Global markets

In conversation with Jeff Mortara, Global Co-Head of Equity Capital Markets and Head of TMT Investment Banking for the Americas.  

By Rajat Agarwal, Asia Equity Strategist at Societe Generale.

Institutional investors can now benefit from long-term capital appreciation, particularly during periods of market stress.

Index funds, fee pressure, regulatory restrictions, time-poor fund managers…and now the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). Investment research has been under pressure pretty much since the first one-page results note was published decades ago. Critics question both the value of the research itself and the sustainability of the business model behind it. Yet...

Hatem Mustapha and Francisco Oliveira are co-heading Societe Generale Global Markets business. Together, they answered Christopher Whittall’s questions in an article published in International Financial Review (IFR) on 4 July 2025.