Risk

The Euro is, in principle, the common currency of the Europeans, however the crisis of sovereign has uncovered something completely unexpected and previously hidden. The Euro is, in fact, proving itself to be a foreign currency.

For SCOR, the launch of this fund cements its entry into third party asset management, which was one of the initiatives announced as part of its strategic plan, «Strong Momentum».

Last Thursday the financial world was surprised by the announcement of a potential fraud by a trader of UBS. Bombshell? Not really, because trading fraud is not anymore surprising given its long list of occurences. Let’s review the list.

Corporate earnings have never been higher. Yet, sovereign bond yields have never been lower. Have markets overreacted? Are equities a bargain?

If there has been carbon leakage during Phases I & II of the EU ETS, primary aluminium seems, at first glance, like a good candidate for it. The sector competes intensively with producers outside of Europe