A decade of ETF experience

At the end of January, Isabelle Bourcier was appointed head of business development at Ossiam, the ETF subsidiary of Natixis Global Asset Management. The firm, established in 2009, has yet to launch a fund but is planning its first ETF for early summer. Building a new business is an experience with which Bourcier has some familiarity. Late last year, Bourcier left Lyxor Asset Management, having acted as global head of ETFs for the provider since the inception of its ETF business in 2001. She says: “Lyxor had no index business at that time, so we started from scratch.” Bourcier jo...