Axa Investment Managers Inc (Greenwich)


Axa Investment Managers Inc is a large advisory firm based in Greenwich. It manages $66.25 billion of regulatory assets for 157 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2004 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Connecticut, and Florida.

Axa Investment Managers provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Axa Investment Managers: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Axa Investment Managers Inc is $66.25 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 6878% since the beginning of its operation, and $61.14 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $65.44 billion in discretionary accounts and $811.26 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $422.18 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $405.63 million.
Axa Investment Managers has custody of $780.98 million in cash and securities for 3 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in non-investment grade corporate bonds the most. They account for 26% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is derivatives, which make up 11% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in government bonds form 8% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Axa Investment Managers Inc for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Jennifer Rosalind Paterson serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, other investment advisers, and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Jennifer Rosalind Paterson is other investment advisers with 10 clients and $57.88 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Axa Investment Managers has the highest percentage of other investment advisers out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $64.24 billion for 29 clients. 72% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Axa Investment Managers also advises several private funds. Namely, three hedge funds and thirteen securitized asset funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $100,000 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Axa Investment Managers Inc

The company employs 87 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 62 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 7 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 3 people 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.

Jennifer Rosalind Paterson has been acting as President since 1 Apr 2004. Chris Brown joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Nicolas Moreau Director and chairman 1 Feb 1999 Other 4413741
Axa Im Rose Inc Shareholder 1 Jun 2001 75% - 100% 22-3624513
Robert Kyprianou Director and president 1 Jul 2001 Other 2437399
Edward Harvey Lyman Director 1 Jul 2001 Other 4376523
Robin Douglas Clark Alternate director to r kyprianou 1 Aug 2001 Other 4849619
Douglas Taylor Healy Vice president 1 Sep 2003 Other 4386384
Frederick Paul Feuerherm Vice president 1 Sep 2003 Other 4370500
Hannah Hardert Strasser Vice president 1 Sep 2003 Other 1212683
Jennifer Rosalind Paterson Director 1 Apr 2004 Other 4849618
Domenico Natalino De Micco Chief operating officer 1 Apr 2004 Other 4849792
Robin Douglas Clark Chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2004 Other 4849619
Stephane Francois Prunet Director 1 Apr 2005 Other 4778213
Nathalie Boullefort Fulconis Director 1 Apr 2005 Other 4942293
Paul Thomas Griffiths Director and president 1 Jan 2006 Other 4373949
Laurent Christian Clamagirand Director 1 Apr 2006 Other 5152637
David Fourgoux Chief operating officer 1 Jul 2006 Other 5189202
Dominique Carrel Billiard Chairman and director 1 Jul 2006 Other 4838411
David Anthony York Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2007 Other 4759677
Emmanuel Marie Jacques Vercoustre Director 1 Apr 2007 Other 5390699
Margaret Theodora Zemek Director 1 Apr 2008 Other 1227298
David Isaac Held Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2010 Other 5765381
Gautier Ripert Chief operating officer 1 Jun 2010 Other 5907779
Christophe Coquema Director 1 Nov 2011 Other 6034954
Xavier Thomin Chief executive officer 1 Oct 2012 Other 6116887
Travis Martin Pauley Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2013 Other 2293702
Marcello Arona Chief financial officer 1 Dec 2013 Other 6286552
Marcello (No Middle Name) Arona Chief financial officer 1 Dec 2013 Other 6286552
Joseph Pinto Director 1 Mar 2014 Other 105299
Joseph Gilou Pinto Director 1 Mar 2014 Other 6287534
Jurgen Frietsch Chief operating officer 1 Jun 2014 Other 6314720
Andrea Rossi Chairman and director 1 Oct 2014 Other 6287517
Paolo Andrea Rossi Chairman and director 1 Oct 2014 Other 6287517
David Atterbury Chief operating officer 1 Feb 2015 Other 6047428
David Paul Atterbury Chief operating officer 1 Feb 2015 Other 6047428
Axa Im Holding Us Inc Shareholder 1 Jan 2016 75% - 100% 22-3624509
Barbara Anne Fallon Walsh Director 1 Aug 2016 Other 2718131
Chris Brown Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2017 Other 6927952
John Christopher Brown Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2017 Other 6927952

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Axa Sa Shareholder 1 Feb 1999 75% - 100% foreign entity
Axa Im Holding Us Inc Shareholder 1 Jun 2001 75% - 100% 22-3624509
Axa Investment Managers Sa Shareholder 1 Jun 2001 75% - 100% foreign entity
Axa Im Holdings Us Inc Shareholder 1 Jun 2001 75% - 100% 22-3624509

Based in Greenwich

The principal office where Axa Investment Managers Inc performs its advisory services is located at 100 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT 06830, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Old Greenwich, CT. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 203-983-4200 or by fax 203-983-4247. The normal business hours are 9.00am to 5.00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at axa-im-usa.com.