an essential part of its investment policy. As a result, all their request for proposals now include an SRI part.
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 (...)
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.
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 (...)
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.
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 (...)