AXA Investment Managers has made appointments to its core investment leadership teams. Core investments brings together the fixed income, Framlington Equities and Multi-asset brands at the firm.

Chris Iggo is appointed Chief Investment Officer for Core Investments. As such, Chris will lead the Core Investments “virtual” investment institute which will bring together the insights of the Research, Quant Lab and Responsible Investment teams for the benefit of all portfolio managers across asset classes.

Marion Le Morhedec is appointed Head of Active Fixed Income Europe & Asia. Marion will be responsible for building a strategy to accelerate AXA IM’s footprint in this key business area.

Serge Pizem is appointed Head of Multi-Asset, leading all the investment teams of Multi-Asset. In his new role, he will still manage the Optimal Income range. Serge’s experience and well-recognised expertise will help AXA IM further strengthen its position in this highly requested and differentiating capability.

Hans Stoter, AXA IM Global Head of Core Investments, said: “I am convinced that this new leadership team will result in increased collaboration, lead to better performance and engender a true transformation in the way we manage portfolios. We have tremendous strengths to build on, and we will leverage them to deliver the optimal outcome for our diverse client base.”