Gaëlle Malléjac appointed Global Chief Investment Officer of Ostrum Asset Management
Ostrum Asset Management (Ostrum AM), an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, announced today the appointment of Gaëlle Malléjac as its Global Chief Investment Officer (Global CIO). With this move, Ostrum AM optimises its organisation by bringing together all its management expertise – insurance and ALM1 solutions, fixed income, quantitative and structured – and research – economic research and market strategy, credit research and quantitative research – under one leadership.
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Reporting to Olivier Houix, CEO of Ostrum AM, Gaëlle Malléjac will oversee a team of more than 140 investment professionals managing assets totaling €396 billion2. She will particularly focus on leveraging all of Ostrum AM’s expertise to develop solutions that address the current and future challenges faced by its institutional clients, especially regarding the central issue of transitions, where Ostrum AM positions itself as a leading player.
Olivier Houix, CEO of Ostrum AM, said : “We are delighted to open this new professional opportunity for Gaëlle within Ostrum AM. Her extensive asset management experience, sharp expertise, leadership, and the great quality of work she has delivered alongside our teams over the past three years constitute a valuable combination of assets in support of our ambition to be an asset management leader for major institutional clients.”
Gaëlle Malléjac, Global CIO, said : “I am honoured by the opportunity to lead all the management and research teams at Ostrum AM as the company embarks on a new strategic plan in connection with the entire BPCE Group. I will notably focus on leveraging Ostrum AM’s key expertise to continue developing and building our investment solutions for the benefit of our clients.”
Gaëlle Malléjac has over 30 years of experience in asset management. After an initial experience within the fixed income management team at Groupama Financial Bank from 1994 to 1997, she joined Groupama Asset Management as a fixed income insurance manager and progressively held the positions of head of Institutional Fixed Income Management and then head of Fixed Income and Credit Management. In 2012, she was appointed Director of Fixed Income Management, responsible for credit management, directional and aggregate fixed income management, and cash management. From 2015, she became Director of Active Investments, overseeing fixed income, equity, convertible, multi-asset management, and financial engineering, while also being a member of the Executive Committee at Groupama Asset Management. She joined Ostrum AM in May 2021 as Director of Insurance Management and ALM Solutions. Gaëlle Malléjac holds a Master’s degree in Economics, specializing in Finance from the University of Rennes I, and a postgraduate diploma (DESS) in International Banking and Finance from the University of Le Havre.
1 Asset and Liability Management
2 Source : Ostrum Asset Management, consolidated data at end-June 2024.
About Ostrum Asset Management
Ostrum Asset Management draws on its investment expertise to enhance the impact of its clients’ commitments as they act together to support European citizens’ life plans, health and retirement.
Ostrum Asset Management is among the European leaders1 in institutional asset management, providing support to its clients operating under liability constraints across the entire investment value chain with a range of insurance-based (equities and bonds), fixed income, and quantitative management offerings, combined with a dedicated set of service offerings.
Ostrum Asset Management is a well-established responsible investment advocate2 and manages €396 billion3 in assets for large institutional clients – insurers, pension funds, health insurers, corporations.
Ostrum Asset Management is an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers.
Asset management company regulated by AMF under n° GP-18000014 – Limited company with a share of 50 938 997 €. Trade register 525 192 753 RCS Paris – VAT : FR 93 525 192 753. Registered office: 43, avenue Pierre Mendès-France – 75013 Paris – www.ostrum.com
1 IPE Top 500 Asset Managers (Investment & Pensions Europe) 2023 ranked Ostrum AM as the 9th largest asset manager, as at 12/31/2022. Any reference to a ranking, a rating or an award provides no guarantee for future performance.
2 Ostrum AM was one of the first French asset manager signatories to the PRI in 2008. More details: www.unpri.org
3 Source: Ostrum Asset Management, consolidated data at end-March 2024. Administered assets include Ostrum AM's assets. The services provided for a given client may concern certain services only.
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About Natixis Investment Managers
Natixis Investment Managers’ multi-affiliate approach connects clients to the independent thinking and focused expertise of more than 15 active managers. Ranked among the world’s largest asset managers1 with more than $1.3 trillion assets under management2 (€1.2 trillion), Natixis Investment Managers delivers a diverse range of solutions across asset classes, styles, and vehicles, including innovative environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies and products dedicated to advancing sustainable finance. The firm partners with clients in order to understand their unique needs and provide insights and investment solutions tailored to their long-term goals.
Headquartered in Paris and Boston, Natixis Investment Managers is part of the Global Financial Services division of Groupe BPCE, the second-largest banking group in France through the Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne retail networks. Natixis Investment Managers’ affiliated investment management firms include AEW; DNCA Investments3; Dorval Asset Management; Flexstone Partners; Gateway Investment Advisers; Harris Associates; Investors Mutual Limited; Loomis, Sayles & Company; Mirova; MV Credit; Naxicap Partners; Ossiam; Ostrum Asset Management; Seventure Partners; Thematics Asset Management; Vauban Infrastructure Partners; Vaughan Nelson Investment Management; and WCM Investment Management. Additionally, investment solutions are offered through Natixis Investment Managers Solutions and Natixis Advisors, LLC. Not all offerings are available in all jurisdictions. For additional information, please visit Natixis Investment Managers’ website at im.natixis.com | LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/natixis-investment-managers.
Natixis Investment Managers’ distribution and service groups include Natixis Distribution, LLC, a limited purpose broker-dealer and the distributor of various US registered investment companies for which advisory services are provided by affiliated firms of Natixis Investment Managers, Natixis Investment Managers S.A. (Luxembourg), Natixis Investment Managers International (France), and their affiliated distribution and service entities in Europe and Asia.
1 Survey respondents ranked by Investment & Pensions Europe/Top 500 Asset Managers 2024 ranked Natixis Investment Managers as the 19th largest asset manager in the world based on assets under management as of December 31, 2023.
2 Assets under management (“AUM”) of current affiliated entities measured as of June 30, 2024, are $1,320.8 billion (€1,232.3 billion). AUM, as reported, may include notional assets, assets serviced, gross assets, assets of minority-owned affiliated entities and other types of non-regulatory AUM managed or serviced by firms affiliated with Natixis Investment Managers.
3 A brand of DNCA Finance.