Julien Barral
Directeur principal, Marchés non cotés
Julien est directeur principal au sein de l'équipe Marchés non cotés, spécialisé dans le capital-investissement et l'immobilier. Avant de revenir chez bfinance en novembre 2020, Julien était Managing Director de GS Invest, une boutique d'investissement en actifs réels basée à Londres. Dans ce rôle, il était responsable de la planification stratégique, de l'évaluation et de la mise en œuvre des opportunités commerciales. Julien a également géré et coordonné les activités quotidiennes et était responsable de la mise en œuvre de la stratégie commerciale à long terme. Avant de rejoindre GS Invest, il a passé 11 ans chez bfinance, notamment en tant qu’expert senior en recherche actions et responsable de l'équipe d'analystes. Il a également travaillé chez Fortis Banque Monaco. Julien est titulaire d'une licence en mathématiques appliquées de l'Université de Sophia Antipolis – Nice et d'un Master en Finance de l'Edhec Business School.
Market intelligence:
Global Asset Owner Survey: Risk and Resilience
A secular macroeconomic transition has created an unenviable series of choices—and potential traps— for pension funds, insurers, endowments, foundations, family offices and other ‘asset owners’...
Diagnosis: Opportunity? Direct Lending in Healthcare
Private debt investors are eyeing apparently superior returns in healthcare lending, with funds’ net IRR targets suggesting a premium of more than 300bps versus conventional direct lending...
Manager Intelligence and Market Trends - November 2024
bfinance’s quarterly report in November 2024: read the team’s latest insights on institutional investor activity, risk appetite, market developments and asset manager performance across all major...
Seeking Diversity from Investment Managers
Diversity (or the lack of) has been a hot topic across the asset management industry for decades. However, a growing number of investors are seeking managers who encourage and display high levels of...
Investors Should Re-evaluate Fees in the ‘Turbulent Twenties’
In a new macroeconomic environment, cost management requires fresh attention from investors. Inflation and higher-for-longer rates have created upward pressure on expenses in a variety of areas,...
Investor Spotlight: AIMCo CIO Goes for ‘Game-changing’ Business Transformation
A major shift is underway at Alberta Investment Management Corporation. The provincially-owned investment manager has commenced a comprehensive overhaul of systems that will support ‘total portfolio...
Manager Intelligence and Market Trends - August 2024
bfinance’s quarterly report in August 2024: read the team’s latest insights on institutional investor activity, risk appetite, market developments and asset manager performance across all major...
Real Estate Dislocation Presents Opportunities, Risks
The property market correction of 2023-24 marks the fourth significant dislocation in this asset class since 1970. Each prior instance—the early 1970s, the oversupply of the 1980s/early 1990s and...