AXA IM appoints members to committee

Yasmine Raso

Senior Journalist, Financial Newswire

23 February 2023

AXA Investment Managers’ (AXA IM’s) newly launched Investment Institute has appointed four external members to its advisory committee, to inform on a range of topics from macroeconomics to climate change.

The new external members join nine other members from across AXA IM’s investment teams and senior members of the Macroeconomic research, ESG research and Quant Lab teams to help clients and portfolio managers make more informed investment decisions based on founded insights.

The committee’s expertise covers the short and long-term trends influencing the global macroeconomic and investment outlook across asset class views, sustainability and the future.

The new members include:

• Olivier Blanchard, an emeritus professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a former Economic Counsellor, and Director, Research Department for the International Monetary Fund (IMF), currently a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, who will advise on macroeconomics;
• Nigel Topping, a policy adviser and former Climate Champion for COP26, who will advise on climate;
• Marie-Christine Korniloff from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in France, Director of Corporate Engagement, who will advise on nature and biodiversity, and;
• Nicolas Loz De Coetgourhang also from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Head of Sustainable Business Practices, who will also advise on nature and biodiversity

“Quality research and analysis has always been fundamental to AXA IM. With geopolitical uncertainty, an inflationary environment, and recessions likely, it is essential now, more than ever, for clients and our portfolio managers investing client money to access expert views,” Chris Iggo, Chair of the AXA IM Investment Institute and CIO of AXA IM Core, said.

“The new members of the committee will bring renowned expertise to help shape our ways of thinking so we can cut through today’s complexities and ensure we’re ahead of future challenges and opportunities for the benefit of investors.”