Amundi was created on 1st January 2010 following the combination of the asset management businesses of two powerful banking groups, Crédit Agricole and Société Générale. Amundi offers a comprehensive range of products covering all traditional, and many alternative, asset classes and designs innovative, high-performing investment solutions for its institutional clients, delivered through pooled funds or dedicated mandates tailored specifically to their requirements and risk profile.
With almost £600 billion1 in assets under management, Amundi ranks third in Europe2 and among the top ten global players in asset management3. Amundi London branch was established in mid-1998 and now manages more than £27 billion4. There are investment centres in Continental Europe and Asia.
Services
Amundi offers public sector pension schemes access to its investment expertise in a range of different asset classes. Our capabilities include:
- Liability-Driven Investment
An innovative approach to fixed income management. - Global Fixed Income
From our award-winning London-based team, clients include both UK Local Authorities and UK corporate pension schemes. - Currency Funds
A pure currency fund – managed by the London Global Fixed Income team, a new and distinctive source of performance. - Global Equities
An innovative multi-strategy style that combines the risk-budgeting approach developed in our target-return funds with the best of our stock pickers. - European Equities
High-conviction management of a concentrated portfolio of stocks likely to benefit from market sector or corporate restructuring. - Emerging Market Equities
Global emerging thematic equities fund managed in a diversified portfolio; regional and country funds are also available (Latin America and Asia). - Funds of Hedge Funds
With a track record dating from 1992, Amundi Alternative Investments is one of the pioneers in Europe; the team analysing European hedge funds is based in London and numbers a leading UK Local Authority among its clients.
Structured investment processes
A coherent approach combining collective added value (convictions built between analysts, strategists and portfolio managers) and individual skills.
Strict risk control
In addition to systematic controls, independent internal risk managers ensure full compliance with regulatory constraints and the risk limits defined by each investor. As at December 2010, Amundi and its affiliates managed investments totalling £650 million for six UK Local Authority Pension Fund clients.
Source: AMUNDI
1 Amundi Group figures as at 31 December 2010
2 No. 3 in continental Europe – Total worldwide assets under management (open-ended funds, dedicated funds, mandates) – Source IPE Top 400 published in June 2010, based on figures as at December 2009
3 No. 8 worldwide. Total worldwide assets under management (open-ended funds, dedicated funds, mandates) – Source IPE Top 400 published in June 2010, based on figures as at December 2009
4 As at 31 December 2010
