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The Eurozone economy has now emerged from the recession that
followed the 2012 crisis. The pace of growth is still slow, but prospects
for future acceleration are underpinned by ongoing monetary easing
by the European Central Bank, a winding-down of earlier fiscal austerity and the gradual realization of gains from structural reforms that
are transforming the labor cost competitiveness of Spain and other
countries. Though recent European elections showed some dissatisfaction with the Eurozone, the results do not fundamentally call the
project into question. Given its size, we expect a gradually strengthening Europe to play a crucial role in the global economic recovery.
In this issue of Global Investor, we explore the impact of Europes
improving macroeconomic outlook sector by sector. Broadly speaking,
in equities we anticipate an acceleration in earnings growth through
the end of the year. The automotive sector is a good example. We
examine why it is that German car companies are outperforming their
French counterparts. The pharmaceutical and technology sectors
represent another area of European strength, with leaders ranging
from business software to semiconductors. In telecoms, the EU s
single market initiative promises to promote investment in future
technologies through consolidation. Residential real estate prices in
Spain show some signs of bottoming, but have not yet turned decisively; the French market remains weak, while Germanys is strong.
Energy is a particularly hot topic for Europe, as higher prices have
the potential to derail the recovery. Finally, disruptive innovation
brought about by financial technology start-ups is shaking up traditional banking. How can banks compete in this brave new world ?
The issue begins with an overview of the state of the European
project and the reforms needed to sustain it. In a separate, witty chat
with the euro, our Head of Financial Markets Analysis discusses the
currencys origins and how likely it is to weather further crises. An
interview with Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, former member of the Governing
Board of the European Central Bank, sheds further light on the challenges to full European integration. Finally, Harold James, a noted
financial historian based at Princeton, puts the case for an effective
fiscal apparatus for Europe, as well as possible pathways to growth.
Giles Keating, Head of Research and Deputy Global CIO
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Reform agenda
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ong before concrete plans for European Economic and
Monetary Union (EMU) were developed in the mid-1990 s, the
concept of a single currency had been perceived by many
as a means to boost not just economic, but above all political
convergence in Europe. Indeed, it proved easier to reach agreement
on the high-level principle of a common currency than on the nittygritty measures and reforms that would ultimately be needed to make
it work such as the integration and coordination of banking regulation and common fiscal policy. Consequently, the euro was launched
in 2002 without most of this crucial institutional structure. Some saw
this as a potentially fatal omission, while others viewed it as a gap
that could not have been filled beforehand, but which participants
would be able to tackle later to keep the euro together.
In the first years of its existence, the serious design flaws of the
monetary union were well disguised: Germany had entered the union
with an overvalued exchange rate, and the periphery generally with
undervalued exchange rates. While Germany struggled to regain competitiveness, the periphery economies were boosted. The economic
upswing in the south, combined with their seemingly cheap assets,
attracted enormous capital inflows not just from Germany, but from
other surplus countries and regions as well.
Credit expansion further boosted economic growth in the periphEU
Countries with euro
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ery, but also drove up wages and prices, and generated asset bubbles
of varying dimensions the Spanish and Irish housing boom being the effectively a major step toward a political union. Contrary to the
most dramatic. By the time the global financial crisis hit, the periphery predictions of many skeptics, the institutions of EMU have been
had become uncompetitive as well as over-levered, and thus highly strengthened rather than weakened by the crisis.
vulnerable to economic or financial shocks. The event that triggered
As we show on the following pages, however, progress in indithe EMU crisis was the insolvency of the Greek government in early vidual member states is far more patchy. Some countries, such as
2010. It not only proved to investors that the rules for enforcing fiscal Spain, have made considerable strides in reforming their labor markets
discipline (the infamous Maastricht criteria) had failed, but also re- and their fiscal institutions. Others, notably Italy, and also France,
vealed the severe lack of stabilizing institutions in EMU.
have a much longer way to go. Meanwhile, a still partly dysfunctional
The history of the EMU crisis depicted on pages 6 to 7 is thus one and far from integrated Eurozone banking system and capital market
of a prolonged struggle between member states over how to construct remains a hindrance to a vigorous and synchronous economic recovery.
the missing institutions, what powers to give them and how to fund That said, the ascendance of the common central bank and financial
them. This process was uneven, but the outcome, in our view, is a regulator should continue to drive this integration process, while also
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CONCLUSIONS
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The Eurozone crisis has clearly triggered a series of reform efforts in
many countries. For one, the countries
that were rescued by the Troika (European Union, International Monetary
Fund and ECB ) had to submit to significant reform programs in the context
of the bailout agreements. In other
countries, notably Italy, market pressures and the associated fear of being
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The economic outlook for the Eurozone has clearly improved since
mid- 2013 , and we expect the economic recovery to gradually strengthen over the coming years, absent major external shocks. That said,
the outlook for both medium- and longer-term growth remains somewhat subdued. Over the medium term, a still very weak banking system is likely to hold back the upturn. With banks still tending to reduce
exposure, and regulators pushing them to raise capital, lending to
the all-important small and medium-sized enterprise ( SME ) sector is
likely to pick up quite slowly. Loan growth was still negative at the
start of 2014 in countries such as Italy and Spain
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in part be due to weak demand, and also a result of capital market
finance replacing bank loans. At the same time, interest rates charged
on SME loans are declining only very slowly in the periphery. It remains
to be seen to what extent the measures announced by the ECB in
May, in particular the launch of so-called TLTRO s (targeted long-term
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Contents
Global Investor 1.14
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Room to rise
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Banking today
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A culture of innovation
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Corporates to loosen
their purse strings
Economic trends are improving.
Michael Weber reports that companies
seem ready to pursue growth.
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e believe that the macroeconomic contraction in the Eurozone has bottomed out and
should see further stabilization
over the next few quarters. Headwinds from
austerity measures are easing, while the long
period of low capital spending should allow
for investments to catch up. Macroeconomic
data in the Eurozone already reveals that consumer sentiment and investment spending
have improved. Also, the recent easing actions
by the European Central Bank (ECB) signal
a dovish stance and will diminish funding
costs for banks, while reducing further appreciation pressure on the euro.
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P/E MSCI Europe
This chart puts the current valuation of the MSCI
Europe into perspective with its history. Multiples
have recovered from their lows in 2011 and are
now slightly above their long-term historical
average. However, there is still some scope for
multiples to rise further even as we view earnings
growth as the main driver for performance at
this stage. Source: Datastream, Credit Suisse / IDC
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Michael Ghler
Co-Head Global Equity & Credit Research
+41 44 333 51 84
michael.gaehler@credit-suisse.com
Roman Ochsner
Junior Research Analyst
+41 44 332 03 72
roman.ochsner@credit-suisse.com
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Banking today
Even as banking continues to cope with the aftermath of the financial crisis, completely new competition
is arising. Disruptive innovation through FinTech start-ups questions the banks value chain.
MARKET CAPITALIZATION
NET INCOME
EQUITY
RoE
in%
in billion
in billion
in%
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Christine Schmid
Co-Head Global Equity & Credit Research
+ 41 44 334 56 43
christine.schmid@credit-suisse.com
The last seven years have been a rollercoaster ride for European banks, driven by
the aftermath of the financial crisis, stricter
regulatory rules and, last but not least, the
Eurozone breakup concerns. From end- 2007
until 9 March 2009, European banks lost a
staggering 80% of their market capitalization.
Remarkably, it recovered to reach roughly
60% of its original size by 2014 . But in terms
of relative market weight and importance,
the banking sector never recouped. Down
from 20% market weight in 2007, its share
remained at 13%. This could change if the
European economy recovers. Banks are a
direct proxy for indicating expected eco nomic
development. But economic development
also depends highly on banks and their
lending capacity. In Europe, where the capital
market is less mature, bank lending constitutes roughly 70% of company financing; for
small and medium-sized enterprises ( SME s)
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expanding lending in Europe, where up to 70%
of the jobs are provided by SME s. But banks
are still in deleveraging mode (see Figure 1),
shrinking their balance sheets to meet stricter capital and leverage ratio requirements.
The aggregated equity position of European
banks has increased by 51% since 2007
as a reflection of stricter capital rules. The
equity position, and with it the capital ratio,
has constantly improved over the last few
years, but the balance sheet size has remained largely unchanged. Driven by European Central Bank ( ECB ) liquidity measures,
the banks engaged in sovereign debt carry
trades. With zero risk weight imposed by
regulators on sovereign debt, the capital ratio
was not affected. The 2014 ECB stress test
seeks to change this delusive incentive.
2014 lost in transition?
2014 is a transition year for European banks
as the ECB conducts a harmonized asset
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FinTech
According to Cisco, the number
of mobile -connected devices will
exceed the world population by
the end of 2014. This rapid pace of
accelerating technology interaction
affects both our daily lives and,
increasingly, the financial industry.
The term FinTech addresses this
convergence of financial services
with technology. Big Data analytics,
cloud computing, mobile solutions
and social media have also become
essential in banking. This is driven
by changing customer behavior
as well as by new profit pools and
the entry of new digital competitors
such as retailers, mobile phone
operators, IT giants and start-ups.
32%
of banking revenues
at risk from
new digital competitors
by 2020
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represent an alternative
response to convergent disruption
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banks from
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devices
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Banking 2020
Today, every business is a digital business. To meet the challenges
posed by emerging trends from outside the traditional banking
sector, banks must rethink their operating models. Therein lies
opportunity, says Accentures Alexander Kettenbach.
INTERVIEW BY CHRISTINE SCHMID
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issue in the long term
is the question of
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ALEXANDER KETTENBACH
Managing Director at Accenture AG
Head of Management Consulting Financial
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German cars
in top gear
While Germany, which is considered to be the
birthplace of the modern automobile, is still
admired for its successful automobile industry, the French car industry has lost some
of its past glory. The car industry is economically important for both countries. In 2010, it
accounted for 749,000 and 225,000 direct
jobs in Germany and France, respectively.
However, the development of the industry
in the two countries could not be more different. According to PricewaterhouseCoopers
( PWC), production volumes in Germany rose
from 4.1 million autos in 1990 to 5.4 million
in 2010, while falling from 2.6 million to 2.2
million autos in France. And the outlook is
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Auto & Capital Goods Research
reto.hess@credit-suisse.com
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2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2004
Spain
2006
2008
France
2010
Italy
2012
2014
Germany
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A culture
of innovation
Innovative Europe
The Global Innovation Index is published on an annual basis.
It is a composite indicator that ranks countries in terms
of their environment for innovation and their innovation outputs.
Source: The Global Innovation Index 2013 (INSEAD, WIPO, Johnson Cornell University)
Rank ( 2013 )
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Country
Switzerland
Sweden
United Kingdom
Netherlands
USA
Finland
Singapore
Hong Kong
Denmark
Ireland
Rank ( 2007 )
6
12
3
9
1
13
7
10
11
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Fostering an innovation culture is far from trivial, as success depends on a multitude of factors.
These include among other things a commitment to sustained investments in research
and development (both from the government as well as from the corporate sector), access to
a skilled/well-trained workforce, the presence of world-class universities, a dynamic investment
community and the protec tion of intellectual property. In addition, clusters of universities
and businesses that enable efficient technology transfer and interdisciplinary exchange are
clearly beneficial. At the individual company level, luck has proven to be an important element
in many cases. Whatever the reasons, success begets success, creating a virtuous circle
as it attracts top talent and further investments.
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Venture capital
investments by sector
Source: Ernst & Young, Global Venture Capital Insights and Trends 2014
USD bn
60
21.8%
50
28.4%
40
30
12.5%
20
10
19.0%
18.2%
0
2006
USA
2007
Europe
2008
2009
China
India
2010
2011
2012
2013
Israel
Massachusetts Institute
of Technology
Stanford University
University of Cambridge
ETH Zurich
EPF Lausanne
University of Oxford
10
Location
USA
USA
UK
USA
Switzerland
UK
Singapore
Switzerland
UK
USA
Institution
Harvard University
University of Oxford
University of Cambridge
Johns Hopkins University
Stanford University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of California, San Francisco
University of California, Los Angeles
Yale University
Karolinska Institutet
Natural sciences
Location
USA
UK
UK
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
Sweden
Institution
University of Cambridge
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of California, Berkeley
Stanford University
Harvard University
ETH Zurich
California Institute of Technology
University of Oxford
Imperial College London
Princeton University
Location
UK
USA
USA
USA
USA
Switzerland
USA
UK
UK
USA
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The USA and China comfortably lead when it comes to the number of scientific publications.
More importantly, however, European publications have a high impact as measured by citations.
Source: OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2013
4,260
%
20
2,000
15
1,500
10
1,000
500
0
US
CN
UK
DE
JP
FR
CA
IT
ES
IN
AU
KR
NL
BR
RU
CH
PL
SE
TR
BE
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Switzerland:
A pharmaceutical powerhouse
In a science -driven industry such as the pharmaceutical industry, a commitment to sustained
R&D investment is a crucial factor in order to attract the best scientists, in our view. This is not only
important to increase the success of developing drugs in-house, but also when it comes to judging
the merits of in-licensing opportunities. Switzerland has a long history of expertise in chemical/
pharmaceutical sciences and is home to two of the worlds top pharma companies.
Roche has a unique combination
of pharma and diagnostics
Volkswagen
Samsung
Intel
Microsoft
Roche
Novartis
Toyota
10
Headquarters
Germany
South Korea
USA
USA
Switzerland
Switzerland
Japan
USA
USA
USA
R&D spending
(bn USD)
Industry
Automotive
13.5
13.5
10.6
10.4
Healthcare
10.0
Healthcare
9.9
Automotive
9.1
Healthcare
8.2
8.0
Healthcare
7.5
Top 10 pharmaceutical
companies by size of pipeline
A companys pipeline is its source of future revenue growth. Again, Roche and Novartis are
leaders in terms of number of pipeline drugs, a large proportion of which originate in-house.
Source: Citeline Pharma R&D Annual Review 2014, Bloomberg, Credit Suisse
Rank Company
1
GlaxoSmithKline
Roche
Novartis
Pfizer
AstraZeneca
Sanofi
Bristol-Myers Squibb
10
Takeda
Headquarters
UK
Switzerland
Switzerland
USA
UK
USA
France
USA
USA
Japan
No. of drugs
in pipeline 2014
% of originated
drugs ( 2013)
R&D expenditure
2013A (bn USD)
261
57%
6.1
248
79%
10.0
223
73%
9.9
205
67%
6.7
4.8
197
70%
186
56%
7.5
180
45%
6.3
164
52%
8.2
133
74%
3.7
132
50%
3.5
European
technology:
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100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
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as a joint venture between Advanced Semiconductor Materials International ( ASMI ) and Philips. The company provides lithography tools
used for the production of integrated circuits ( IC s), such as CPUs,
dynamic random access memory and flash memory. With these
machines, patterns are optically imaged onto a silicon wafer covered
with a film of light-sensitive material (photoresist). As a start-up,
ASML faced strong competition from more than ten established players. In the meantime, ASML offers the best lithography tools for the
semiconductor industry, and holds about 87% of the market. The
further development of lithography, especially the extreme -ultraviolet
( EUV ) technique used for the production of chips with a feature size
of ten nanometers and below, is crucial for the semiconductor industry to keep Moores law (i.e. that computer processor speeds will
double every two years) alive. To achieve this goal, the company
operates partnership programs with Intel, Samsung and TSMC, thus
highlighting ASMLs pivotal role in the industry. These three companies
provide additional R&D financing and own stakes (15%, 5% and 3 %,
respectively) in ASML.
0%
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
Ultratech
Silicon Valley Group
Nikon
Canon
ASML
81%
85%
92%
89%
88%
87%
93%
93%
95%
93%
96%
95%
67%
72%
73%
82%
88%
86%
NA
NA
90%
88%
86%
84%
72%
60%
80%
86%
78%
78%
In the 1980 s, Acorn Computers decided to design its own highperformance 32 -bit RISC (reduced instruction set computing) chip,
the ARM processor. In 1990, Cambridge -based ARM was founded
as a joint venture between Apple, Acorn and VLSI Technology, when
Apple was developing a PDA called Newton and looking for a lowpower processor to run it. Although the Newton was not a great
success, ARM decided to pursue what we now call an IP business
model. As such, the ARM processor has been licensed to many
semiconductor companies for an up-front license fee and then
royalties on production. This incentivized ARM to help its partner
access high-volume shipments as quickly as possible. ARMs IP or
architecture is now the standard used in mobile products, especially
smartphones such as the iPhone and Samsung Galaxy, and
tablets like the iPad. About 98 % of the more than two billion mobile
phones sold each year use at least one processor (chip) based on
an ARM design.
Thomas C. Kaufmann
Pharmaceuticals Research
+41 44 334 88 38
thomas.c.kaufmann@credit-suisse.com
Ulrich Kaiser
Technology & Media Research
+41 44 334 56 49
ulrich.kaiser@credit-suisse.com
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Airports
gates to the world
In a globalized world, accessibility is a key
location factor. Airlines are one means
of transport, and airports are the gates.
According to Airports Council International
(ACI), over 1.4 billion passengers use airports
in Europe. And this figure is likely to increase
given that, as Airbuss Global Market
Forecast predicts, air transport (measured
in revenue passenger kilometers) will grow
at a rate of 4% per annum in advanced
economies between 2013 and 2032. Indeed,
ACI forecasts that airport users in Europe will almost double by 2030 to around 2.7 billion. This
ITQYVJHQTGECUVKUOCKPN[DGKPIFTKXGPD[JKIJGTGOGTIKPIOCTMGVVTCHE6JKUCUUWORVKQPEQTTG
sponds with the results of the 2014 Credit Suisse Emerging Consumer Survey, which forecasts that
international holiday traveling in emerging markets is likely to increase from its current low level
of about 10%, driven by growing household incomes. This growth creates opportunities for airports.
Reto Hess
Auto & Capital Goods Research
+41 44 334 56 24
reto.hess@credit-suisse.com
Romano Monsch
Consumer Staples Research
+41 44 332 90 59
romano.monsch@credit-suisse.com
01_Split of revenues
at Paris airports
While half of Paris airport revenues still come
from the aviation business, it only earns about
12% of operating income. On the other hand,
retail and services has the highest profitability of
all businesses, earning two-thirds of the group
operating income with only 29% of sales. Retail
and services revenues grew by 5.1% in 2013
driven by retail, which increased sales by 8.7%.
Within retail, airside shops account for 70%
of revenues. Source: Aroports de Paris, Credit Suisse
9%
9%
53%
29%
Stefanie Kluge
Consumer Discretionary & Retail & Industrials Research
+41 44 332 03 74
stefanie.kluge@credit-suisse.com
%
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
04 05 06 07 08 09 10
11
12
13
14
31
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airlines remains cautious. The International Air Transport Asso ciations
Financial Forecast March 2014 predicts an EBIT margin of only 1.9%
in 2014 compared to 1.1% in 2013 , mainly due to intense competition.
On the one hand, low-cost carriers have expanded their fleets. According
to the European Low Fares Airlines Associations Airline Members
Statistics, low-cost carriers transported 216 million passengers and
operated 4,526 flights in 2013 compared to 106 million and 2,331 in 2006 ,
respectively. On the other hand, competition from airlines in the Middle
East is likely to increase on international routes from Europe to Asia Pacific.
Over the next six years, we expect annual fleet growth of between 5%
and 14% for Middle Eastern airlines and that part of this higher capacity
could be used on European routes. Hence, airline competition in the
European market is most likely to remain difficult. Therefore, contrary
to airports and airport infrastructure suppliers, the outlook for European
airlines is much less attractive, in our view.
17,664,171
2013
58,042,554
122,286,907
2032 (est.)
Intra-Western Europe
+62%
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2004 13
32
Future of Europe
Crisis and
convergence
Photos: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/html/hires.en.html
The acute phase of the euro crisis may be passing, but European monetary union remains a
work in progress. According to Harold James, establishing an effective fiscal apparatus and
a supervisory framework for banking is yet to be achieved. In an interview, James examines these
issues as well as how to secure growth, on which the future of monetary union depends.
A fundamental issue in
the long term
is the question
of what kind
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there will be
for Europe.
HAROLD JAMES
HAROLD JAMES
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historians in the world. He received his PhD
from Cambridge University in 1982 and
joined Princeton University in 1986. His most
recent book is Making the European Monetary
Union ( 2012). His awards include the
Helmut Schmidt Prize in German- American
Economic History.
33
has been the feeling that its been a one way process. Unless the German-French
relationship can be repaired, its difficult to
think of ways in which Europe can advance
coherently. I do see some signs that the
relationship is improving, not just atmospherically but also regarding basic policy
principles.
Meaning?
Harold James: A fundamental issue in
the long term is the question of what kind
of fiscal rules there will be for Europe.
So far, fiscal rules are associated very much
with Germany and budgetary austerity, and
with the export of deflation. Thats not a
concept that fits well into the French world
view. An alternative French model that has
some appeal in Italy, and in Greece and
Spain as well, envisions the state taking a
more active role. Now there may be some
convergence in approach. For example, the
fundamental idea of the much talked about
book by Thomas Piketty Capital in the
Twenty-First Century is that to address
the issue of increasing social inequality,
you need a wealth tax. That kind of concept
has already been floated in Germany in a
very different context as a way of dealing
with the debt problems of southern European
countries. I see the potential for a kind
of intellectual convergence about the desirability of what you might call Piketty-ism
between France and Germany.
Historically, the French at least thought
of the euro as a potential competitor to the
dollar and perhaps also playing a political
role. Are we back on track for the euro
to become a contender to the dollar and
then maybe in future to the renminbi ?
Harold James: Yes, I think so. I would
see the long-term impact of the 2007
2008 crisis in exactly that way. It has really
highlighted the problem of depending too
much on the USA as a major financial
center. We saw in the financial crisis how
important dollar funding was for European
banks. The Federal Reserve played a really
big part in supporting Europe through the
swap lines. Ending that dependence and
the sense that ultimately the USA is the
country where the financial markets are
deepest and most liquid is part of the vision
of how the architecture is going to evolve
in Europe, as well as in China.
How likely is it that the European Central
Bank ( ECB ) will adopt the supreme
role that the Federal Reserve or the Bank
of England have had within their domain? >
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United in diversity
A HISTORY OF EUROPE IN BRIEF
MARSHALL PLAN EUROPEAN
RECOVERY PROGRAM
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minister between 1948 and 1952, is regarded as one of the drivers
of European unity. In cooperation with Jean Monnet, he drew up
the internationally renowned Schuman Plan, which he published on
9 May 1950, the date now regarded as the birth of the European Union.
He proposed joint control of coal and steel production, the most
important materials for the armaments industry. The basic idea was
that whoever did not have control over coal and steel production
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Adenauer (r.)
shaking hands
with French
President Charles
de Gaulle in 1961.
KONRAD ADENAUER
A PRAGMATIC DEMOCRAT
AND TIRELESS UNIFIER
Romania
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Malta
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of Germany, who stood at the head of the
newly-formed state from 1949 63, changed
the face of post-war German and European
history more than any other individual. Like
many politicians of his generation, Adenauer
had already realized following the First World
War that lasting peace could only be achieved
through a united Europe. His experiences
during the Third Reich (he was removed from
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from 194955 Adenauer realized far-reaching
foreign policy goals to bind Germanys future
with the western alliance: membership of
the Council of Europe (1951), founding the
European Coal and Steel Community (1952),
and Germanys entry into NATO (1955).
A cornerstone of Adenauers foreign policy
was reconciliation with France. Together
with French President Charles de Gaulle,
a historic turning point was achieved: in
1963 the once arch-enemies Germany and
France signed a treaty of friendship, which
became one of the milestones on the road to
European integration.
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discipline
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income statement
RISK
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GROWTH / INVESTMENT
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STRUCTURE (TOO
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THE FIRMS OVERALL
COST OF CAPITAL
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management perceives
current share price
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Economic uncertainty is
increasing, or if temporarily
elevated due to prior M&A,
for example
Cash-rich
sectors such
as technology,
energy and
healthcare
have stepped
up share buyback programs, e.g. Apple,
Microsoft, ExxonMobil, Novartis,
but also General Electric, Philip Morris,
Nestl
European cement
majors are still restoring financial flexibility
to support credit
ratings. European utility
and telecoms sectors
both have prioritized
debt reduction in recent years to try to
stabilize credit ratings
38
We are seeing a marked step-up in M&A activity. So far, many transactions have been
financed with a substantial equity component,
which limits the potential negative credit
impact. Nonetheless, the current cheap and
plentiful financing available in the corporate
bond market may well encourage corporates
to increasingly use debt in their funding mix,
ultimately leading to an increase in leverage.
It seems likely that we are in the early stages
of an increase in corporate leverage that will
ultimately feed through to pressure on credit
ratings. Sectors likely to see the most M&A
activity include healthcare, telecommunications and materials, although in reality we
think conditions are ripe for widespread activity across the board.
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Michael Weber
Auto & Building Materials & Chemicals Research
+41 44 333 54 25
michael.weber@credit-suisse.com
times
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Money talks
In conversation with the euro
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is running a large current account surplus. I
also believe euro area banks cross-border
deleveraging of balance sheets, much of
which is USFQNNCTUJCUIGPGTCVGFUKIPKECPVPGVQYDCEMVQGWTQ$WV+DGNKGXGVJKU
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overvalued.
EU RO: If that is all true, it sounds like
I could stay overvalued for some time. I am
not sure Mario would approve.
J P: I think it wont last. A trend change
is likely before long, most probably driven by
anticipation of a trend rise in US short-term
interest rates, while euro area key rates stay
very low. In the meantime, as there was remarkably little evidence of large -scale capiVCNQWVQYHTQOVJGGWTQCTGCFWTKPIVJG
crisis, there should be a limit to the current
reversal; and cross-border bank balance
sheet reduction is well advanced. The large
external surplus is likely to persist, but as
this is driven more by an import decline than
an export boom, it will probably prove at
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Central Bank President Mario Draghi may
not approve and this will continue to maniHGUVKVUGNHKPCTGCVKQPCT[DKCUVQECB monetary policy even as the Fed moves toward
an exit from its unconventional easing program. But we seem to be changing roles
here, so let me pose another question
J P: The European Parliament elections
in 2014 saw a near-doubling of representation of the extreme right and left. Should
we see this as representing an increasingly
popular anti-euro view in Europe?
EU RO: The 2014 European elections
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and have understandably shown a large
swing away from the European political center since 2009. Perhaps the most surprising
outcome is how dominant that center remains, for now. If it is to stay that way, the
message of the people must be heard, and
policymakers must react. But, in a currency
union of sovereign states, the largest political risks to me will come from the member
states parliamentary elections, not the
European Parliaments. The single greatest
potential hurdle on this front was the
German elections last year, during which my
name was barely mentioned. More deeply,
at the heart of the political debate lies the
question of what it means to be anti-euro
or anti- EMU. It is not clear, at least to me,
that there are credible policy alternatives
being tabled by anyone on the right or left
41
1.60
1.50
1.40
1.30
1.20
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1.00
0.90
0.80
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Joe Prendergast
Head of Financial Markets Analysis
+41 44 332 83 18
joe.prendergast@credit-suisse.com
42
Has Spanish
competitiveness
become more
German?
01_Harmonized competitiveness
indicators
The ECB (European Central Bank) publishes
competitiveness indicators (the lower the value,
the better). Germany has improved its competitiveness since the Hartz reforms of 2005 .
Spains competitiveness has worsened since
joining the Eurozone, but improved since the
recession and following the reform. Since then,
the country has been regaining ground
vis--vis Germany. Source: ECB, Datastream, Credit Suisse
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120
110
100
90
80
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Spain
+|
Germany
France
02_Unemployment rates
in Germany and Spain
%
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
1992
1997
Spain
2002
2007
2012
Germany
03_WEF competitiveness
ranking puts Germany close
to the top, with Spain still
below its precrisis highs
Germany has been assessed as a very competitive economy over the last eight years, without
any substantial variability in its ranking. Spains
competitive ranking has declined compared
with pre crisis levels, but the 2012 reform and
the improved macroeconomic stability should
lift its ranking back up again. Source: WEF, Credit Suisse
Rank (out of 148)
Bjrn Eberhardt
Global Macro Research
+41 44 333 57 43
bjoern.eberhardt@credit-suisse.com
Javier J. Lodeiro
Banking & Insurance Research
+41 44 334 56 44
javier.j.lodeiro@credit-suisse.com
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11
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Apart from an efficient labor market, many other factors also contribute to a countrys overall compet itiveness, among
them openness to constant change and the readiness to work hard to maintain an innovative edge. The World Economic
Forum (WEF ) has ranked countries according to their competitiveness for over a decade, looking at 12 factors to
determine the overall competitive position. 5QWTEG9'()NQDCN%QORGVKVKXGPGUU4GRQTV s%TGFKV5WKUUG
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Overall competitive
ranking
1
Institutions
Infrastructure
10
11
12
Macroeconomic
environment
Goods market
efficiency
Labor market
efficiency
Financial market
Technological
readiness
Market size
Business
sophistication
Innovation
Germany
4th
Ranked
overall. Strong and consistently high
competitive ranking, with even a further improvement in the
most recent ranking.
VJ
Ranked
overall, with a score broadly in line with
similar innovation-driven economies. The burden of government
regulation (tax and labor markets) is cited as being somewhat
problematic. Another area for improvement could be the strength
of investor protection.
TF
Ranked
overall, very strong positioning and above the
average of similar innovation-driven economies. The only weak
rankings in this category relate to quality of the electricity supply
and mobile phone penetration compared with similar economies.
27th
Ranked
overall, better than similar innovation-driven
economies. The ranking in this category is negatively impacted by
the currently elevated level of government debt as a percentage
of GDP.
21st
Ranked
overall, in line with similar innovation-driven
economies, with high scores for quality of primary education and
life expectancy.
TF
Ranked
overall, better than other innovation-driven
economies. High scores for availability of research and training
services as well as the extent of staff training.
21st
Ranked
overall, similar to innovation-driven eco nomies. The taxation and the incentives to invest (including the
process for starting a business) are perceived as areas where
the economy could become even more competitive.
41st
Ranked
overall, similar to innovation-driven eco nomies. To improve the overall competitive positioning of
the country, more flexible wage determination, as well as more
flexible hiring and firing policies, including a reduction of
redundancy costs, would be needed.
29th
Ranked
overall, similar to other innovation-driven
economies. The report claims that more financing flexibility
(loan access, venture capital) and a sounder banking system
could support the overall competitive positioning of Germany.
14th
Ranked
overall, similar to other innovation-driven
economies, with room for improvement in the area of foreign
direct investment and technology transfer.
VJ
Ranked
overall, above the average of other innovationdriven economies.
TF
Ranked
overall, also substantially above the average
of other innovation-driven economies.
4th
Ranked
overall, above the average of other innovationdriven economies, with some bottlenecks apparently existing in
the availability of scientists and engineers.
Spain
VJ
Ranked
overall, still below the pre crisis level of 29,
but above the 2011 low of 42.
VJ
Ranked
overall. Further progress in the overall
competitive ranking might be triggered by more efficient use
of government spending, reducing the burden of government
regulation, and enhancing the protection of minority
shareholders interests.
10th
Ranked
overall, very strong positioning as well,
and above the average of innovation-driven economies. A further
increase in the penetration rate of mobile phone subscriptions
would support overall competitive positioning.
116th
Ranked
overall. Certainly the result of the recession
in Spain, and could improve this ranking to some extent once
cyclical economic headwinds recede. A much better overall competitive positioning would materialize if the central government
budget and debt could be reduced structurally.
VJ
Ranked
overall. Improving the quality of primary
education would enhance the overall competitive positioning.
26th
Ranked
overall. The overall competitive rank could
be improved by more closely aligning the educational system and
the needs of the economy. Notably, a higher-quality educa tional
system in general terms, and in terms of mathematics and
science education, could raise overall competitive rankings.
TF
Ranked
overall. Improvements in the overall competitive ranking could materialize if more efficient antimonopoly
policies were implemented, the process for starting a new business was shortened and taxes were reduced.
VJ
Ranked
overall. The labor reform of 2012 may
improve this overall ranking to some extent. But more must
be done to retain and attract professional talent, for example.
This is definitely an area where the country needs to show
further progress.
97th
Ranked
overall. This overall ranking may improve
to some extent with the cyclical recovery of the banking sector.
In our view, a more normal economic environment is needed
to properly assess this criterion.
26th
Ranked
overall. The overall competitive positioning
could be improved if firms could be incentivized to absorb more
technology.
14th
Ranked
overall, also above the average of other
innovation-driven economies. Further increases in exports as
a share of GDP could raise the ranking.
TF
Ranked
overall. The country ranking could be
improved by higher rankings in categories such as willingness
to delegate.
VJ
Ranked
overall. Research and development is an
area in which the country still needs to improve, as well as the
area of government procurement of advanced tech products.
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SME 1 AVANZARE
Employees: 35
Export: 40 countries
Export quantities: 50% of total production
Region: La Rioja
City: Navarrete, Logroo
Years active: 10 (since 2004)
SME 2 IMPLASER
Employees: 40
Export: 20 countries
Export quantities: 17% of total production
Region: Aragn
City: Alfajarn, Zaragoza
Years active: 16 (since 1998)
Spains
new businesses:
Small, but erce
Spains SME s are seeing definite signs of economic recovery. Two successful companies
describe their formula for maintaining a going concern. Aside from sheer hard work, inspiration
and expertise (no surprise there), other key factors are innovation and exports.
that the basic formula for economic recovery has two main components:
export and innovation. These components are interdependent. The
first is focused on development within the company, and the second
is geared toward fostering international expansion. In orienting both
of these approaches toward achieving the same goal, these companies have been able to successfully seize windows of opportunity
despite the economic crisis.
45
SME 1
AVANZARE
46
1 Some 35% of Avanzares budget goes toward research and development. 2 Avanzare,
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3 An increase in international sales in 2013 enabled Avanzare to create new jobs within
the company. 4 Graphene is a form of pure carbon that conducts heat and electricity with
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100 times stronger than steel).
5 The company exports to more than 40 countries.
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SME 2
IMPLASER
I
1
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materials, and also manufactures photoluminescent products. 2 The
business is comprised of 2,000 m2 of plant, facilities and storehouse
space. They have invested heavily in preparing their products for the
international market.
49
50
3 Photoluminescence is a chemical effect whereby an object absorbs light from the visible spectrum and later
emits it, or glows, for some period of time, in total darkness. 4 The export process requires very careful resource
planning and management from beginning to end. 5 To better face the challenges of innovation, Implaser
has created new jobs for specialized technical employees. 6 6JG[JCXGCGZKDNGYQTMUEJGFWNGCPF60% of
the employees are women. These are some of the keys to an excellent management policy at Implaser.
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52
Energy dependence has long been a known risk: Europe imports more than half of its total energy
needs. Moreover, close to one-third of the regions crude oil imports and two-fifths of its natural gas
imports come from a single trading partner Russia. What are the alternatives, and how viable are they?
NOR
5.8%
64.5%
2014
AM
2.9%
NA
SWE
8.0%
51.0%
RE
ISL
ST
EU28
NO
RD
6.4%
14.1%
P
P
DNK
7.5%
26.0%
2014
P
IRL
NLD
GBR
6.1%
4.5%
POL
BEL
North American
energy exports
DEU
6.1%
6.8%
2015
6.5%
12.4%
CZE
6.7%
11.2%
LUX
5.9%
3.1%
AUT
Shale gas
extraction 2013
Shale gas basins
$CPPGF/moratorium
Allowed
Allowed and permits issued
Dependency on Russian gas
(as a % of total consumption)
0%: None
120%: Small
2050%: Medium
50100%: High
N/A%
32.1%
HUN
CHE
5.0%
9.6%
NA
21.0%
SVN
8.5%
20.2%
P
FRA
6.4%
13.4%
HRV
6.2%
16.8%
2017
LNG terminal
Import terminal
operational
Import terminal
under construction
5.2%
11.0%
6.1%
4.2%
O PA
6.3%
7.2%
ITA
Oil-drilling zones
Oil-drilling zones in Europe
6.4%
13.5%
PRT
6.6%
24.6%
ESP
7.6%
14.3%
COUNTRY
599
CUC % of consumption
in 2016
Share of renewables
1,001
34
24
54
72
47
169
25
4
2
54
26
860
120
13
6
MLT
8.2%
1.4%
5
16
432
Source: Eurostat
100
L
BR
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HE
RH
LIBYA
KAZAKHSTAN
5.9%
35.8%
P
2014
Moscow
LTU
8%
SAUDI ARABIA
ALGERIA
NORWAY
RUSSIA
STREA
NIGERIA
9%
6.5%
21.7%
QATAR
SVK
4.3%
10.4%
SOY
UZ
OTHER
11%
BLUE
ROU
STREA
OUTH
NORWAY
11%
4.5%
22.9%
RUSSIA
32%
BGR
6.0%
16.3%
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Ankara
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13.8%
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5.2%
6.8%
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4%
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D
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4%
EST
4.7%
25.8%
12%
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14%
Total energy
6%
Gas
6%
Petroleum
products
NIGERIA
30%
ALGERIA
St. Petersburg
IRAQ
OTHER
36%
3%
20
3%
42
40
4%
53
4%
ANGOLA
OTHER EUROPEAN
COUNTRIES
66
60
5.4%
34.3%
3%
86
80
FIN
53
54
36.01 80
Germany
Italy
17.61 42
Spain
4.71 18
France
4.70 30
Belgium
2.98 7
UK
2.74 22
Greece
2.59 8
Czech Republic
2.13 4
Romania
Bulgaria
Austria
2011 2020E
Netherlands
Nuclear
26%
2%
22%
25%
Coal
0.69 4
Oil
0.67 8
Gas
0.54 3
Denmark
0.53 1
Portugal
0.28 3
Wind
5%
Slovenia
0.25 1.50
Solar
1%
Other renewables
19%
Poland
05
Sweden
22%
1%
19%
23%
10%
3%
22%
0.04 1
Hungary
0.02 2
0
10
2013
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
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France
12,003 0 0 12,003
Germany
UK
Sweden
9,508 0 0 9,508
Spain
Europe
168,241
139,029
22,240
6,762
7,002 0 0 7,002
Belgium
5,943 0 0 5,943
Czech Republic
Switzerland
3,252 0 0 3,252
Finland
Bulgaria
1,906 0 0 1,906
Hungary
Slovakia
Source: IEA
1.02 3
Slovakia
1.02 5
Romania
World
640,904
374,611
188,755
77,538
1,310 0 0 1,310
Slovenia
696 0 0 696
Netherlands
485 0 0 485
0 0 6,000 6,000
Poland
0 0 1,350 1,350
Lithuania
10,000
Operational
20,000
30,000
Under construction
40,000
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50,000
60,000
70,000
Latin America
140
Iran
Non- OECD Europe
India
120
Central Asia
Japan
100
Africa
Other Asia
80
Russia
60
Europe
Australia/NZ
40
20
It has yet to be shown whether European geology is actually viable for commercial shale
extraction and how much of this resource is
ultimately recoverable at a reasonable cost.
In comparison with the USA , Europes much
higher population density, lower level of transportation and processing infrastructure, and
different land ownership structures are further
challenges to be taken into account. While
supply concerns could prompt other countries
to follow the UKs example and rethink their
strategies toward unconventional shale resources, commercial development will take
time and is unlikely to materialize before the
end of this decade.
China
Incremental demand
Incremental supply
2015E
2020E
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Head of Fundamental Micro Themes Research
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Energy Research
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Nikhil Gupta
Fundamental Micro Research
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European telecom
sector ready
to deploy cash
Light regulation and the EUs single market initiative aim to promote
consolidation and investment in Europes telecom infrastructure.
USA
20
TELECOM PROVIDERS
EUROPE
70
TELECOM PROVIDERS
Currently, more than 70 telecom companies offer their services in 28 European countries.
This compares to less than 20 telecom companies operating in the USA . This fragmented and fiercely
competitive environment has prevented companies from investing in future technologies,
leaving some business models vulnerable to new, disruptive technology.
We would
like to have
more BMWs
than Fiats in
the European
telecom
sector.
NEELIE KROES
EU Commissioner for the Digital Agenda
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in USD bn
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iPhone
launch
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60
700
600
50
500
40
400
30
300
20
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USD 220 bn
200
in market cap
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100
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2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
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600
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300
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consolidation among European telecom markets. The regulations have had an immediate
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operators increasing their capital expenditure
guidance. This increase reflects the confidence of companies that investments in future technology should result in higher returns
on invested capital. While some have expressed fears about rising prices for consumGTUYGDGNKGXGVJGRQNKVKECNYKNNVQKPEGPVKXK\G
HWVWTGVGEJPQNQI[KPXGUVOGPVUYKNNJGNRURWT
the European recovery and could lead to a
gradual re -rating of European telecom sector
stocks over the next five years.
Recovery could yield over EUR 60 billion
While a number of uncertainties remain, including discussions over roaming tariff cuts
CPF PGVYQTM PGWVTCNKV[ EU telecoms have
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Technology & Telecom Research
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Dan Scott
Investment Strategy & Research
+41 44 334 56 33
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56
47
49
40
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32
30
13A
14E
20
10
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07
08
09
10
11
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20
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18
16
14
10
EU market recovery values
16
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12
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13 %
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10 %
10 %
7%
6%
6
12
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8
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UK
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BE
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2013
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Investor know-how
Ratings
and risks
Valuation is not an exact science and there is no single approach that can accurately assess whether
an asset is fairly priced without making assumptions. Sometimes markets are driven more by liquidity
and sentiment rather than fundamentals, but it is in such cases when well-researched valuation analysis
can prove most useful in helping investors identify opportunities and avoid risk.
VALUATION
60
Trend = 6.2%
Standard deviation = 33.9%
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Secular bull
24 yrs
Aftermath
12 yrs
Reflation
13 yrs
Inflation/war
14 yrs
Bubble Deflation/war
9 yrs
14 yrs
Secular bull
27 yrs
Stagflation
14 yrs
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16 yrs
11.1%
8.3%
2.9%
8.3%
1.3%
22.4%
2.5%
9.5%
2.8%
12
10
Aftermath
13.6%
14
Panic
8 yrs
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1909
1929
1949
1969
1989
2009
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7
6
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10
1998
2000
1976
1978
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
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1994
US discount rate
10th percentile VJRGTEGPVKNG /GFKCP 75th percentile
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9/11 attacks
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BOND SPREADS
Antonios Koutsoukis
Fundamental Micro Themes Research
+44 20 7883 66 47
antonios.koutsoukis@credit-suisse.com
changes, rather than the other way round. So spread changes can become a leading indicator
of fundamental improvement signals in an economy, which ultimately leads to rating changes.
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DIFFERENCE IN YIELD
DEFINES SPREAD
The difference in yield among variously
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yields were 1.47%, whereas the equivalent
Italian yield was 3.02%. This 155-basispoint difference represents the desired
premium or spread that investors
ask to hold for the perceived higher-risk
Italian sovereign paper, as compared
to the better-rated German bunds.
early May, yields on 10 -year Italian government bonds fell to near 3%, the lowest on
record. Spains 10 -year bond coupon dropped
below the 3% mark, but Irelands yields
have declined the most, reaching 2.74% in
early May.
The way spreads have contracted shows
that investors now require less yield to hold
the debt of European periphery states. The
spread in early May that investors demanded
for Spains 10 -year bonds, compared to
equivalent-tenor German debt, shrank as
much as 6 basis points to 146 basis points
the narrowest since August 2010.
Sentiment is clearly playing a role in driving this process, with investors taking a cue
from signals of an ongoing economic revival
and reduced volatility. On 5 May, Portugal
announced it was ready to exit its three -year
bailout program, an indication of its slow
emergence from the financial crisis. Many
investors who were put off from investing in
lower-rated European sovereign paper have
found reassurance in the commitment of the
European Central Bank ( ECB) to support
these economies come what may.
A mixture of more favorable fundamentals
and reviving investor sentiment has combined
to shift allocations toward the likes of Portugal and Italy. Investors hunger for yield is
clearly pushing them back to these markets,
given the lack of adequate returns elsewhere.
For example, Germanys benchmark 10 -year
yield stood at 1.46% in early May, a level
offering too little reward for the risk.
Investors also see an environment where
there is a higher risk of deflation than inflation. The decline in bond yields witnessed in
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Authors
Michael Ghler
Thomas C. Kaufmann
Oliver Adler
Nikhil Gupta
Ulrich Kaiser
Bjrn Eberhardt
Reto Hess
Stefanie Kluge
Dominik Garcia
Philippe Kaufmann
Antonios Koutsoukis
Antonios Koutsoukis is a research analyst in Fundamental Micro Themes Research. His areas of responsibility include thematic strategy and megatrends
research. Antonios Koutsoukis holds an MS c in Finance
from Cass Business School and a BS c in Economics
and Economic History from the London School of
Economics, United Kingdom. > Pages 59 61
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Javier J. Lodeiro
Roman Ochsner
Markus Stierli
Romano Monsch
Joe Prendergast
Michael Weber
Matthias Mller
Dan Scott
Uwe Neumann
Christine Schmid
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