Mirova Appoints Amber Fairbanks as Co-Portfolio Manager on the Global Sustainable Equity Fund
US portfolio management team expands in Boston
BOSTON, November 14, 2018 – Mirova today announced it has appointed Amber Fairbanks, CFA®, as co-portfolio manager for the Mirova Global Sustainable Equity Fund. Fairbanks joins co-managers Jens Peers, CFA® and Hua Cheng, PhD, CFA®, who have managed the fund since its inception. Mirova is growing globally with an asset growth rate of 158% in the last five years.
“We are excited to welcome Amber Fairbanks as a member of our growing US-based portfolio management team,” said Jens Peers, CIO of sustainable equities and fixed income at Mirova. “Mirova’s substantial asset growth has given us the ability to add Amber to our US-based portfolio management team, while we further enhance our product lineup and continue working closely with our global sustainable investment teams.”
As a result, Suzanne Senellart will no longer serve as a co-portfolio manager on the Fund, but will focus on the development of a European environmental equity fund that she has managed since inception. Amidst this expansion, Hua Cheng has joined the rest of the Fund’s portfolio management team in Boston as of September 2018.
Before joining Mirova in October 2018, Fairbanks was a portfolio manager and analyst at Zevin Asset Management for over a decade. Previously, she was an analyst at J.L. Kaplan Associates, a division of Evergreen Investments, and worked for Delta Partners, L.L.C., a Boston-based hedge fund, accumulating 16 years of industry experience. She received her MBA from Boston College and a BS in environmental science from the University of Massachusetts. Fairbanks is a member of the Chartered Financial Analysts Institute (CFA) and the Boston Security Analysts Society (BSAS).
About Mirova and Ostrum Asset Management U.S., LLC
Mirova is an investment manager dedicated to responsible investing through a conviction-driven approach. The firm’s goal is to combine value creation over the long term with sustainable development. Mirova is a pioneer in sustainable finance and dedicated to developing impactful solutions for its clients. Mirova is operated in the US through Ostrum Asset Management U.S., LLC (Ostrum U.S.). Ostrum U.S. provides access to investment solutions that benefit from the extensive resources of a leading European asset management group. Mirova had $11.8 billion under management globally, and Ostrum U.S. had $862 million in assets under management (as of 9/30/18).
About Natixis Investment Managers
Natixis Investment Managers serves financial professionals with more insightful ways to construct portfolios. Powered by the expertise of 27 specialized investment managers globally, we apply Active ThinkingSM to deliver proactive solutions that help clients pursue better outcomes in all markets. Natixis ranks among the world’s largest asset management firms1 with nearly $1 trillion assets under management2 ($999.5 billion/€860.6 billion AUM).
Headquartered in Paris and Boston, Natixis Investment Managers is a subsidiary of Natixis. Listed on the Paris Stock Exchange, Natixis is a subsidiary of BPCE, the second-largest banking group in France. Natixis Investment Managers’ affiliated investment management firms and distribution and service groups include Active Index Advisors®;3 AEW; AlphaSimplex Group; Axeltis; Darius Capital Partners; DNCA Investments;4 Dorval Asset Management;5 Gateway Investment Advisers; H2O Asset Management;5 Harris Associates; Investors Mutual Limited; Loomis, Sayles & Company; Managed Portfolio Advisors®;3 McDonnell Investment Management; Mirova;6 MV Credit; Ossiam; Ostrum Asset Management; Seeyond;6 Vaughan Nelson Investment Management; Vega Investment Managers; and Natixis Private Equity Division, which includes Seventure Partners, Naxicap Partners, Alliance Entreprendre, Euro Private Equity, Caspian Private Equity;7 and Eagle Asia Partners. Not all offerings available in all jurisdictions. For additional information, please visit the company’s website at im.natixis.com | LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/natixis-investment-managers.
Natixis Investment Managers includes all of the investment management and distribution entities affiliated with Natixis Distribution, L.P. and Natixis Investment Managers S.A.
Natixis Distribution, L.P. is a limited purpose broker-dealer and the distributor of various registered investment companies for which advisory services are provided by affiliates of Natixis Investment Managers.
CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are registered trademarks owned by the CFA Institute.
Before investing, consider the fund's investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses. Visit im.natixis.com or call 800-225-5478 for a prospectus or a summary prospectus containing this and other information. Read it carefully.
1 Cerulli Quantitative Update: Global Markets 2018 ranked Natixis Investment Managers as the 16th largest asset manager in the world based on assets under management as of December 31, 2017.
2 Net asset value as of September 30, 2018. Assets under management (“AUM”), as reported, may include notional assets, assets serviced, gross assets and other types of non-regulatory AUM.
3 A division of Natixis Advisors, L.P.
4 A brand of DNCA Finance.
5 A subsidiary of Ostrum Asset Management.
6 Operated in the US through Ostrum Asset Management U.S., LLC.
7 Caspian Private Equity is a joint venture between Natixis Investment Managers, L.P. and Caspian Management Holdings, LLC.
BOSTON, November 14, 2018 – Mirova today announced it has appointed Amber Fairbanks, CFA®, as co-portfolio manager for the Mirova Global Sustainable Equity Fund. Fairbanks joins co-managers Jens Peers, CFA® and Hua Cheng, PhD, CFA®, who have managed the fund since its inception. Mirova is growing globally with an asset growth rate of 158% in the last five years.
“We are excited to welcome Amber Fairbanks as a member of our growing US-based portfolio management team,” said Jens Peers, CIO of sustainable equities and fixed income at Mirova. “Mirova’s substantial asset growth has given us the ability to add Amber to our US-based portfolio management team, while we further enhance our product lineup and continue working closely with our global sustainable investment teams.”
As a result, Suzanne Senellart will no longer serve as a co-portfolio manager on the Fund, but will focus on the development of a European environmental equity fund that she has managed since inception. Amidst this expansion, Hua Cheng has joined the rest of the Fund’s portfolio management team in Boston as of September 2018.
Before joining Mirova in October 2018, Fairbanks was a portfolio manager and analyst at Zevin Asset Management for over a decade. Previously, she was an analyst at J.L. Kaplan Associates, a division of Evergreen Investments, and worked for Delta Partners, L.L.C., a Boston-based hedge fund, accumulating 16 years of industry experience. She received her MBA from Boston College and a BS in environmental science from the University of Massachusetts. Fairbanks is a member of the Chartered Financial Analysts Institute (CFA) and the Boston Security Analysts Society (BSAS).
About Mirova and Ostrum Asset Management U.S., LLC
Mirova is an investment manager dedicated to responsible investing through a conviction-driven approach. The firm’s goal is to combine value creation over the long term with sustainable development. Mirova is a pioneer in sustainable finance and dedicated to developing impactful solutions for its clients. Mirova is operated in the US through Ostrum Asset Management U.S., LLC (Ostrum U.S.). Ostrum U.S. provides access to investment solutions that benefit from the extensive resources of a leading European asset management group. Mirova had $11.8 billion under management globally, and Ostrum U.S. had $862 million in assets under management (as of 9/30/18).
About Natixis Investment Managers
Natixis Investment Managers serves financial professionals with more insightful ways to construct portfolios. Powered by the expertise of 27 specialized investment managers globally, we apply Active ThinkingSM to deliver proactive solutions that help clients pursue better outcomes in all markets. Natixis ranks among the world’s largest asset management firms1 with nearly $1 trillion assets under management2 ($999.5 billion/€860.6 billion AUM).
Headquartered in Paris and Boston, Natixis Investment Managers is a subsidiary of Natixis. Listed on the Paris Stock Exchange, Natixis is a subsidiary of BPCE, the second-largest banking group in France. Natixis Investment Managers’ affiliated investment management firms and distribution and service groups include Active Index Advisors®;3 AEW; AlphaSimplex Group; Axeltis; Darius Capital Partners; DNCA Investments;4 Dorval Asset Management;5 Gateway Investment Advisers; H2O Asset Management;5 Harris Associates; Investors Mutual Limited; Loomis, Sayles & Company; Managed Portfolio Advisors®;3 McDonnell Investment Management; Mirova;6 MV Credit; Ossiam; Ostrum Asset Management; Seeyond;6 Vaughan Nelson Investment Management; Vega Investment Managers; and Natixis Private Equity Division, which includes Seventure Partners, Naxicap Partners, Alliance Entreprendre, Euro Private Equity, Caspian Private Equity;7 and Eagle Asia Partners. Not all offerings available in all jurisdictions. For additional information, please visit the company’s website at im.natixis.com | LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/natixis-investment-managers.
Natixis Investment Managers includes all of the investment management and distribution entities affiliated with Natixis Distribution, L.P. and Natixis Investment Managers S.A.
Natixis Distribution, L.P. is a limited purpose broker-dealer and the distributor of various registered investment companies for which advisory services are provided by affiliates of Natixis Investment Managers.
CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are registered trademarks owned by the CFA Institute.
Before investing, consider the fund's investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses. Visit im.natixis.com or call 800-225-5478 for a prospectus or a summary prospectus containing this and other information. Read it carefully.
2 Net asset value as of September 30, 2018. Assets under management (“AUM”), as reported, may include notional assets, assets serviced, gross assets and other types of non-regulatory AUM.
3 A division of Natixis Advisors, L.P.
4 A brand of DNCA Finance.
5 A subsidiary of Ostrum Asset Management.
6 Operated in the US through Ostrum Asset Management U.S., LLC.
7 Caspian Private Equity is a joint venture between Natixis Investment Managers, L.P. and Caspian Management Holdings, LLC.
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