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  • Europe in focus amidst fiscal boost

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    Europe in focus amidst fiscal boost

    2025-03-31T16:31:00Z

    “President Trump’s approach to trade and global alliances may be a wake up call for Europe. The region is signalling a clear and a historical shift, which will require target measures to boost growth efficiently.”

  • Empowering transformation in Europe

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    Empowering transformation in Europe

    2025-03-31T16:28:00Z

    Europe is facing major economic and security challenges. The European Commission (EC) has started translating the Draghi report’s recommendations into effective proposals.

  • The direction of long term rates in an era of high debt

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    The direction of long term rates in an era of high debt

    2025-03-31T16:26:00Z

    Real interest rates have been on a secular decline since the mid-1980s but have corrected sharply higher since the Covid pandemic, higher inflation and the end of central banks’ Quantitative Easing (QE). Now, public debt is much higher and there are new demands for funding (e.g., for defence and net zero ambitions), which should argue for structurally higher long-term interest rates.

  • Equity sectors- a mix of Growth and Value to navigate the challenges ahead

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    Equity sectors: a mix of Growth and Value to navigate the challenges ahead

    2025-03-31T16:24:00Z

    We see three themes shaping sector returns in the coming decade. Artificial intelligence (AI) will support the Information Technology (IT) sector followed by Healthcare, but it is due to extend to others as well. Regarding climate change and geopolitical dynamics, capital expenditure (Capex) will play a more important role than consumption, benefitting Industrials more than the Consumer Staples and Discretionary sectors. Finally, policies supporting deregulation should improve capital efficiency and shareholder returns, to the benefit of Financials.

  • Demographics will shape future growth potential

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    Demographics will shape future growth potential

    2025-03-31T16:20:00Z

    Three trends that will shape the macro-financial landscape

  • The global economy's path in a fragmented world

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    The global economy’s path in a fragmented world

    2025-03-31T16:18:00Z

    With the world on the brink of significant structural changes, projecting the long-term macroeconomic scenario for 2025-2050 presents unique challenges. It is crucial to identify emerging trends while evaluating the acceleration of existing ones.

  • Capital Market Assumptions 2025

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    Capital Market Assumptions 2025

    2025-03-31T16:15:00Z

    A more favourable growth outlook for the next decade compared to last year’s assumptions, albeit with greater uncertainty regarding inflation which is set to remain slightly above central bank targets, results in higher expected returns across the spectrum of asset classes covered. Expectations have been revised upwards for regional equity markets and private assets in particular, with Private Equity, Infrastructure, and European equities showing the strongest improvements.

  • Time for Europe- Unlocking Europe’s Investment Potential

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    Time for Europe: Unlocking Europe’s Investment Potential

    2025-03-28T11:33:00Z

    Register now: Tuesday 8th April, 2025 - 09:00am BST | 10:00am CEST

  • Navigating climate risk- Solvency II revision, stress tests and strategic adaptation

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    Navigating climate risk: Solvency II revision, stress tests and strategic adaptation

    2025-03-27T11:28:00Z

    A critical challenge: climate change represents a major challenge for insurers, driven by the increasing frequency of natural disasters and the need to manage risks associated with the transition to a low-carbon economy.

  • Swap spreads- analysis, challenges and outlook

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    Swap spreads: analysis, challenges and outlook

    2025-03-27T10:30:00Z

    Swap spreads, key indicators of liquidity stress and risk aversion, play a crucial role for insurers. Beyond measuring price differentials between sovereign and corporate bonds, they directly influence hedging decisions, asset-liability management (ALM) strategies and insurer returns under Solvency II.

  • Central banks on hold as uncertainty mounts

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    Central banks on hold as uncertainty mounts

    2025-03-24T16:29:00Z

    The US Fed kept interest rates unchanged in the 4.25-4.50% range at its March policy meeting. Citing risks around elevated uncertainty from trade policies, the Fed prefers to wait and see given that the uncertainty is “remarkably high”.

  • Topic Modeling with AI Tools

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    Topic Modeling with AI Tools

    2025-03-24T16:23:00Z

    We present a robust topic modeling framework that mitigates overfitting while capturing the evolving nature of discourse. Our approach proposes a dynamic, temporal network-based model that adapts to emerging topics while maintaining semantic stability through alignment with predefined themes.