Ostrum Asset Management


Ostrum Asset Management, previously Natixis Asset Management, is a France-based asset manager, founded in 2007. It is part of Groupe BPCE, a banking group in France. Ostrum AM is an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, majority owned by BPCE.
At the end of December 2017, Ostrum AM held €324.5 billion in assets and was employing over 700 people.

History

1984 - 2006 : Founding
2007 - 2017 : Natixis Asset Management
2018 : Ostrum Asset Management
In 2018, Natixis Asset Management was renamed Ostrum Asset Management. Natixis Asset Management U.S. and Natixis Asset Management Asia were also renamed Ostrum Asset Management U.S. and Ostrum Asset Management Asia Limited by June 2018.

Operations

Ostrum AM is present in Europe, Asia and in the United States. Natixis Asset Management Asia, which manages Asian assets.
Ostrum AM’s clients are institutions, individuals and distributors.

Controversies

The AMF Enforcement Committee, part of the Autorité des Marchés Financier, fined Natixis Asset Management for overcharging investors with its formula funds. The ruling was handed down on 25 July 2017 and the AMF fined the company €35 million.