Jean-Gabriel Nicolay
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Jean-Gabriel Nicolay

Co-Head of External Multi-Management

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Jean-Gabriel Nicolay has been co-head of external multi-management at Candriam since 2007. Joining Candriam as a senior portfolio manager at Candriam in 1998, he became a senior external alternative multi-management portfolio manager in 2004.

He began his career as a fixed income trader at Bank of America Capital Markets, eventually becoming the company’s head of fixed income proprietary trading.

Jean-Gabriel holds an engineering degree from the École Nationale Supérieure des Techniques Avancées in Paris.

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Outlook 2023, Maïa Ferrand, Jean-Gabriel Nicolay

Multi-management: how can several voices sing in harmony?

In The Marriage of Figaro's Act III sextet, six voices reach harmony while singing their individual part. We find a parallel with the multi-manager’s mandate: aiming to select the best performers in each category, knowing each fund inside out including the conditions in which they may perform best, and building a unique portfolio seeking to deliver alpha in any given market regime.
Outlook 2023, Maïa Ferrand, Jean-Gabriel Nicolay

Impact: to create real and quantifiable impact, what else than investing with soul?

​What differentiates good music from excellent music? Maybe not the talent or the technique of each individual musician, but the soul that emanates from the ensemble. In our approach to impact investing, purpose and intention are primary. We invest with the aim to bring positive change in environmental and social areas. And we make sure our results are real.
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