In a year where the unexpected became the norm, one of the few constants was the ECB’s presence in the eurozone sovereign bond market — you can see the monthly pace of Mario Draghi’s purchases. Elsewhere, the shock election of Donald Trump as US president and the Brexit vote took its toll on government bond yields and sterling’s level against the dollar.
As JP Morgan brings its Security and Resilience Initiative to Europe, Craig Coben uncovers what it takes to make such an effort pay off rather than fizzle out as a piece of flashy marketing