Geoffroy Goenen has been Head of Fundamental European Equity Management since 2011. Beginning his career in 1997 in financial analysis, structured products and trading at Dexia Bank, in 1999 he took on a role as a European Equity Fund manager at Candriam’s predecessory company until adopting his current role.
Geoffroy holds Master’s degrees in law from the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium and in international law from the University of Leiden in the Netherlands.
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Equities, Geoffroy Goenen, Jean-Baptiste Sergeant
After a correction of 25% between November 2021 and October 2023, European small caps are now trading at lower valuations than large caps, both in terms of discounted cash flows and earnings multiples, which is a historical anomaly.
Q&A, Geoffroy Goenen, Equities
A fundamental quality approach with risk-reduction techniques
Geoffroy Goenen, Head of Fundamental European Equity, explains how their team
takes a very different approach, investing in a portfolio of high quality stocks based on rigorous fundamental analysis and then applying two different techniques to minimise its
volatility – and maximise its risk adjusted return.
Equities, Geoffroy Goenen, Value vs Growth
The second step of the waltz
Despite a fairly significant rally beginning in October, European equity markets, battered by major outflows since the start of the crisis in Ukraine, recorded a correction over the year 2022 (-9.5%). Although European equities finished the year on a relative outperformance compared with the United States (-13.4%) and emerging markets (-15.1%)1, the year was still a source of concern for investors, who are now asking questions about what may arise in 2023.
Equities, Geoffroy Goenen, Value vs Growth
European markets or the three-step waltz
Since the beginning of the year, the European market – like its peers - has suffered a severe correction. Market participants are watching out for the low point, the green light that will allow the market to reposition itself for the long term.
Q&A, Geoffroy Goenen, Christian Solé
Quality, Innovation & Sustainability
Geoffroy Goenen, Head of Fundamental European Equity and Christian Solé, Head of Small & Midcaps at Candriam explain why it is useful to invest part of an equity portfolio into European small & midcaps.