Crédit Agricole Asset Management (CAAM) is the asset management subsidiary of Crédit Agricole SA. With over £385 billion* in assets under management CAAM is France’s largest fund manager and one of the top 10 players in continental Europe. CAAM London branch was established in mid-1998 and now manages more than £28 billion*. There are other investment centres in Continental Europe and Asia.

Services

CAAM offers public sector pension schemes access to its investment expertise in a range of different asset classes through segregated management and pooled vehicles. Capabilities include:

• Liability-Driven Investment
  An innovative approach to “new balanced” or fixed income management
• Global Fixed Income
  From our award-winning London-based team, whose 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, Crédit Agricole – Alternative Investment Products Group 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. A Sterling share class and an Asian share class is available

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 2008, CAAM and its affiliates managed investments for five UK Local Authority Pension Fund clients.

Key Contacts

To find out more about our services, please contact a member of our team.

* As at 30th September 2008
Source CAAM