Investment
Post COVID Generation: How we have changed as investors
The pandemic affected every aspect of people’s lives, including investment priorities. What kind of company is now attracting the attention of investors of the post-covid generation? How did society’s priorities change? Technology, health and sustainability industries lead the way.
Evergrande: the future real estate crisis?
Another real estate bubble about to burst: we give you 5 keys to understand the Evergrande case and the possibility of another real estate crisis like the one in 2008.
BBVA in Switzerland improves its electronic banking, including a trading module
After more than a year of testing, BBVA in Switzerland launches today, June 7, a new e-banking system, more modern, intuitive and complete. One of the main features of the new e-banking is the incorporation of a new trading module, where the clients will be able to trade stocks, ETFs and mutual funds. This is a first in the Swiss banking industry. Another great innovation in the Swiss banking industry and probably worldwide is the addition of the new module for trading cryptocurrencies, which will be available to all customers from June 21.
The importance of emotions in the world of investment
Traditional theories of finance tend to see people as rational beings who try to maximize utility and have perfect information. But are we humans like that? The answer is not. Sometimes we humans are rational, but at other times we are guided by our emotions or look for shortcuts, given our inability to process all available information.
Is gold a good safe heaven?
El primer activo en el que pesamos para proteger nuestro patrimonio, cuando la economía se encuentra en recesión y los bancos centrales inundan de liquidez los mercados, suele ser el oro.
Webinar: 'How to invest in Fixed Income taking into account the current environment'
BBVA in Switzerland organized a webinar on Fixed Income on March 25. It was broadcasted live and in English through its own Youtube channel. On this occasion the investment experts, Alberto Villasán and Diego Balsa, will analyze the situation in the current environment and the best investment strategies in fixed income during this year 2021.
Webinar Private Equity Vision 2021
BBVA in Switzerland organized a webinar on Private Equity on February 10th. The webinar was broadcasted live through its own Youtube channel. On this occasion the experts in Third Party Products, David Requena and Maria Arroyo, analyze the situation of Private Equity in the current environment and investment strategies for this year 2021.
What are blue bonds?
Today, most of the financial world knows what green bonds are, but it is still unknown what blue bonds are. So, what are blue bonds?
How to invest in currencies
In a context of predictably very low long-term returns on the main assets (both financial and non-financial), many investors are turning their attention to currencies as an additional source of profitability or an opportunity to diversify their investments. But how is the best way to invest in currencies?
Five top advantages of the discretionary mandate for investors
There is a very large universe of portfolios and investing options at the moment. But there are major economic imbalances as well, so it is vital to ensure that your investments are managed efficiently. Here are five top advantages of the discretionary mandate for investors.
Which portfolios should an investor buy right now?
At the moment, there is a large universe of portfolios and investing options and a major economic imbalances as well, so which portfolios should an investor buy right now? Nowadays, it is vital to ensure that your investments are managed efficiently.
Understanding the socially responsible investing
It's no secret that socially responsible investing now occupies centre stage amongst investors and asset managers. How can we implement socially responsible investing processes?
Follow up with the market news online
The new Markets section is accessible from the homepage of www.bbva.ch. With a single click, you can access a complete panel of shares, stock indices, currencies and major market movements.
Commodities performance during 2020 second quarter
The second quarter has seen a strong performance by commodities. Since the market shock in February and March triggered by two black swan events - the Covid-19 and oil crises - the asset has rebounded vigorously. Below we compare the performance of the main commodities, the reasons for the price increases and their possible future behaviour.
Professional management of your investments
What is discretional mandate? Discretional mandate is an investment service characteristic of Private Banking, by which the clients delegate all or part of their assets to a team of professionals. This team then manages their assets within a certain framework of action and with a specific of risk and investment objective.
Valuation of the stock market against the economic situation
Due to the economic situation that we are confronting these days, it seems relevant to discuss issues of utmost importance to investors and that, for some reason, continue to cause confusion and puzzlement, even among professional investors and analysts.
