Astrid Frey

Astrid Frey, Swiss Re

Opening Keynote Address: An Economist's insight into the current market environment: which pressing macro issues should insurers be most concerned about in 2016 and beyond?

  • Outlook for different markets and geographical regions
  • Downturn in china
  • Commodities boom/bubble crash
  • Continued low interest rates: Are we facing the realization that low interest rates are here to stay? – what does that do to our long-term investment strategy?
    • What is the new norm? – how low can rates go?
  • Deflation
  • Volatile equity markets
  • Monetary and fiscal policies – impact and expectation in GBP, EUR and USD
  • Geopolitical outlook – Brexit, US election, Saudi-Iran

Speaker:
Astrid Frey
, Deputy Head Economic Research & Consulting Macro, SWISS RE