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Xavier Blaiteau
Directeur
Xavier Blaiteau a rejoint bfinance en février 2017 en tant qu'analyste au sein de l'équipe Marchés cotés et est aujourd'hui directeur spécialisé dans les produits de taux. Il est également désormais responsable des analystes dédiés à la recherche & sélection, et en assure le management. Avant de rejoindre bfinance, Xavier a passé deux ans chez Lyxor AM dans la sélection de gestionnaires de fonds traditionnels et de Hedge Funds. Il est titulaire d'un Master en Finance de l'ESSCA, France.
Market intelligence:
CLO debt: Solvency II changes the capital equation for insurers
A bfinance poll of EU insurers points to a material increase in CLO debt allocations through 2027.
Portfolio resilience: rethinking the foundations
The ground beneath the idea of portfolio resilience has shifted in the ‘turbulent twenties’ – how can allocators adjust?
Manager Intelligence and Market Trends - August 2026
bfinance's quarterly report for August 2026: read the team's latest insights on institutional investor activity, risk appetite, market developments and asset manager performance across all major...
Investment Management Fees: Pricing pressure in the turbulent twenties
The latest instalment in the bfinance Fee and Cost Insight series highlights recent price pressures in both private and public markets as the turbulent twenties change the competitive landscape.
Why don’t MAC strategies typically include emerging market debt?
Emerging market debt offers yields that are hard to ignore. Yet across 47 MAC strategies reviewed by bfinance, a half allocated less than 10% to it and a third less than 1%. This piece sets out...
How might a normalisation of credit spreads impact returns?
Since the 2007/08 Global Financial Crisis, aggressive monetary easing, prolonged low interest rates and repeated policy backstops have compressed risk premia – but assessing the potential impact of...
Manager Intelligence and Market Trends - May 2026
bfinance's quarterly report for May 2026: read the team's latest insights on institutional investor activity, risk appetite, market developments and asset manager performance across all major asset...
Why investors can still rely on the negative equity/bond diversification free lunch
A simultaneous sell‑off in equities and bonds made March 2026 an uncomfortable month for investors. As the Iranian conflict escalated into open war, oil prices jumped, short‑term inflation...
