Jens Wilhelm, member of the Board of Managing Directors, analysed the global economy and the consequences for capital markets. What are the options for investors in the face of the trade dispute, concerns over Brexit and a change of leadership at the ECB?

The Italian economist and former Head of Research at the European Central Bank spoke about the ECB's monetary policy and the need for a realignment of fiscal policy.

The US economist Nobel laureate used analogies from various fields to explore how information asymmetries are used to manipulate and deceive in the markets.

As a professor at Georgetown University and author of numerous books, Akerlof constantly moves between various disciplines and brings together economics, psychology and sociology. The latter, in particular, afforded him new insights into how people behave when it comes to financial matters.

Jens Wilhelm, member of the Board of Managing Directors, analysed the global economy and the consequences for capital markets. What can investors do at a time of increased protectionism and shifts in monetary policy?

The former Director-General of MI5, the UK’s domestic counter-intelligence and security agency, talked about cybercrime and cyberterrorism, which also pose a growing risk to the financial sector.

The Chairman of the Munich Security Conference spoke about new threats to the world order and about how democratic systems should respond to them.

The Nobel laureate in economics criticised the central banks and countries for not sufficiently learning their lesson from the financial crisis, which has led to new risks.

Thomas J. Sargent talks about risk management, the role of politics and the uncertainty of not knowing.

Union Investment's eleventh risk management conference, held in November 2016 in Mainz, showed more than 200 institutional investors where they might find new sources of returns in a world of low-interest rates.

Stephen A. Ross talks about the risks that arise when expectations and reality diverge.

At Union Investment's eleventh risk management conference, Jens Wilhelm reports on earning opportunities in a low-return environment.

At Union Investment's eleventh risk management conference, Julian Nida-Rümelin explains the consequences that the ethics of risk has on the world of finance.

Stephen A.Ross made a name for himself internationally with his option pricing models. He does not believe that psychological methods are sufficient to understand market behaviour.

At the twelfth risk management conference, Professor Francis Fukuyama explains the reasons for populism and the crisis affecting democracy.

At the twelfth risk management conference, Professor Claus Leggewie explains the reasons for populism and what democracies can do to counter it.

Union Investment's twelfth risk management conference showed institutional investors a number of alternative investment concepts in the current returns environment.

Union Investment's twelfth risk management conference explored opportunities and risks in a world of geopolitical upheaval.

At the twelfth risk management conference, Professor Thomas J. Sargent explains the link between risk and uncertainty.

At the twelfth risk management conference, Jens Wilhelm provided an economic forecast and explained the consequences for asset allocation.

Will Brexit dominate the capital markets in the coming months? What are risks and chances for investors? Jens Wilhelm, member of the Board of Managing Directors gives a market outlook for the second half of 2016.

Annual Press Conference 2016 – Interview with Alexander Schindler

Once again, Union Investment’s 10th Risk Management Conference bridged the gap between research and practice in institutional asset management.

At the 10th Risk Management Conference, Union Investment Board Member Jens Wilhelm explained how investors could make successful use of income opportunities in 2016.

To analyse the weaknesses of the financial system, famous Czech economist and author Professor Tomáš Sedláček put himself in the role of a psychoanalyst in his unusual presentation at the 10th Risk Management Conference.

José Manuel Barroso sent out a clear message at the 10th Risk Management Conference: the eurozone has proved to be more resilient than many economists expected. Now Europe could grasp a huge opportunity.

With his book Economics of Good and Evil, Tomáš Sedláček launched a discussion about morals and the growth ethos of industrialised nations. He is one of the high-profile guest speakers at Union Investment’s 10th Risk Management Conference. InstitutionalTV met him for an interview in Prague.