Coronavirus: financial analysis XXXVII

MAPFRE AM recommendations for 2021

European equities, sovereign debt as a source of liquidity and alternative assets. These are the management company’s mainstays for the coming year. José Luis Jiménez, Group Chief Investment Officer of MAPFRE, Álvaro Anguita, CEO of MAPFRE AM and Javier Lendines, General Manager of MAPFRE AM, held a meeting with specialized media to offer their perspectives on the financial markets and also gave a brief overview of the fund manager’s strategy.

MAPFRE holds its first virtual meeting with more than 200 retail shareholders

MAPFRE continues to demonstrate transparency with retail shareholders. Although it has been holding these meetings since 2017 in both Barcelona and Madrid, this year’s exchange happened online, due to current circumstances. Fernando Mata, MAPFRE’s CFO and Member of the Board, and Natalia Núñez, Director of Investor Relations and Capital Markets, took to the stage to present the group’s latest results.

Five tips for non-professional investors

Asking yourself why you invest, doing so in an unhurried manner, exercising discipline, critical judgement and humility are the five elements driving sounds investment decisions, according to Alberto Matellán, chief economist at MAPFRE Inversión. Our expert analyzes both the macroeconomic data and the behavior of the different assets in an interview with Spanish radio station Radio Intereconomía.

The G-20 and the treatment of debt

The G20’s formal endorsement of its Common Framework for Debt Management at its November 20-21 virtual summit is good news for less well-off debtor states. This is the opinion of Gonzalo de Cadenas-Santiago, director of macroeconomic and financial analysis at MAPFRE Economics. In this article, originally published in El Confidencial, he explains his reasons for not being wholly optimistic.

MAPFRE closes the year with over 500 million euros in real estate funds

MAPFRE continues to diversify its investments toward alternative assets. In recent months, it has carried out several transactions in the real estate sector through its fund with German partner GLL, a subsidiary of Macquarie. This article offers an overview of recent real estate activity, as well as a preview of what’s on the cards for the coming year.

MAPFRE consolidates its asset management business

MAPFRE Gestión Patrimonial (MGP), MAPFRE’s business unit offering financial investment solutions to clients looking to earn a healthy return on their savings, looks set to close out a spectacular year. Total advised volume already exceeds 800 million euros, up 23 percent since the onset of COVID-19. This strong performance overlaps with an organic growth and expansion phase following the opening of the offices in Bilbao and Seville.