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Natixis launches thematics affiliate

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia:

Paris-based multi-affiliate active investment group Natixis Investment Managers has launched a new boutique company that will specialise in thematic equity funds.

Thematics Asset Management will provide investors with access to a wide range of high conviction and active global thematic strategies, including safety, water, artificial intelligence and robotics.

Thematics Asset Management will be led by Karen Kharmandarian, Chairman & CIO, and Mohammed Amor, Managing Partner and Head of Development.

The investment team will also include Arnaud Bisschop, Frédéric Dupraz and Nolan Hoffmeyer, who joined Natixis Investment Managers in November 2018, and Simon Gottelier who joins as a senior portfolio manager on the Water strategy.

The management team consists of the above-named partners, specialized in global thematic investing, with a high-conviction, long-term approach and an emphasis on integrating Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations throughout the investment decision-making process.

Prior to joining Natixis Investment Managers and over the past 11 years, the team has developed and launched a range of thematic funds and were together involved in the management of more than $21bn of assets.

The investment managers have a strong expertise in bottom-up stock picking, identifying the companies exposed to long-term secular growth themes that should deliver risk-adjusted returns superior to those of broa......................

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