Candriam France S.A.S. (Paris)


Candriam France S.A.S. is a large advisory firm based in Paris. It manages $22.84 billion of regulatory assets for 95 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2014.

Candriam France S.A.S provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, publication of newsletters, and educational seminars and workshops. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Candriam France S.A.S: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Candriam France S.A.S. is $22.84 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 130% since the beginning of its operation, and $22.74 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $22.84 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $240.38 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in sovereign bonds the most. They account for 20% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is pooled investment vehicles, which make up 15% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in exchange traded securities form 15% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Candriam France S.A.S. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients John Yong Kim serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, pooled investment vehicles, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of John Yong Kim is pooled investment vehicles with 58 clients and $15.06 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Candriam France S.A.S has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $22.61 billion for 88 clients. 100% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Candriam France S.A.S also advises several private funds. Namely, three hedge funds and one other private fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $150,100 to $300,200.

Careers at Candriam France S.A.S.

The company employs 167 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 34 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

John Yong Kim has been acting as President since 1 Feb 2014. Joel Martin Steinberg joined the executive team most recently as the Senior Vice President, Interim Chief Financial Officer & Chief Risk Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. Sole member/direct & sole interest holder 1 Jun 1999 75% - 100% 173355
Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. Sole member/direct & sole interest holder 1 Feb 2004 75% - 100% 173355
Jean Yves Marie Pierre Maldague Director and chief financial officer 1 Mar 2004 Other 6408936
Naim Abou Jaoude Director and chief executive officer 1 Dec 2006 Other 6408927
Naim (Nmn) Abou Jaoude Member of the strategic committee and chief executive officer of candriam investors group 1 Mar 2007 Other 6408927
Pierre Georges Ernst Chairman and chief operations officer 1 Mar 2009 Other 6408933
Jean Yves Marie Pierre Maldague Member of the strategic committee and and chief financial officer of candriam investors group 1 May 2009 Other 6408936
Pierre Guillaume Rene Stephane Veaux Global head of legal and compliance 1 Jan 2010 Other 6408930
Philippe Pierre Remy Global head of compliance 1 Jul 2011 Other 6408928
Pierre Guillaume Rene Stephane Veaux Global head of legal and compliance of candriam investors group 1 Jan 2012 Other 6621000
Yie Hsin Hung Chairman of the strategic committee 1 Feb 2014 Other 1586401
John Yong Kim Director 1 Feb 2014 Other 2010539
John Thomas Fleurant Director 1 Feb 2014 Other 2683258
John Michael Grady Director 1 Feb 2014 Other 4380203
Yie Hsin (Nmn) Hung Chairman of the strategic committee 1 Feb 2014 Other 1586401
Philippe Pierre Remy Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2014 Other 6408928
Caroline M Hailey Chief compliance officer, u.s. affairs 1 Feb 2015 Other 6468255
Caroline Mchale Hailey Chief compliance officer, u.s. affairs 1 Feb 2015 Other 6468255
Christopher Owsley Blunt Director and member of the audit committee 1 Dec 2015 Other 1557026
Simon Antoine Marquaire Chief compliance officer, u.s. affairs 1 Jun 2016 Other 6659123
Alexandra Anne Nallet Chief compliance officer, u.s. affairs of candriam investors group 1 Sep 2017 Other 6863660
Anthony Ramsey Malloy Director and member of the audit committee 1 Dec 2017 Other 3035428
Joel Martin Steinberg Senior vice president, interim chief financial officer & chief risk officer 1 Apr 2019 Other 7117687

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 11 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
New York Life Insurance Company Indirect interest holder 1 Dec 1999 75% - 100% 13-5582869
New York Life Investment Management Holdings Llc Indirect interest holder 1 Dec 1999 75% - 100% 52-2206682
New York Life Investment Management Global Holdings S.à R.L. Indirect interest holder 1 Sep 2013 75% - 100% 98-1130595
New York Life Investment Management Holdings International S.à R.L. Indirect interest holder 1 Oct 2013 75% - 100% 98-1135858
New York Life Investment Management Holdings Ii International S.à R.L. Indirect interest holder 1 Oct 2013 75% - 100% 98-1135948
New York Life Insurance Company Indirect interest holder 1 Feb 2014 75% - 100% 13-5582869
New York Life Investment Management Holdings Llc Indirect interest holder 1 Feb 2014 75% - 100% 52-2206682
New York Life Investment Management Holdings International S.à R.L. Indirect interest holder 1 Feb 2014 75% - 100% 98-1135858
New York Life Investment Management Holdings Ii International S.à R.L. Indirect interest holder 1 Feb 2014 75% - 100% 98-1135948
Candriam Group Indirect interest holder 1 Feb 2014 75% - 100% 98-1130595
Candriam Luxco S.A.R.L. Indirect interest holder 1 Sep 2014 Other foreign entity

Based in Paris

The principal office where Candriam France S.A.S. performs its advisory services is located at 40 Rue Washington, Paris, F 75008, which is also the mailing address of the firm. The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number +33 1 53 93 40 00 or by fax +33 1 45 63 31 04. The normal business hours are 9:30-5:30 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at candriam.com.