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MAPFRE boosts development of its financial business with new appointments

Jun 5, 2025

Redacción Mapfre

MAPFRE continues to reinforce the development of its financial business with new appointments. Eduardo Ripollés, currently Institutional Business Development Manager at MAPFRE AM, has been appointed Head of Business at MAPFRE Investment.

MAPFRE AM has also appointed Antonio Sanz as Chief Operating Officer (COO). With more than two decades of experience in the financial sector, Antonio led the UBS group's operations in Spain, managing key teams and projects across regulatory compliance and operational transformation. He combines strategic vision with a strong focus on efficiency and technological innovation. Antonio has a degree in Economics, an Executive MBA, and also completed a Master's degree in Big Data and Business Analytics.

Markets showing signs of doubt before year end but are still at record levels

November was a volatile month for financial markets, as they dealt with the longest U.S. government shutdown in history, concerns about the valuations reached in companies linked to Artificial Intelligence, and sudden changes in the expectation of a further interest rate cut by the Fed. Returns were flat or slightly positive in equity markets.

Lessons from 2025 That Will Guide Our Investment Decisions in 2026

No investor would deny that 2025 has been a “lively” year. Tariffs, interest-rate cuts, and questions about a potential artificial-intelligence “bubble” have dominated headlines in recent months. Even so, 2025 will also be remembered as a year of transition and adjustment.

Central banks will be decisive in shaping market trends in 2026

High stock market valuations and the concentration of gains, especially in the technology sector, dominate much of the analysis, although MAPFRE's experts point to another crucial factor: central bank policy. With the Fed facing another rate cut and a likely change in its chairmanship, and a European Central Bank that could take the opposite path if economic growth exceeds expectations, monetary policy could be decisive in the currency, bond, and equity markets.