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MAPFRE AM: a leading management firm for medium-term returns

Feb 22, 2022

Redacción Mapfre

Asset management companies appear to be on a winning streak in Spain. According to the latest data, the sector’s volume amounts to 311.7 billion euros, a figure that, following the trend in recent years, is likely to continue climbing. In this regard, due to increasing demand for mutual funds, discretionary portfolio management is gaining prominence in the eyes of investors, to the point that it currently represents 27.5% of fund distribution in Spain.

In an article, El Economista highlights the returns earned by some management firms, including MAPFRE AM: analyzing its three-year return, and factoring in the decline caused by the pandemic during 2020, "MAPFRE Asset Management achieved a weighted return on equity of 15.80%,” the economics and finance journal reports.

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Records, risks, and reasons for caution (and optimism) in the markets

In the third quarter, U.S. equities extended their post liberation day advance, especially in the case of small caps.

How to invest with the stock market at maximums?

We are facing a high price scenario, in which questions for investors arise: Should one enter a market that is already “expensive,” or wait? Should you hold your investments, or is it time to sell? MAPFRE experts explain that being in a moment when stock markets are at record highs should not deter investment if we have a long-term outlook—the most suitable for retail investors—and good diversification.

Fed Highlights “High Prices” in Equities: Are We Facing a Bubble?

The U.S. Federal Reserve has dominated much of the economic and financial discussion in recent weeks, largely due to the debate over possible rate cuts, which were confirmed last week. On Tuesday, Chair Jerome Powell again drew attention by referring in a speech to the “fairly high” prices in U.S. equities. With Wall Street at historic highs, the question arises whether we are dealing with an equity bubble.