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Charles-Henry Monchau

Charles-Henry Monchau is CIO and CCO at Flowbank where he brings 25 years of international experience in multi-asset investing. Before joining, Charles-Henry held senior roles at Dubai Investments (CIO), Deutsche bank (Head of Asset Allocation EMEA), EFG Bank (CIO Europe), Rothschild Bank AG in Zurich, Lombard Odier (Geneva and Paris) and BNP Paribas (Geneva and Nassau). He was also an adjunct professor in Finance at the IUG and HES Kalaidos both in Geneva. Charles has an Executive MBA from Instituto di Empresa (Madrid & Shanghai), a MSc in Finance from HEC Geneva and graduated from MIT Sloan (Blockchain technologies), London School of Economics (Real Estate) and Oxford Said (Venture Capital). He is also a CFA, CMT, CAIA and CIIA charterholder.

Crypto

10 August 2021

Ethereum's major ''London'' update boosts price

Short-term effect or not, a major software upgrade named "London" has given the cryptocurrency's price a boost.

Macro

5 August 2021

Financial repression at its peak?

Here we go. In July, the yield to maturity on the riskiest U.S. bonds named "junk bonds" fell below the rate of inflation for the first time. While yields are supposed to compensate investors for default risk and inflation, bondholders are now ...

Macro

2 August 2021

July's modest gains, upbeat US earnings stocks, Chinese stocks crash and cryptos bouncing back: our top 10 stories of the week

Read the top 10 stories to remember the week which ended July 30th.

Stocks ・

6 July 2021

The ETF industry continues to reinvent itself

There is only one step from traditional funds to ETFs. This is what the American fund manager Dimensional Fund Advisors has just demonstrated.

Stocks ・ Markets

1 July 2021

UAE equities: a successful recovery from the pandemic

The UAE is one of the pandemic's top gainers; high oil prices, value stocks, real estate markets improving, covid-19 cases under control, and geopolitical stability make up the backdrop to what could be a greenfield opportunity.

Asset Allocation

5 June 2021

The week ahead: G7 Summit, ECB and US JOLTS Job openings

Read the key events to monitor for the week which starts on June 7, 2021.

5 June 2021

US job report, US 10-year below 1.60%, meme-stocks mania: our Top 10 stories of the week

Read the 10 stories to remember from the week which ended June 4. .

Stocks ・ Macro ・ Markets ・ USA

2 June 2021

US earnings season: key takeaways

First quarter earnings season for US companies has just ended. What are the main lessons to be learned for the coming quarters?

Stocks ・ Asset Allocation ・ Markets ・ USA

31 May 2021

Are US stocks really so expensive?

The S&P 500 Index keeps delivering all-time highs. Is this rise justified by the fundamentals?

Asset Allocation

30 May 2021

The week ahead: US Employment, PMIs, and mortgage applications

Read the key events to monitor for the week which starts on May 31, 2021.

Asset Allocation

29 May 2021

$6 Trillion Budget, the come back of Meme stocks, shining Gold, etc. - The Top 10 stories of the week

Macro ・ Banks ・ USA

25 May 2021

An exponential curve for the Fed's balance sheet?

A massive increase of US debt issuance suggests the Federal Reserve's balance sheet could grow by 400% by 2050.

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