Natixis Global AM is set to target the UK market

Natixis' chief executive says $728bn group is aiming to develop trusted adviser status

Natixis Asset Management is set for a major push into the UK retail market, building on its institutional profile to develop ‘trusted adviser’ status among IFAs, says chief executive John Hailer. The Paris- and US-based multi-boutique firm, with some $728bn of assets under management, is well established as an investment manager for institutional clients. Among the firms associated with Natixis are AEW Capital Management, Harris Associates, Loomis Sayles, Caspian Capital Management, Vaughan Nelson and Westpeak Global Advisers. But Hailer sees real opportunity in the UK retail market, ...