Charles Bouffier

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) is a government-owned institutional fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Canada. Founded in 1965, CDPQ manages the funds of several depositor groups primarily for public and parapublic pension and insurance plans which pay out benefits to more than two million Quebecers each year.

Groupama Asset Management SA (Groupama AM) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Groupama Assurances Mutuelles SA in France. Headquartered in Paris, Groupama AM was founded in 1993 and offers a range of products covering all asset classes for a variety of clients including other Groupama companies, external institutional investors, businesses and distributors. They are a socially responsible investor which integrates ESG criteria throughout their management products and processes and their commitment to stakeholders.

AXA Investment Managers (Paris) SA (AXA-IM Paris) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of AXA Investment Managers SA, itself a subsidiary of AXA SA (XP: CS, ADR: AXAHY) in France. Headquartered in Puteaux, the firm traces their origins to 1994 when the AXA Group created the AXA Asset Management division. In 1997, the division was renamed AXA Investment Managers. AXA-IM Paris has a network of investment centers worldwide which cater to institutional investors, distributors and AXA Group insurance firms. They are a socially responsible investor which offers SRI funds and integrates ESG criteria into their investment processes.

BNP Paribas Asset Management Europe SAS (BNP Paribas France) is the investment management subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA (EPA: BNP). Headquartered in Paris, the firm was founded in 1980. BNP Paribas France provides discretionary and pooled investment management for French and international private individuals, companies and institutions.

Crédit Mutuel Asset Management SA (CM-AM) is an asset management firm headquartered in Paris, France. The firm was founded in 1992 and is a subsidiary of Groupe Crédit Mutuel Centre Est Europe SA, ultimately held by Confederation Nationale Crédit Mutuel SA. CM-AM offers a complete range of funds to various investors.

Tocqueville Finance SA is the asset management subsidiary of La Banque Postale SA, which is owned by La Poste SA in France. Headquartered in Paris, the firm was founded in 1991 and offers tailor-made investment solutions to private individual and institutional clients.

LBP AM SA (LBP AM) is an asset manager headquartered in Paris, France. Formerly known as La Banque Postale Asset Management SA, the firm was founded in 1988 through the joint venture between Aegon Asset Management and La Banque Postale. LBP AM offers a complete, customized portfolio management solution and services for institutional investors.

Oddo BHF Asset Management SAS (Oddo BHF AM) is an investment adviser founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Paris, France. The firm is a subsidiary of Oddo BHF SCA. Oddo BHF AM provides asset management and financial advisory services to domestic and international private clients, companies, institutional investors, and IFAs.

SwissLife Gestion Privée SA (SwissLife GP) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SwissLife Banque Privée SA, which in turn is a majority-owned subsidiary of the leading Switzerland-based insurance group Swiss Life Holding AG (SW: SLHN). The investment and interdealer brokerage firm Viel & Cie (XP: VIL) holds a significant minority interest. SwissLife GP was previously known as Fideuram Wargny Gestion SA. The Swiss Life group acquired the firm in 2007 from the Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (MI: ISP) subsidiary Banca Fideuram SpA, which in turn had acquired it in 2000. SwissLife GP was founded in 2000 as Wargny Gestion SA after the acquisition of Cap Finance Gestion SA by the brokerage group Wargny, established in 1806. Based in Paris with offices in Lyon and Nice, SwissLife GP provides financial products and services to institutions and high-net worth individuals, including private banking, asset management and financial engineering. They manage a range of mutual funds as well as discretionary portfolios. SwissLife GP leverages the insurance expertise of their parent group and includes specialty insurance products, such as structured life insurance, in their private banking offering.

Amundi Ireland Ltd. is an asset management firm headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. The firm was founded in 1994 and formerly known as Pioneer Investment Management Ltd. They are a subsidiary of Amundi Asset Management SA, ultimately held by SAS Rue la Boétie’s Credit Agricole SA (EPA: ACA, ADR: CRARY) in France. Amundi Ireland develops financial solutions and services for its corporate and institutional clients worldwide.

Lazard Frères Gestion SAS is an investment management firm headquartered in Paris, France. The firm was founded in 1995 and is a subsidiary of Lazard Group LLC, which is owned by Lazard Ltd. (NYSE: LAZ) in the US. They provide asset management and advisory services for individual and institutional clients.

Oddo BHF SCA (Broker) is the securities brokerage division of Oddo BHF SCA, a financial services company headquartered in Paris, France. The firm provides equity brokerage services to various investors.

Lazard Asset Management LLC (LAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1970 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, ultimately held by Lazard, Inc. (NYSE: LAZ). LAM manages investment portfolios and provides investment advice to institutional and individual investors around the world.

DNCA Finance SA is the asset management subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers SA, ultimately held by BPCE SA in France. The firm is headquartered in Paris and was founded in 2000. In 2007, they created a management company in Luxembourg to manage and market an umbrella SICAV fund called DNCA Invest which aims to replicate certain funds created under French law and to acquire new products. DNCA Invest is the flagship for the firm's European expansion. DNCA Finance is a socially responsible investor and integrates environmental, social and societal aspects into its analysis.

CIC Market Solutions SA is the broker-dealer subsidiary of Crédit Industriel et Commercial SA, ultimately owned by Groupe Crédit Mutuel in France. Headquartered in Paris, the firm was founded in 1991 and handles commercial market activities for corporate and professional investor clients of Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale group. CIC Market Solutions also provides primary equity and bond market services and execution and sale on the capital markets.

IXIS Asset Management Group SA provides investment and asset management services. The company offers a range of services in asset classes including money market, fixed income, equity, and balanced portfolio investments. The firm markets separate accounts and open-ended funds to institutional clients and distribution networks such as retirement institutions, insurance companies, fund of fund managers, and private banks. It is located in Paris, France.

Métropole Gestion SA (Métropole) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Paris, France. The firm was founded in 2002 by Isabel Lévy and François-Marie Wojcik. Métropole manages mutual funds (FCPs) for both institutional clients and private individuals.

Alken Asset Management Ltd. (Alken) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm is a subsidiary of Walewski Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Molinos Capital Ltd. Alken was founded in 2005 and was formerly known as Vauban Asset Management. The firm manages open-ended investment vehicles and segregated mandates for institutional and retail clients.

EZVK Unterstützungskasse GmbH is an independent pension fund management firm headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany. Formerly known as Kirchliche Zusatzversorgungskasse Darmstadt, the firm was founded in 1967 by the Evangelist regional churches in Hessen and Nassau and the Pfalz to manage their employees' pension fund investments.

BGC Brokers LP (BGC) is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by and is a subsidiary of BGC European Holdings LP, ultimately owned by BGC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGC) in the US. BGC provides broking services to broker-dealers, banks, and a range of institutional investors and other sophisticated institutional wholesale market participants.

Mandarine Gestion SA (Mandarine) is an asset management firm headquartered in Paris, France. The firm was founded by Marc Renaud in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Meeschaert Asset Management SA, ultimately owned by La Financière Patrimoniale d'Investissement SAS. Mandarine offers a concentrated range of equity funds with clearly defined investment styles enriched by ESG analysis services and customized asset allocation and risk management solutions for a diversified clientele (institutional investors, distributors, and multi-management companies) in various European countries. The firm is also actively involved in the financing of social and solidarity-based economy projects (SSE).

Dorval Asset Management SA (Dorval AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers International SA, which is owned by BCPE SA’s Natixis SA (EPA: KN) in France. The firm was co-founded by Christian Picot in 1993. Headquartered in Paris, Dorval AM provides conviction-based wealth management services. It also offers a range of complementary funds under two brands: The Convictions range for its flexible funds and the Manageurs range for its European equities’ expertise.

Iris Finance SA is a French company that creates investment solutions specifically designed to protect and enhance clients' wealth. Iris Finance is based in Paris, FR and provides an overview of its subsidiaries' activities, economic trends, and market news through press releases and communications. The private company offers sustainable and high-value solutions to non-professional and eligible professional clients. The company was founded in 1994.

Allianz Banque SA is a wealth management and holding firm headquartered in Puteaux, France. The firm was founded in 2000 and is a subsidiary of the Allianz SE (ETR: ALV) in Germany. Allianz Banque provides personalized solutions to private, wealthy clients.

Amundi Asset Management SA (Investment Management) (Amundi-IM) is the investment management division of Amundi Asset Management SA, ultimately held by SAS Rue la Boétie’s Crédit Agricole SA (EPA: ACA, ADR: CRARY) in France. It was founded in 2010 when the asset management operations of Crédit Agricole SA and Société Générale merged. Headquartered in Paris, the firm develops products for institutional clients and third-party distributors and has ties with sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, institutional funds and corporate funds. They have distribution agreements with platforms in Europe and Asia. Amundi-IM is a signatory to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investing (UNPRI).

Société Générale Gestion SA (S2G) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Amundi Asset Management SA, itself a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole SA (EPA: ACA, ADR: CRARY) in France. The firm was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Paris. They are the successor to SGAM-Société Générale Asset Management SA, founded in 1997 to take over the asset management activities of Société Générale. In 2009 SGAM absorbed their alternative management subsidiary, Barep Asset Management SA. S2G has specific expertise in employee savings plan management and manages discretionary accounts as well as a range of comingled products. Their clients are French companies and institutions, including associations.

Tunisian Foreign Bank operates as a commercial bank. The private company is located in France and has subsidiaries in Tunisia. Sami Gotrane has been the CEO of the French company since 2023.

Market Bridge Capital SAS provides investment advice. The private company is based in Paris, FR. and has subsidiaries in the United States. The French company was founded in 2010. Maya Dray has been the CEO of the company since 2010.

Part of H de P SA (Holding de Picciotto), NexAM SA is a French company that provides investment advice. The company is based in Paris, France. Michele Sassi has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

Caisse Française de Financement Local SA engages in the provision of investment services. It offers financing loans and bonds to public sector entities and refinancing large export credits. The company was founded on December 29, 1998 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

HSBC Global Asset Management (France) SA (Private Banking) (HSBC GAM PB) is the private banking division of HSBC Global Asset Management (France) SA, ultimately held by HSBC Holdings Plc (LSE: HSBA) in Great Britain. Originally founded in 1998 and formerly known as Louvre Gestion SA, the firm was acquired by HSBC Global Asset Management (France) SA in 2012. They manage assets for high-net worth individuals and institutions and operate with HSBC private banking entities worldwide, as well as with HSBC Global Asset Management and HSBC Alternative Investment Ltd. HSBC GAM PB is headquartered in Courbevoie. They are a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment and provide a range of private banking services including asset allocation, portfolio advisory, discretionary management and wealth management.

Mirova SA (Investment Management) (Mirova-IM) is the investment management division of Mirova SA, ultimately held by BPCE SA in France. The firm was founded in 1994 and formerly known as Mirova Environment & Infrastructure. Mirova-IM is headquartered in Paris and develops impactful solutions for its clients.

Rothschild & Co. Asset Management SCS (Rothschild & Co. AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Rothschild et CIE Banque SC, ultimately held by Rothschild & Co. SCA (EPA: ROTH) in France. Headquartered in Paris, Rothschild & Co. AM offers a range of asset management services which includes equities, fixed-income, convertible bonds and flexible diversified funds to institutional clients, external distributors and independent financial advisors.

Part of BPCE SA, Mirova UK Ltd. is a company that provides investment advice. The company is based in London, UK. The British company was founded in 2011. Christopher Garner has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Ostrum Asset Management SA (Ostrum AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers International SA, ultimately held by BPCE SA's Natixis SA (Euronext: KN) in France. Headquartered in Paris, the firm was founded in 1984 and provides a full range of active fixed-income and equity expertise, along with tailored insurance investment management solutions and alternative strategies for institutional clients, individual investors and distributors. Ostrum AM is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) which integrates environmental, social, and governance considerations into their investment process.

Institut Mines-Télécom Business School is a public and socially inclusive business and management school located in France. The school is closely associated with engineering schools and is the major business and management school of the Mines-Telecom Institute. The school offers a range of programs in business and management.