Candriam Investors Group

Candriam is a pan-European asset management firm, founded in 1996 and headquartered in Luxembourg, with around €108 billion of assets under management as of June 2017.[1][2][3][4][5] The company has been led by Naïm Abou-Jaoudé as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) since 2007. He has been at the company since its founding in 1996.[6]

Candriam
Formerly
Dexia Asset Management (1996-2014)
IndustryAsset Management
Founded1996 (1996)
Key people
Naïm Abou-Jaoudé CEO
ParentNew York Life
Websitewww.candriam.com

The company has investment management centres in Luxembourg, Brussels, Paris, and London,[1] and has a commercial coverage in Europe, the United States, the Middle East and, through distribution affiliates, in Asia-Pacific.

They offer investments in five asset classes: fixed income, equities, absolute performance strategies, sustainable investments and asset allocation.

History

The company was founded as Dexia Asset Management, a branch of Dexia S.A, in 1996. Following its acquisition by New York Life Investments in February 2014, the company changed name to Candriam, acronym of “Conviction and Responsibility in Asset Management”, which are the two core company values.[7][8]

The company received the award of “European Asset Manager of the Year” for two years in a row in 2015 and 2016 and was listed among MacKay Williams’s top ranking for future leading names in asset management in 2016.[9][10]

Location

Candriam has investment management centres in Luxembourg, Brussels, Paris and London and has distribution offices in Dubai, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the USA. They cover the Asia-Pacific markets (Australia, Japan, South Korea) through distribution affiliates, part of the New York Life Investments group.

Social Responsible Investments (SRI)

Candriam has been a pioneer in Social Responsible Investments (SRI) since 1996. The company states that investment opportunities and risks can’t be fully evaluated using traditional financial measures alone and that Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria should be taken into consideration. As of 2017 26% of Candriam’s total assets are managed taking into account SRI criteria.[11]

Candriam’s social responsibility engagement goes beyond investments. They are an active advocate to foster awareness among the financial community to help build an inclusive and sustainable society. Candriam signed several statements and initiatives with other investors to call on stakeholders to act responsibly.[12]

Candriam statements and initiatives to call on stakeholders to act responsibly[12]
Statement Signed in Topics
Principles for Responsible Investment 2006 Environment, Social, Governance
CCCC The Copenhagen Communique on Climate Change 2009 Environment
ISCC Investors Statement on a Global Agreement on Climate Change 2009 Environment
ISCC Investors Statement on Climate Change - COP 16 Cancun 2010 Environment
2011 Global Investors Statement on Climate Change 2011 Environment
2014 Global Investors Statement on Climate Change 2014 Environment
UNGC Call to Action on anti-corruption 2014 Governance
Montreal Carbon Pledge 2015 Environment
G20 Energy Efficiency Investor Statement 2015 Environment
Paris Pledge for Action 2015 Environment
UK Stewardship Code 2016 Environment, Social, Governance
Investor Statement on ESG ratings 2017 Environment, Social, Governance
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References
  1. "Candriam Luxembourg S.A.: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  2. "Candriam réalise plus de la moitié de sa collecte semestrielle dans des stratégies ISR". Boursorama. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  3. "Candriam Investors Group: Verwaltetes Vermögen 2016 um 7,8 Milliarden Euro gestiegen - Fondsnews - fonds - Börsennachrichten - Börse aktuell". www.stock-world.de. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  4. "Candriam posts €4.5bn net inflows in H1 2017 - Investment Europe". Investment Europe. 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  5. "Naïm Abou-Jaoudé: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  6. "Dexia Asset Management rebrands as CANDRIAM". www.businesswire.com. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  7. Baker, Sophie (2014-02-13). "CANDRIAM is Dexia's new name under NYLIM". Pensions & Investments. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  8. "AWARDS 2015 WINNERS". www.funds-europe.com. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  9. 1admin. "Candriam Investors Group: Verwaltetes vermögen 2016 um 7,8 milliarden euro gestiegen - AdvisorWorld.de". www.advisorworld.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  10. "Candriam posts €4.5bn net inflows in H1 2017 - Investment Europe". Investment Europe. 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  11. "RI Transparency report 2016 - Candriam Investment group" (PDF).
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