Managers To Watch: AXA IM's Trindade on how meeting investors makes assets lose their anonymity

Grown as a manager over life cycle of the funds

Nicolas Trindade, senior portfolio manager at AXA IM, explains how he has grown as a manager over the life cycle of his funds, and why he was attracted to the world of fixed income investing.

AXA Investment Managers' Nicolas Trindade admits he had no particular preference for fixed income when he became a product manager in June 2007. However, less than a decade on, it has become clear that investing in credit was in line with both his educational and personal interests. "Fixed income was the opening available at the time. It allowed me to get closer to the fund managers, and was a step towards my ultimate goal of running money for clients," he explained. "Almost straight away, I felt the bond universe was in line with my passion for geopolitics and macroeconomics, as w...