Cross-Asset Thematic Strategy, Edelscourt

Albert Maass

Albert brings over three decades of experience from the financial industry, having worked with top institutions across the UK, Americas, and Asia. His broad expertise spans investments in multiple asset classes and extends to risk management.

In a previous role, Albert served as the Head of Alternative Investments at Shinsei Bank in Japan, where he oversaw a varied portfolio comprising private equity, hedge funds, reinsurance, credit, and other assets. His distinguished career has seen partnerships with prestigious institutions such as HVB, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Nomura International, Mariner Investment Group, Allied Capital Asset Management, and the Central Bank of Chile.

Albert is a certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM) and is an alumnus of the Universidad Católica de Chile, with a degree in Business and Economics

Cross-Asset Thematic Strategy

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

United states / Thematic (Sector/Industry)

Is there a recession around the corner?
Interest rates may provide a clue; more specifically, the difference between long and short term rates (called the term spread). An additional clue will be provided further down in this article.
To start with interest rates, recent research from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco confirms the ability of the term spread to predict recessions [1].
A very low or negative spread (a flat or inverted yield curve) has been a good leading indicator of…

Is there a recession around the corner?
Interest rates may provide a clue; more specifically, the difference between long and short term rates (called the term spread). An additional clue will be provided further down in this article.
To start with interest rates, recent research from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco confirms the ability of the term spread to predict recessions [1].
A very low or negative spread (a flat or inverted yield curve) has been a good leading indicator of…

Is the Next Recession Nigh?