About Amundi UK
We pride ourselves on the close and lasting working relationships that we have with our clients. Amundi UK is part of a strong global alliance with service commitment to investors and their intermediaries our highest priority.
In January 2010 the Asset Management arms of Crédit Agricole and Société Générale came together to create Amundi. With some £600billion under management (as at the end of June 2010) we aim to establish ourselves as a leading global asset management house.
Amundi in the UK offers a comprehensive range of financial products covering all asset classes.
Amundi London Branch and its highly regarded Global Fixed Income, Currency and Absolute Return team manages more than £26billion as at June 2010.
In addition, Amundi’s UK & Irish client servicing and global consultant relations teams provide pension schemes and their advisers with local access to the full range of Amundi’s global investment expertise.
We undertake multi-disciplinary research, our specialists conducting their research analysis by key theme:
- strategic
- buy-side and credit
- flow
- quantitative
- technical
Our structured investment processes embrace the strategic thinking of a team of analysts, economists and fund managers, at the same time bringing to the fore each of their individual talents.
Amundi has in place meticulous risk controls. In addition to systematic controls, independent and internal risk managers ensure compliance with regulatory constraints and the risk limits defined by each investor.
We attach particular importance to the transparency and quality of our investment reports and ensure that client servicing takes place according to GIPS, the highest international standards.
Our key products
- UK Institutional Fixed Income
The Institutional Fixed Income team, based in London, manages a range of fixed income mandates for (re)insurance companies and Lloyd’s entities based in Europe, Bermuda, the US and Japan. This team was brought into the Amundi Group in 2000. - Global Fixed Income
A relatively unconstrained and top-performing approach first developed in 1993 and managed by a London-based team, the core of which has worked together for over 8 years. - Absolute Return
This evolved in 1999 from Amundi’s Global Fixed Income product and is managed by the same close-knit London team; it seeks to allocate a risk budget ("VaR") between global bonds, currencies and, in some cases, global equities and commodity futures, in pursuit of returns of 1%, 2%, 4% and 10% above cash. - Funds of Hedge Funds
This specialist subsidiary, Amundi-AI, launched in 1992, was a European pioneer in hedge fund management and now oversees over £6.9 billion (as at June 2010) invested in over 160 funds. Amundi’s fund research teams are based in London, Chicago and Hong Kong to monitor the managers of the underlying funds more easily.
Other products
- Active Quantitative management
Our specialised subsidiary, CPR Asset Management, has generated excellent returns, both absolute and risk-adjusted, especially in well-researched markets where judgmental management has difficulty adding value. - Socially Responsible Investment
Our specialised subsidiary, IDEAM, has a distinctive approach combining ethical, environmental and corporate governance measures, overlaid with a valuation filter. - Latin American Equities
Benefiting from in-house analysts in Brazil, the team has one of the longest and best track records in the industry. - Emerging Market Debt
The emerging market section of our London-based Global Bond team is a dedicated unit, with an excellent, long track record.
Specialist products
- Passive Equity management
Our well-established team works for prestigious clients. - Global & European Equities
We have a large and experienced team of buy-side, sector analysts; our Core-Satellite structure incorporates specialist capabilities across styles (passive / core-plus / high conviction; growth/value), themes (restructuring), sectors and capitalisation sizes. - European Real Estate management
We have a specialist subsidiary, Amundi Real Estate. - Hedge Funds
Our subsidiary, Systeia, specialises in managing Systematic Futures funds.