Searching for the right kind of beta

By Geoff Candy Diversification is much easier to achieve in a growth portfolio than in an income portfolio, says Chris Jackson, head of UK retail at Natixis Global Asset Management. This is one of the findings made by the group’s Portfolio Research and Consulting Group, which sits between its sales force and intermediaries and aims…

TOBAM boards over US$2 bn in new assets

Company increases AUM by over 50% since start of 2014, reflecting the growing popularity of its smart beta strategy Paris, 2nd March, 2015 – TOBAM, the Paris-based asset manager, has been awarded US$2.1 billion in net new inflows across its Anti-Benchmark® strategies, since December 1, 2014. In all, the company has recorded total net inflows…

Appetite for smart beta strategies grows

Appetite for smart beta strategies grows By Andrew Pierce Investor momentum for smart-beta exposure continues to gather pace, with TOBAM, the Paris-based asset manager spun out of Lehman Brothers Asset Management, pulling in more than $2 billion of assets in just three months. The company, which has been running its smart-beta Anti-Benchmark strategy since 2006,…

TOBAM distinguished for its CSR policies

TOBAM received the jury’s Special Award during the 5th edition of the [profit for Non Profit] Awards, organised by Axylia, the independent advisory firm specialised in socially responsible and altruistic solutions. TOBAM believes that it is in the fundamental interest of its clients to adopt a sustainable approach, sustainability being a major component of economic…

TOBAM distinguished as entrepreneurial asset manager of the year at the Option Finance awards

Paris, November 14th, 2014 – TOBAM has won the entrepreneurial asset manager of the year award during the second edition of the Asset Management Trophies, organised by Deloitte and Option Finance. To determine the winner, Option Finance worked in partnership with Deloitte to develop a rigorous and representative methodology. Through this distinction, the jury, composed…