Xavier Thiry

Candriam Belgium SA (Candriam) is the Belgian asset management subsidiary of Candriam Luxembourg SCA, ultimately held by New York Life Insurance Co. in the US. Founded in 1998, the firm was formerly known as Dexia Asset Management Belgium SA, the asset management division of Dexia SA (XB: DEXB). In 2014, New York Life Investments acquired Dexia Asset Management and the firm changed their name to Candriam, which is an acronym of their core values: “Conviction and Responsibility in Asset Management”. Headquartered in Brussels, Candriam provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to US registered funds, a limited number of US natural persons, and to institutions.

AXA IM Benelux SA is the Belgium-based subsidiary of AXA Investment Managers SA, itself a subsidiary of AXA SA (XP: CS) in France. Located in Brussels, the firm offers investment and financial advising services including asset management, specialist fixed-income and global equities.