Dr. Yves Wagner holds a “Doctorat ès Sciences Economiques” (PhD) from the University of Aix-Marseille III, France. He started his career as a teacher at the University of Aix-Marseille, and as a “Professeur-Associé” at the University of Perpignan. He started his non-academic career with Banque Générale du Luxembourg where he became Director of Asset Management, before becoming the Chief Executive Officer and Board member of Fortis Investments, Luxembourg. He founded “The Directors’ Office” and is today an independent director for several financial institutions. He continued to be active in the academic field, teaching at different Universities and Business Schools, being Board member of the “Centre Universitaire” (Luxembourg), publishing Research Papers, and teaching in professional institutes (“Institut de Formation Bancaire”, IFBL, “Agence pour le Transfert de Technologies Financières”, ATTF, and the “Académie Bancaire Européenne” (ABE) where he became President). He has been an advisor to the Luxembourg School of Finance (LSF), a business school of the University of Luxembourg. Dr Wagner was for many years the Chairman of the Luxembourg Society of Finacial Analysts (ALGAFI) and Board Member of the European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies (EFFAS).
The forward-looking nature of financial markets has historically led to the relegation of macroeconomic conditions and indicators to secondary importance. Things have changed. Recent macroeconomic and geopolitical events have served as a wake-up call for fund and risk managers. Economists are now re-evaluating this new environment, examining the impact on the industry and assessing prevailing financial stability risks.
Independent director
Head Risk Macro Division
Head of Risk
Senior Economist