About the Conference
AXA Investment Managers is a proud sponsoring partner for IPE Conference & Awards 2024, taking place at the Cubex Centre in Prague from 2nd December to 3rd December.
The summit brings together global leaders, experts, and stakeholders in the industry. AXA IM’s Laurent Clavel, Global Head of Multi-Asset’ will be participating in a panel discussion titled ‘Responding to Global Challenges’ and Mike Graham, Head of US High Yield, will be hosting a workshop titled ‘Looking Beyond Traditional Benchmarks in Search of Opportunities in Global High Yield’. Find out more on the conference website.
US High Yield strategies
AXA IM offers a range of US high yield strategies investing across credit ratings and maturities.
Explore our strategiesOur speakers
Laurent Clavel
Global Head of the Multi-Asset
In September 2022, Laurent was appointed Global Head of the Multi-Asset, leading all the investment teams of Multi-Asset. He is also responsible for managing the flagship funds. Prior to this role Laurent was named Head of the Quant Lab in 2019, focusing on quantitative research, portfolio engineering, product engineering and structuring.
Laurent Clavel was previously Head of Research at AXA IM. Laurent joined AXA IM in 2015 as International Economist, before becoming Head of Macroeconomic Research. Prior to AXA IM, he worked for two years at the French Statistical Institute (INSEE) as the Head of the Forecasting Unit. Before this, Laurent spent three years at the French Embassy in Stockholm, where he covered the Nordic economies as financial advisor to the French Treasury. He also worked for the French Ministry for the Budget and the French Statistical Institute.
Laurent graduated from Ecole Polytechnique and holds an MSc. in Economics from the Paris School of Economics, Statistics and Finance (ENSAE Paris Tech).
Michael Graham
Head of US High Yield and Senior US HY Portfolio Manager
Mike is the Head of US High Yield and Senior US HY Portfolio Manager with AXA IM. He is also a member of the Core High Yield and Global High Yield Working Groups, which are the teams responsible for the management of our US core and global high yield portfolios.
Since 2007, Mike has served a number of roles within the US High Yield team. Mike joined AXA IM as a US High Yield Credit Research Analyst, covering a number of sectors including Utilities, Energy, and Healthcare. In 2010, his role expanded to include portfolio management. As one of the US Core High Yield portfolio managers, Mike is responsible for the daily management of the flagship funds for both our Core and Dynamic High Yield strategies and a variety of other funds and mandates. He is also the lead manager for our Global High Yield strategy. Prior to joining AXA IM in 2007, he was an Analyst in the fixed income division of Bear, Stearns & Company, where he performed financial analysis and quantitative support for the Public Power group.
Mike holds a B.A. in Economics from Williams College and has the CFA professional designation.
Our commitment to responding to global challenges
The degradation of The Amazon Rainforest is a major global challenge. As part of our Empowering Sustainable Futures program, AXA IM is partnering with World Land Trust and Naturaleza y Cultura Ecuador’s initiative ‘The Amazonian Platform’ to support the protection and conservation of the Amazon Rainforest and its diverse wildlife.
‘The Amazonian Platform’ is a collaborative initiative between local governments and indigenous communities, aiming to conserve 5.5 million hectares of forest in the Ecuadorian Amazon. The project will help expand these protections northward and create a new 747,058-hectare protected area in the province of Orellana. This vital contribution will safeguard the biodiversity and sustainability of one of the most biodiverse and ecologically important regions in the world.
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