Charles Lewandowski

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.

THEAM SAS (THEAM) is the investment management subsidiary of BNP Paribas Asset Management France SAS, itself a subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA (XP: BNP, ADR: BNPQY) in France. Created in 2011 when the SIGMA division of BNP Paribas Asset Management and Harewood Asset Management merged on the initiative of BNPP CIB's Equity Derivatives teams, THEAM is based in Paris and specializes in index, active systematic, guaranteed and alternative investments for a range of clients including institutions, distribution networks, sovereign funds, funds of funds, private banks and corporates.

Overlay Asset Management SA (OAM) was formerly the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of BNP Paribas Investment Partners SA, itself a subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA (XP: BNP) in France. They were acquired by Swiss-based Optim Invest SA when BNP exited currency overlay services. Established in Geneva in 1998 by Hélie d'Hautefort, OAM is a currency management specialist which provides a full range of currency management solutions and services to institutional investors. Headquartered in Paris, the firm has a branch in London and local client service offices in Hong Kong and Milan. They offer clients a business model with the benefits of an independent, boutique investment manager specializing in currency management, while leveraging the scale, global reach, credibility and strong balance sheet of their parent company. OAM performs independent quantitative research and utilizes proprietary investment models and in-house portfolio management systems specifically designed for currency management.