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MacquarieInvestmentManagementRopemakerPlaceTelephone+44203037200028RopemakerStreetFacsimile+442030372061LondonEC2Y9HDInternetwww.
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amundi-ai.
comMediareleaseAMUNDIANDMACQUARIEEXPANDINVESTMENTMANAGEMENTRELATIONSHIPFrankfurt,11June2012–MacquarieInvestmentManagement(MIM)todayannouncedthatAmundi,throughAmundiAlternativeInvestments'ManagedAccountPlatform,hasawardedan80millionmandatetoMIM'sFixedIncomeandCurrencyteamtotradeG101currenciesactively.
Forthepast20years,Amundi,thesecondlargestassetmanagerinEurope,hasbeenamarketleaderinHedgeFundinvestmentsforthebenefitofitsexternalclientsandforitsproprietaryfunds.
Itssustainedinvestmentinstaffandsystemsthroughoutthisperiodisademonstrationofitscommitmenttothisbusinessandtheresilienceandinnovationrequiredtomanagealternativeassetsthroughbullandbearmarketconditions.
Itswholly-ownedsubsidiary,AmundiAlternativeInvestments,managesnearly8billion,including1.
7billiononitsManagedAccountPlatform,with100employeesworldwide(Paris,NewYork,London,Tokyo)1.
AmundiAlternativeInvestmentsdesignsandstructuresEuropeanandregulatedMulti-ManagerProductsandSolutionswithina"AIFM-ready"frameworkinIreland.
MIMhasbeenmanagingfixedinterestandcurrencyportfoliosforover40yearsandhasateamofover100investmentprofessionalslocatedinSydney,PhiladelphiaandLondon.
Withover120billioninfixedincomeandcurrencyassetsundermanagement,MIMprovides,onaglobalscale,awiderangeofinvestmentsolutionsfromtrueindexproductofferingstoabsolutereturnstrategies.
AlistairMorrison,HeadofEuropeanDistributionforMIM,said:"WearedelightedthatAmundi,oneofEurope'slargestandmostreputableassetmanagers,haschosentoexpanditsrelationshipwithus.
FixedIncomeandCurrencyisagreatstrengthforMIMwithinvestmentstrategiesthathavenotonlybeenresilientthroughtherecentmarketdownturnsbutalsoaddedvaluetoourclients'portfolios.
GivenAmundi'sdeepandthoroughduediligenceprocesses,thisexpandingrelationshipisanendorsementofthestrengthofourteam.
"LaurentGuillet,ChiefExecutiveOfficerforAmundiAI/FranckDargent,DeputyChiefExecutiveOfficerforAmundiAI,said:"Aswecontinuetobuildafocuslistofhighqualityabsolutereturnsolutions,wearethrilledtoaddMIM'sShortTermCurrencyAlpha(STCA)strategytoourline-upofcoreinvestments.
WiththisdiscretionaryactivecurrencyG10product,MIM'sFixedIncomeandCurrencydivisionhasshownagainademonstrableabilityfordeliveringoutstandingriskadjustedreturnstoitsclients.
MIM'scommitmenttogiveusprivilegedaccesstoitsSTCAstrategyisatestamentofAmundi'sreputationasastableandvaluedinvestmentpartner.
"1G10currenciesarefromthefollowingcountriesorregion:US,Canada,UK,Euroregion,Suisse,Sweden,Norway,Japan,AustraliaandNewZealand.
Forfurtherinformation,pleasecontact:AmandaMitchellCorporateCommunications,MacquarieGroupDirectline:+44(0)2030372311Email:amanda.
mitchell@macquarie.
comCharlotteBincheHeadofPressRelations,AmundiGroupDirectline:+33(0)176337954Email:charlotte.
binche@amundi.
comEDITORS'NOTESAmundirankssecondinEuropeandninthworldwide2amongtheplayersinassetmanagementwith688.
7billionundermanagement3.
Locatedattheheartofthemaininvestmentregionsinsome30countries,Amundioffersacomprehensiverangeofproductscoveringallassetclassesandmajorcurrencies.
Amundihasdevelopedsavingssolutionstomeettheneedsofmorethan100millionretailcustomersworldwideanddesignsinnovative,high-performingproductsforinstitutionalclientswhicharetailoredspecificallytotheirrequirementsandriskprofile.
Benefitingfromthesupportoftwopowerfulbankinggroups,CréditAgricoleandSociétéGénérale,AmundiaimstoestablishitselfasaleadingEuropeanassetmanagement,recognisedfor:-thequalityofitsproducts,theirfinancialperformanceandtransparency-itscloserelationswithcustomers,partnernetworksandinstitutions-theefficiencyofitsorganisation,resultingfromtheindividualandcollectivetalentsofitsteams-acommitmenttointegratesustainabilityandsociallyresponsiblecriteriaintoitsinvestmentpolicies,goingbeyondfinancialcriteriaalone.
AmundiAlternativeInvestmentshas20yearsofexperienceinselectingthehighestcaliberhedgefundmanagers,investingandportfolioconstruction.
Today,AmundiAIhasacorelistof+170fundsinthe10mostrepresentativestrategies,includingamanagedaccountsplatform(set-upin2001)1.
FromcustomizedHedgeFundSolutionsforourInstitutionalclientele(Mandates,Advisory,DedicatedFunds)toOpen-EndedFoFs,orDirectInvestmentsonourplatform,weoffersolutionsforvariousrisk,return,liquidity,transparencyanddecorrelationrequirements.
MacquarieGroupisaglobalproviderofbanking,financial,advisory,investmentandfundsmanagementservicesactingonbehalfofinstitutional,corporateandretailclientsandcounterpartiesaroundtheworld.
Foundedin1969,Macquarieemploysmorethan14,200peoplein28countries.
At31March2012,Macquariehadassetsundermanagementof254billion4.
MacquarieInvestmentManagement(MIM)offerssecuritiesinvestmentmanagementcapabilitiesacrossanumberofassetclassesincludingfixedinterest,currencies,equities,infrastructuresecurities,privatemarkets,hedgefundsandmulti-assetallocationsolutions.
MIMisadivisionoftheMacquarieFundsGroup(MFG),MacquarieGroup'sfundsmanagementbusiness.
MFGisafull-serviceassetmanager,offeringadiverserangeofcapabilitiesandproductsincludinginfrastructureandrealassetmanagement,securitiesinvestmentmanagementandstructuredaccesstofunds,equity-basedproductsandalternativeassets.
Asat31March2012,MFGhad251billioninassetsundermanagement4.
1Figuresasof31March20122Totalnetassets.
SourceIPETop400assetmanagersactiveintheEuropeanmarketplacepublishedinJune2011,dataasatDecember20103AmundiGroupfiguresasat31March20124Figuresasat31March2012