
Barry de Kock
Portfolio manager of the Denker Global Opportunities Portfolios at Denker Capital, also covering global insurers and Latin American financials (CFA).
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Sep 15, 2026
Beyond banks: Insurance, exchanges and other financial opportunities
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Barry de KockGUEST
Yeah, and what has happened there, just for a bit of history, many of our investors who we've met with in the past few years will know, but we did really well out of the sector between say 2021 and 2024, when insurance rates hardened materially and the margins of the businesses improved massively.

Barry de KockGUEST
What has happened since then, last year and this year, is that the market has softened or started to soften.

Barry de KockGUEST
So insurance rates are starting to come down, but they're still at very healthy levels.

Barry de KockGUEST
The margins are still very strong and the businesses are still generating strong returns on capital.

Barry de KockGUEST
The share prices have lagged over the last year relative to the banks and to the broader markets though.
Global banking opportunities: Where the team is finding value
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Nigel BarnesHOST
What's been happening globally in terms of what you've been doing with the banks? Yeah, sure.

Barry de KockGUEST
As you said, and as Corky alluded to, what we've become quite good at over the years is being able to recycle the capital into new opportunities around the globe where we still see a lot of value.

Barry de KockGUEST
If you look over the last year or three, where we've seen stocks be extremely strong has been particularly the European banks.

Barry de KockGUEST
So we've been quite heavily exposed there and we've benefited from that very much so.

Barry de KockGUEST
So what we're doing is we're looking for areas around the world where we can reinvest that.