IPE ESG Global Forum - Focus on Climate Change
Chris Iggo
Chair of the AXA IM Investment Institute and Chief Investment Officer, AXA IM Core, AXA Investment Managers ,
Chair of the AXA IM Investment Institute and Chief Investment Officer, AXA IM Core, AXA Investment Managers ,
Chris Iggo is Chief Investment Officer of Core Investments at AXA Investment Managers, bringing together its fixed Income, Framlington equities, Rosenberg equities and multi-asset platforms. In his role, he coordinates research efforts and investment views. He also chairs the Core Research Forum which brings together macro, corporate, market and responsible investment focused research. Previously, Iggo was Chief Investment Officer for AXA IM’s fixed income department since 2008 and Head of Active Fixed Income in Europe and Asia since 2014. He continues to oversee the fixed income investment process globally, including the integration of ESG factors, as well as strategy performance and development. Chris initially joined AXA IM in 2005 as Senior Strategist. Prior to this, he spent five years as Head of Strategy at Cazenove Fund Management. Before that, he spent four years at Barclays Capital, first as Chief US Economist in New York and then as Chief European Economist. Previously, he spent seven years at Chase Manhattan Bank in London and New York as an Economist and Foreign Exchange Strategist. Iggo holds bachelor and a master’s degrees in Economics from the University of London.