Laetitia Tankwe, adviser to Ircantec’s president, becomes first French asset owner representative on PRI board. : Given overall pressure on funding rates and falling asset markets, 2019 looks set to be a year where good governance and adaptability to external events will be crucial Applying economics models to understand politics is like trying to use a trowel to saw a piece of wood in half The lending environment is undergoing a worrying change.