Natixis Investment Managers

SMArtX Makes Major Expansion, Adding 86 New Strategies From 12 Leading Asset Management Firms

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木曜日, 5月 9, 2024

SMArtX Advisory Solutions ("SMArtX"), a leading innovator in unified managed accounts (UMA) technology, announced it has added 86 strategies offered by 12 leading asset management firms to its rapidly expanding platform.

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  • SMArtX Advisory Solutions ("SMArtX"), a leading innovator in unified managed accounts (UMA) technology, announced it has added 86 strategies offered by 12 leading asset management firms to its rapidly expanding platform.
  • The firm’s cutting-edge platform now offers 1,447 strategies from over 300 distinguished asset management firms.
  • Brad Haag, Executive Vice President of SMArtX, stated, "This expansion is a milestone for SMArtX, underlining our dedication to continuously adapt to the evolving needs of our clients.
  • Meanwhile, existing partners Chilton Capital Management, Fidelity Institutional, Franklin Advisers, Principal Global Investors, Sterling Capital Management, Syntax, T. Rowe Price Associates, and Zacks Investment Management added strategies focused on a range of themes including equity, allocation, fixed income, and indexing.

Loomis Sayles Euro Credit Team Celebrates First Three-Year Milestones

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木曜日, 2月 15, 2024

Loomis, Sayles & Company, the global investment manager and Natixis Investment Managers affiliate with EUR311 billion in assets under management as of 31 December 2023, is pleased to celebrate the three-year anniversaries of its Loomis Sayles Euro Credit and Loomis Sayles Euro High Yield funds.

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  • Loomis, Sayles & Company, the global investment manager and Natixis Investment Managers affiliate with EUR311 billion in assets under management as of 31 December 2023, is pleased to celebrate the three-year anniversaries of its Loomis Sayles Euro Credit and Loomis Sayles Euro High Yield funds.
  • Backed by Loomis Sayles’ industry-leading data infrastructure and its corporate culture focused on asset management, the Euro Credit team seeks to generate consistent excess return versus the benchmark.
  • Loomis Sayles Euro Credit invests primarily in investment grade, euro-denominated corporate bonds while Loomis Sayles Euro High Yield invests primarily in the BB segment of the euro-denominated high yield corporate bond market.
  • “These results reflect the relevance of the team’s capabilities in helping to meet the needs of clients and investment consultants across Europe.”
    “We are fortunate to benefit from the exceptional infrastructure and tools that Loomis Sayles has invested in, which have provided the Euro Credit team with a solid base for growing efficiently and generating investment ideas,” said Rik den Hartog, portfolio manager and co-head of the Loomis Sayles Euro Credit team.

Wealth Management Firms Say Active Management Will Be Key to Market Outperformance in 2024, Finds Natixis Investment Managers Survey

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火曜日, 2月 6, 2024

Nearly seven out of ten (69%) professional fund selectors from some of the largest US wealth management firms agree that active fund management will be essential to investment outperformance in 2024, according to new survey findings released today by Natixis Investment Managers (Natixis IM).

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  • Nearly seven out of ten (69%) professional fund selectors from some of the largest US wealth management firms agree that active fund management will be essential to investment outperformance in 2024, according to new survey findings released today by Natixis Investment Managers (Natixis IM).
  • Natixis IM surveyed 198 US fund selectors, the investment professionals responsible for vetting and selecting the funds and other investment products on their firm’s investment platform.
  • Respondents represent private banks, wirehouses, registered investment advisors (RIAs) and RIA aggregators, independent or individual wealth managers, and other investment advisory firms that collectively manage $19.4 trillion in client assets.
  • The survey of US fund selectors is part of a larger survey of 500 professional fund selectors across Asia, Europe/EMEA, North America and the UK.

Natixis Investment Managers Sponsors World-Class Para Athlete Femita Ayanbeku

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金曜日, 1月 19, 2024

Natixis Investment Managers (Natixis IM) today announced its sponsorship of elite US amputee sprinter Femita Ayanbeku.

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  • Natixis Investment Managers (Natixis IM) today announced its sponsorship of elite US amputee sprinter Femita Ayanbeku.
  • An active community advocate, Ayanbeku also will partner with Natixis IM to share her inspirational story with the firm’s charitable partners.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240118933491/en/
    Natixis Investment Managers Sponsors World-Class Para Athlete Femita Ayanbeku (Photo: Business Wire)
    After a traumatic below-knee amputation, Ayanbeku found a passion for running when she was granted a custom prosthesis.
  • “We are proud to support Femita as she pursues her dream of athletic excellence,” said David Giunta, CEO of Natixis Investment Managers in the US.

Daniel Roy, Former CEO of LBP Asset Management and Senior Executive at Generali, Joins Indefi as Senior Advisor

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火曜日, 1月 16, 2024

PARIS, Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Indefi , a leading strategy advisor for asset managers worldwide, has welcomed Daniel Roy as Senior Advisor.

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  • PARIS, Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Indefi , a leading strategy advisor for asset managers worldwide, has welcomed Daniel Roy as Senior Advisor.
  • Roy was formerly CEO of La Banque Postale (LBP) Asset Management, CEO of HSBC Private Bank France and CEO of Natexis Asset Management, which later merged with Ixis Asset Management to become Natixis Investment Managers.
  • Most recently, Roy served as Head of Development at Generali Asset & Wealth Management.
  • In September 2023, Indefi announced that Jim McCaughan, former CEO of Principal Asset Management, had joined as U.S. practice leader.

Flexstone Partners Announces the Appointment of Samira Boussem as Managing Director to Drive its Sustainability Strategy

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木曜日, 1月 11, 2024

Flexstone Partners (Flexstone), an affiliated investment manager of Natixis Investment Managers, managing more than $10 billion in assets focused on lower, middle market buyouts, growth equity, and emerging managers in the US, Europe, and Asia, today appointed Samira Boussem as Managing Director & Head of Sustainability.

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  • Flexstone Partners (Flexstone), an affiliated investment manager of Natixis Investment Managers, managing more than $10 billion in assets focused on lower, middle market buyouts, growth equity, and emerging managers in the US, Europe, and Asia, today appointed Samira Boussem as Managing Director & Head of Sustainability.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240111217720/en/
    Samira will be reporting to Eric Deram, Managing Partner at Flexstone Partners, effective January 8, 2024 and is based in Paris.
  • Eric Deram, Managing Partner at Flexstone Partners, said: “As Flexstone’s clients continue to develop sustainable investment strategies, we are thrilled to have someone as experienced and talented as Samira leading this effort.
  • Samira joins Flexstone from her role as Head of ESG at Natixis Investment Managers Solutions where she was leading all the ESG topics.

Investment Opportunities Abound in 2024, Say Natixis Affiliated Investment Managers

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水曜日, 1月 10, 2024

At least one Natixis Affiliated Investment Manager and one of our strategists believes the long-running Dollar bull market is in trouble.

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  • At least one Natixis Affiliated Investment Manager and one of our strategists believes the long-running Dollar bull market is in trouble.
  • Thus, the ability of an active investment to achieve its objectives will depend on the effectiveness of the investment manager.
  • The investment management subsidiaries of Natixis Investment Managers mentioned in this presentation conduct any investment management activities only in and from the jurisdictions in which they are licensed or authorized.
  • Natixis Distribution, LLC and Natixis Advisors, LLC are located at 888 Boylston Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02199.

Natixis Investment Managers Launches Natixis Gateway Quality Income ETF (GQI)

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水曜日, 12月 13, 2023

Natixis Investment Managers (Natixis IM) and Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC (Gateway), a pioneer in options-based investment strategies, today launched the Natixis Gateway Quality Income ETF (GQI).

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  • Natixis Investment Managers (Natixis IM) and Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC (Gateway), a pioneer in options-based investment strategies, today launched the Natixis Gateway Quality Income ETF (GQI).
  • This actively managed, income-oriented equity ETF seeks to deliver current income while maintaining prospects for capital appreciation by combining a factor-based, quality-focused equity portfolio with the characteristics of an index-option selling overlay program.
  • The model evaluates US-exchange-traded equities and seeks to maximize exposure to quality characteristics while considering issuer and sector exposures, among other constraints and considerations.
  • In celebration of its historic ETF launch, the Gateway leadership team will ring the NYSE’s Closing Bell on December 28, 2023.

Institutional Investors See Growth from Big Tech and Private Markets in Otherwise Slowing Economy, Finds Natixis Investment Managers Survey

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水曜日, 12月 6, 2023

Survey participants also include 92 institutional investors in the US who are responsible for the management of $4.4 trillion in assets.

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  • Survey participants also include 92 institutional investors in the US who are responsible for the management of $4.4 trillion in assets.
  • A full copy of the report on the Natixis Investment Managers’ Institutional Investor Outlook for 2024 can be found here: https://www.im.natixis.com/us/research/2024-institutional-outlook .
  • Natixis Investment Managers Global Survey of Institutional Investors conducted by CoreData Research in October and November 2023.
  • Survey participants included 500 institutional investors in 27 countries throughout North America, Latin America, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

Impact Disclosure Taskforce Created to Scale Financing of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

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火曜日, 11月 28, 2023

The Taskforce also intends to explore mechanisms for disseminating and analyzing this entity-level impact information to promote transparency and accountability.

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  • The Taskforce also intends to explore mechanisms for disseminating and analyzing this entity-level impact information to promote transparency and accountability.
  • The Taskforce also obtains input from public development banks including the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the French Agency for Development (AFD), and the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), as well as from the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), members of the Global Investors for Sustainable Development Alliance (GISD), and Linklaters.
  • Collaborating to provide suggested guidance on standardized impact metrics for development finance will allow entities to more clearly communicate their contribution towards the SDGs.
  • We are working to support greater impact disclosures and ultimately attract more sustainable finance capital to emerging markets and developing countries.”