Nicolas Trindade
Senior Portfolio Manager
Active management can provide benefits such as risk mitigation and the potential for yield enhancement through careful bond selection. It helps investors optimise their portfolios and navigate the complexities of the current financial landscape.
Nicolas is a Senior Portfolio Manager within the Active Credit team. He is responsible for managing both global and sterling credit portfolios and provides relative value coverage of various sectors within AXA IM’s credit research organisation.
He was named Fund Manager of the Year in the Sterling Corporate Bond category at the Investment Week Awards in 2024 after being finalist in 2023 and was also awarded the FE Fundinfo Alpha Manager rating in 2024 and 2025. In August 2017, he was amongst 25 European investment professionals named a “Rising Star of Asset Management” by the Financial News.
He holds two Masters degrees, one in Diplomacy and International Strategy from the London School of Economics and one in IT Engineering from Telecom Sud Paris. He is also a CFA charterholder.
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