Fixed income has been a dark place to live in the past couple of years but making active currency decisions proves there is light at the end of the tunnel – it is not just Amundi’s Lotfi Ben Lazrak holding a touch.
Amundi Alternative Investments has announced a partnership with Hong Kong-based Complus Asset Management to provide investors with an Asian-focused global macro strategy on its AIFM-compliant platform.
A great deal has already been written about the challenges facing asset allocators in a world where bonds yields have been pushing lower for the better part of 30 years.
Amundi’s new Multi Asset Global Fund for international investors aims to satisfy growing demand from financial advisers for an all-in-one solution for clients willing to take moderate risks, said Éric Tazé-Bernard, the fund management company’s chief allocation adviser.
The 10 most popular funds in Europe drew net inflows last month of €31.2bn (£22.6bn) as Amundi is crowned lead group for net sales in August.
Effective as of 15 June, Mortier will support CIO Pascal Blanqué in maintaining Amundi’s existing investment strategy, as well as taking up a seat on the firm’s executive committee.
Italy’s UniCredit and Banco Santander of Spain have agreed to merge their asset management units in a deal which will create one of Europe’s biggest fund groups.
Amundi Alternative Investments has announced the recruitment of a new head of directional strategies.
Amundi, Europe’s leading asset manager, has boosted its global fixed income team with the appointment of two senior portfolio managers as it enjoys strong interest in its global aggregate and absolute return products.
Growing up under Soviet rule in Kazakhstan and studying economic cybernetics has placed Yerlan Syzdykov in the unusual position of understanding how certain cultures and systems namely China operate.
The Amundi JPX-Nikkei 400 UCITS ETF carries a TER of 0.18%, which Amundi says is the lowest in the market for this exposure.
