Nicolas is a Senior Portfolio Manager and forms part of the Total Return team within our global Active Fixed Income platform. He is responsible for managing both global and sterling credit portfolios. He is the lead portfolio manager of the AXA Sterling Credit Short Duration Bond Fund, the AXA Global Short Duration Bond Fund and AXA WF Global Short Duration Bonds Fund.
In addition to his portfolio management responsibilities, Nicolas heads the Sterling Credit Alpha Group during the Fixed Income Department’s quarterly Forecasting Forum and is responsible for providing relative value coverage for various sectors within AXA IM’s Portfolio Manager Analyst credit research organisation.
Nicolas initially joined AXA IM in 2006. Prior to his appointment within the investment team, he was a fixed income product specialist responsible for the development of the UK, US and high yield product ranges.
Nicolas holds two Master’s degrees, one in Diplomacy and International Strategy from the London School of Economics and one in IT Engineering from Telecom SudParis. He is also a CFA charterholder.
Nicolas was finalist for the Fund Manager of the Year awards 2023 by Investment Week in the Sterling Corporate Bond category.
In August 2017, Nicolas was also among 25 European investment professionals named a “Rising Star of Asset Management” by the Financial News.