Kokou Agbo-Bloua, Managing Director, UK Head of Research and Global Head of Economics, Cross-Asset and Quant Research. Kokou joined SG CIB in 2014 as Global Head of Engineering for Global Equity Flow (GEF) before taking the leadership of the Flow Strategy & Solutions team within Global Markets Financial Engineering. In June 2020 he was appointed Global Head of Economics, Cross-Asset & Quant Research, in addition to his role as Head of Flow Strategy & Solutions. He also took the additional responsibility of Head of UK Research in 2021. SG Research is comprised of 160 analysts and strategists with top rankings in Multi Asset research, ESG, Fixed income and Quant research. Previously, Kokou was Head of Equity & Derivative Strategy Europe at BNPP in London where he was responsible for European fundamental equity strategy, derivatives parameters, global cross-asset themes and convertible bonds strategy. Prior to this, he started his career on the trading side for a decade as a portfolio manager at Goldman Sachs Principal Strategies (GSPS) and then a derivatives trader at JP Morgan. Born in Togo and educated in China, where he spent 12 years of his life, Kokou Agbo-Bloua graduated with an MSc in Management from HEC School of Management in Paris in 2002 and completed his post-graduate studies in Finance at the Anderson School of Management at UCLA. Kokou is a frequent contributor to the financial news media with regular appearances on Bloomberg TV and CNBC. He produces a podcast on sustainability called “2050 Investors” where he investigates long-term themes alongside industry experts on the economy, the planet and markets. It has over 20 episodes ranking from climate change, AI, smart cities, greeenflation, globalization etc… with over 150,000 downloads.
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Marco Belletti has more than 25-years of experience in Investment Banking and Asset Management.He graduated in Management Engineering at Politecnico di Milano, started his career in Sopaf and joined Interbanca in 2000 as Head of M&A.In 2007 he joined Société Générale CIB where he first led the Italian M&A team, then became Global Head of Consumer, Retail and Luxury sectors and was subsequently appointed Senior Banker and Head of Private Investment Banking of Société Générale CIB in Italy.Since 2018 Marco has been CEO of Azimut Libera Impresa SGR, the alternative assets platform of Azimut Group, which manages EUR 6bn of private equity, venture capital, alternative credits and infrastructure assets
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Eric Bertrand is Deputy Managing Director, CIO of Ofi Invest Asset Management (resulting from the merger of OFI Asset Management and Abeille Asset Management) .He joined OFI Asset Management as Head of Fixed Income and Multi-Asset Strategies in january 2016.Prior to joining OFI AM, Eric Bertrand had worked at CPR AM since 1994. His first role was as a Money-Market Portfolio Manager and Trader then a Bond, Fixed Income and Credit Manager, before being appointed Head of Fixed Income Management in 2000. He was subsequently promoted to Deputy Chief Investment Officer and Head of Fixed Income and Credit Management.Eric Bertrand started his career as an actuary at Comptoir des Entrepreneurs.Eric graduated as an actuary from ISFA (Institut de Science Financière et d’Assurances)
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Created in 1999 in Sweden, MFEX by Euroclear has grown to become one of the leading global B2B fund platforms, offering Fund Management Companies and Fund Distributors a single point of access to tap into our trading & custody, fund distribution, data solutions, and regulatory compliance services. In September 2021, MFEX joined Euroclear, one of the world's largest providers of domestic and cross-border settlement and related services for bond, equity, ETF and mutual fund transactions, creating together a new funds market utility under the name MFEX by Euroclear. The combined group administers around EUR 3.1 trillion of fund assets serving 2000+ Fund Distributors and 2500+ Fund Management Companies, spanning 85 countries across the globe.
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Funds Europe is the business strategy magazine for Europe's asset management professionals. It covers all areas of the asset management business – institutional and retail markets, traditional and alternative investments, front and back - office – providing essential insight into the European opportunity.
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