Mike and Jeroen spoke with Mr. Hoozemans, Director at Robeco Asset Management and specialist in the energy sector. He talks about the current and future developments in the energy sector and how ESG is becoming increasingly important for companies and investors. The interview is especially focused on the cause and effects of the recent drop in oil price.
Gijs Vereijken just received his Master of Economics, Netspar track, from Tilburg University. He completed his thesis project at the Dutch pension provider PGGM and Rabobank on the topic of “Balance sheet alliances between Dutch banks and pension funds.” Gijs is currently traveling through China while he decides exactly what he wants to next.
Frank Knopers is editor of Marketupdate, a Dutch website with daily news about economic developments around the world. Main focus is on understanding the role of gold in the current and future monetary system and on writing about developments in the gold market. He also writes about developments in financial markets like stocks, bonds and real estate.
In this interview Jacques Wintermans gives his view on a variety of topics. He explains for instance the major difference between index tracking and active management in terms of risk and return. Further he talks about the future of investment tracking.
In this column David Hollanders discusses why corporate governance can be understood with non-quantitative methods. He explains this by using two examples: Wall Street and Margin Call.
Dr. Alberto Manconi has the reputation of giving interesting and interactive lectures; a perfect fit for Chairman of the Day during iFinance 2015. The following article, written by Dr. Manconi, is his consideration of the topics discussed during the event.
