Elizabeth Corley, CEO, Allianz Global Investors Europe
By Elizabeth CorleyFebruary 2010 (Magazine)
You can’t fall in love with the European single market. At least that is the considered opinion of the father of the project, Jacques Delors. However, you can celebrate its outcomes. European integration has fostered an environment that has allowed the various financial market sectors to consolidate. Today, sectors such as banking, insurance and asset management have broadened their business and extended operations across Europe, while European pension funds have largely stayed on the sidelines.