AXA IM splits fixed income arm

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AXA Investment Managers has restructured its fixed income division, headed up by Theo Zemek, and confirmed the appointment of Chris Iggo - formerly a senior member of the investment strategy team - as CIO of fixed income.

AXA IM Fixed Income division will be split in two and will comprise an interest rate and asset allocation team and a team of credit specialists. The new structure will focus on investment themes rather than product families and hopes to achieve sustainable performance through consistent market analysis and strategy across all investment teams. The interest rate team will be headed up by Chris Iggo, who will be directly responsible for the investment process, asset allocation and performance as well as directing the teams within the interest rate team. The credit team will be split into ...

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