Françoise Cespedes

BNPP AM Europe aims to generate long-term sustainable returns for their clients, based on a sustainability-driven approach. Their approach combines a deep understanding of market dynamics and fundamentals (at the security, sector and theme level), which allows the firm to take strong positions and allocate capital dynamically over varied time horizons.

AXA-IM Paris is an active, long-term manager which utilizes a quantitative investment approach that analyzes fundamental data culled through in-house and external research. They employ growth strategies based on bottom-up stock selection. The firm’s analysts work closely with portfolio managers to perform proprietary quantitative risk management. The investment teams tend to be small and are specialized by investment type, sector, region and product type.

Abeille is an active, global asset manager with integrated expertise across all major asset classes. Their investment process is bottom-up, based on fundamental financial analysis and valuation, and informed by top-down macro-economic research. The stock selection process focuses on favorable industry sectors and uses a dividend discount model. Determinant criteria include return on assets, price-to-book ratio and a low historical price-to-earnings ratio. The firm invests with conviction for the long-term and manages risks with discipline and rigor.

Provides security brokerage services

AAIS is an active, conviction-driven manager which performs fundamental analysis, aiming to identify portfolio value, structural and cyclical themes, investment opportunities and selection of securities and mutual funds. The firm collaborates with Banque Neuflize OBC and ABN AMRO Advisors to select mutual funds and provide consulting services. Their analytical teams perform qualitative studies to evaluate mutual funds and management companies. AAIS’s multi-management revolves around two activities: Multi-asset portfolio management combines funds of funds, funds of mandates and profiled funds designed for private and institutional clients in France, Netherlands and worldwide; and Alternative investment offers a range of absolute performance oriented solutions (non-benchmarked), alternative solution (Hedge Funds and Private Equity) as well as risk budget-constrained solutions.