BOSTON and PARIS, March 7, 2018 – Natixis Asset Management, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, will be renamed Ostrum Asset Management as of April 3, 20181. Ostrum Asset Management will focus on its core investment capabilities, fixed income, equity and insurance.

A new name for a more defined brand architecture
As part of Natixis’ strategic plan ‘New Dimension’, Natixis Investment Managers, one of the world’s premier asset managers2, has begun a process of aligning its brands. Within this new initiative, Natixis Asset Management, will become Ostrum Asset Management.

Jean Raby, Chief Executive Officer of Natixis Investment Managers, commented, “Ostrum Asset Management is our largest affiliate, and its distinct brand name re-affirms its key role in Natixis Investment Managers’ multi-affiliate structure. Ostrum Asset Management’s leading active investment solutions are an integral part of our Active Thinking℠ approach, helping clients to build portfolios to meet their long-term goals.”

New identity, symbol of change
“Ostrum”’s Latin roots pay tribute to the company’s European origins, while its meaning “purple colored” connects firmly to its parent companies Natixis and Groupe BPCE. The logo’s exponential symbol embodies Ostrum’s ambition to expand in partnership with its clients and staff, creating new opportunities in the fast changing asset management industry.
Matthieu Duncan, Chief Executive Officer of Ostrum Asset Management3, adds, “Our new brand name Ostrum Asset Management highlights our experience in the financial markets over more than 30 years4 and our investment team’s dedication to our clients.”

Refocused range to serve fresh ambitions
A leading fund manager5 in Europe with assets under management of 324.5 billion euros4 on behalf of institutional, individual and distributor clients, Ostrum Asset Management is renewing its focus on its long-standing fixed-income experience, its focused equity capabilities and its renowned insurance expertise.

The company will thereby draw on its extensive global investment range of bond funds. It will also continue to roll out alternative solutions, such as CLOs and private debt on real assets, while bolstering its equity investment expertise, including thematic, small & mid cap and emerging funds.

Lastly, Ostrum Asset Management will use its unique insurance investment management expertise to continue supporting insurer clients via its tailored multi-asset solutions range.

Ostrum Asset Management will rely on Natixis Investment Managers’ global distribution platform, as well as the Groupe BPCE retail banking networks, to drive its growth.

Governance of Ostrum Asset Management
  • Matthieu Duncan, Chief Executive Officer
  • Valérie Derambure, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Head of Finance & operations
  • Ibrahima Kobar, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer
  • Jean-Christophe Morandeau, Head of Legal, Compliance & Risks
  • Lientu Lieu, Head of Business Strategy
  • Sylvie Soulère-Guidat, Head of Human Resources
About Ostrum Asset Management
Ostrum Asset Management has been committed to helping clients to provide for their future and to achieve other long-term goals, for more than 30 years. Our fund managers combine high-quality proprietary research with stringent risk analysis at each stage of the investment process to drive their decisions and seek to deliver the highest quality outcome for clients.

Based in Europe, with a local presence in the United States6 and Asia7, Ostrum Asset Management provides a full range of high-performance active fundamental fixed-income and equity expertise along with insurance investment management solutions, to address investors’ needs worldwide.

Ostrum Asset Management ranks among the leading European asset managers8 with €324.5 billion in assets under management9 for institutional clients, individual investors and distributors.

Ostrum Asset Management is an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers.

Ostrum Asset Management, Funding your tomorrow.

About Natixis Investment Managers
Natixis Investment Managers serves financial professionals with more insightful ways to construct portfolios. Powered by the expertise of more than 20 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 firms10 (€830.8 billion / $997.8 billion AUM11).

Natixis Investment Managers includes all of the investment management and distribution entities affiliated with Natixis Distribution, L.P. and Natixis Investment Managers S.A.

In the United States: Provided by Natixis Distribution, L.P. 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.

Natixis Distribution, L.P. is located at 888 Boylston Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02199.
This is provided for informational purposes only. Services/products are not available to all investors in all jurisdictions. This material should not be considered a solicitation to buy or an offer to sell any service/product in any jurisdiction where such activity would be unlawful.

1 Natixis Asset Management U.S., LLC and Natixis Asset Management Asia Limited legal entities will be renamed Ostrum
Asset Management U.S., LLC and Ostrum Asset Management Asia Limited by June 2018. All funds will be renamed by the end of 2018.
2 Cerulli Quantitative Update: Global Markets 2017 ranked Natixis Investment Managers (previously Natixis Global Asset Management) as the 15th largest asset manager in the world based on assets under management as at December 31, 2016.
3 Matthieu Duncan becomes Chief Executive Officer of Ostrum Asset Management from April 3, 2018.
4 Natixis Asset Management at 12/31/2017.
5 IPE Top 400 Asset Managers 2017 ranked Natixis Asset Management as the 51st largest asset manager, as at 12/31/2016.
6 US via Natixis Asset Management U.S., LLC, limited liability company, registered as an investment adviser with the SEC.
7 Asia via Natixis Asset Management Asia Limited – Registered as a fund management company with the Monetary Authority of Singapore – Natixis Asset Management subsidiary.
8 IPE Top 400 Asset Managers 2017 ranked Natixis Asset Management as the 51st largest asset manager, as at 31/12/2016.
9 Natixis Asset Management – 12/31/2017
10 Cerulli Quantitative Update: Global Markets 2017 ranked Natixis Investment Managers (formerly Natixis Global Asset Management) as the 15th largest asset manager in the world based on assets under management as of December 31, 2016.
11 Net asset value as at December 31, 2017. Assets under management (“AUM”), as reported, may include notional assets, assets serviced, gross assets and other types of non-regulatory AUM.

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