Ostrum Asset Management appoints Frédéric Leguay Head of Equities Ostrum Asset Management

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(Ostrum AM), an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, announces the appointment of Frédéric Leguay as Head of Equities. He will report to Gaëlle Malléjac, Head of Insurance and ALM Solutions

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Each country for itself

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Growth has made a comeback but each country already wants to take its own path. Unity is no longer on the cards and the world economy is fast going down a

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Natixis Asset Management renamed Ostrum Asset Management

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Natixis Asset Management, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, will be renamed Ostrum Asset Management from April 3, 2018. Ostrum Asset Management will focus on its core investment capabilities, fixed

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Preparing for a market shift as volatility returns

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Volatility finally roared back to abnormally tame markets, but most institutional investors were already bracing for impact; their efforts to diversify and build durable portfolios should now pay off, according

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US administration partial shutdown marks the first in the country’s history

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The US administration’s partial shutdown marks a first in the country’s history: this is the first time that we have witnessed this type of situation when the same party occupies

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The 10 biggest risks for 2018

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The outlooks for 2018 are relatively optimistic, nonetheless, in the interest of a balanced view, here are the 10 biggest risks for 2018: Everything is consensus. Very few views (including

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Fresh bubbles in the Southern seas

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Raphael Gallardo, Natixis Asset Management, says the inevitable slowdown in Chinese real estate is set to hamper commodities prices, and explains why this is bad news for Australia. “A real estate

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Will passive save active?

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This month, instead of a market rehash, we’ll turn to the ever-popular active vs. passive debate. Our objective is not to argue that one is better than the other –

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Trump takes on US tax system – What’s it mean for investors? 

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Since the election of President Trump in November last year, markets have had an on-again off-again love affair with the prospects for comprehensive tax reform. With both houses of Congress

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Natixis expands its Asset Management presence in APAC with the acquisition of a majority stake in Investors Mutual Limited in Australia

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Natixis has announced the signing of definitive agreements to acquire a majority ownership stake (51.9%) in Investors Mutual Limited (IML) in Australia, which becomes a new affiliate of Natixis Global

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