Taiwan

Natixis Investment Managers announces Three New Appointments in Taiwan

Natixis Investment Managers (Natixis IM) has announced three senior appointments in Taiwan, as it continues to develop both retail and institutional investor business in the local market.

James Chen was appointed as General Manager of Natixis IM Taiwan in July. Chloe Tai and Sophia Huang have both been appointed as Associate Directors of Natixis IM Taiwan, focusing on institutional investor business, Natixis IM said in a press release.

James Chen, General Manager, Taiwan, Natixis, said: “Natixis IM Taiwan will continue to develop the local market. We will maintain close cooperation with our local master agent CTBC Investments on the retail side, and also do our best to provide local institutional investors with more diversified and comprehensive investment solutions.”

Chen joined Natixis IM Taiwan as Director in 2009 and has nearly 20 years of experience in Taiwan’s wealth and asset management sectors. Prior to his current role, Chen was mainly responsible for developing Taiwan’s retail business, reports the firm.

Tai, who joined the firm in November, brings her experience in the insurance sector and legal background to Natixis IM Taiwan. Prior to joining Natixis IM, she was an Investment Manager at TransGlobe Life Insurance; before working with TransGlobe, she worked as a Legal Manager at CDIB Capital Group, a leader in venture capital business in Taiwan.

Huang, who joined Natixis in Singapore in 2004, was appointed as Institutional Associate Director in March this year. Prior to her current role, she was a Customer Service Manager for over a decade in Taiwan.  

Natixis IM Taiwan has registered more than 10 funds from four of its affiliates – Loomis Sayles, Natixis, Harris Associates and DNCA – for distribution in Taiwan. CTBC Investments is its master agent for fund distribution in Taiwan.

Natixis IM, owned by BPCE, the second-largest banking group in France, consists of more than 20 specialised subsidiary asset managers around the world and together controls over USD 1 trillion of assets. It specialises in applying Active Thinking to help clients with forward-looking portfolio management.