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Christian Solé

Deputy Head of Fundamental European Equity, Senior Portfolio Manager, and Equity Analyst

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Christian joined Candriam in February 2004 and has been managing portfolios since 2012, co-managing the European Small and Mid-Cap strategies since 2015. He also co-manages the Innovation and Optimum Quality Portfolios.  

He began his career in 1997 at Fortis Investments (Générale de Banque, now BNP) in the Bond Research and Money Market management team. In July 2000, he became responsible for co-managing their Financial Sector portfolios, before moving to Candriam as an analyst. 

Christian holds a degree in commercial engineering from the Solvay Business School in Brussels and a degree in international political sciences from the University of Louvain in Belgium. He has been a qualified financial analyst with the Belgian Association of Financial Analysts (ABAF) since 1998.

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Christian Solé, Thomas Madesclaire, Lucia Meloni, Outlook 2025

The 2025 European Banking Puzzle: Risks, Rewards, and Regulation

Conflicting or competing regulatory regimes on both sides of the Atlantic, a changing rates environment with central banks in easing mode, and consolidation are the new trends to watch in the European banking sector as we head into 2025. Select carefully and keep an eye on the emissions.
Outlook 2023, Christian Solé

Europe Small Caps: they say history never repeats itself. But doesn’t it often rhyme?

In the past, small caps have tended to rebound strongly after inflation peaks. Small caps’ intrinsic qualities – agility, strong pricing power –, supplemented by careful selection by an experienced team, may allow them to stand out from the crowd once again in the near future, like a bright and powerful clarinet sound can take us almost by surprise.
Q&A, Geoffroy Goenen, Christian Solé

Quality, Innovation & Sustainability

Geoffroy Goenen, Head of Fundamental European Equity and Christian Solé, Head of Small & Midcaps at Candriam explain why it is useful to invest part of an equity portfolio into European small & midcaps.
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