Ecaterina BigosCIO, Core Investment, Asia ex-Japan, AXA Investment Managers

In her current leadership role as CIO Core Investment for Asia exJapan, Ecaterina represents AXA Investment Manager’s strategies and investment views across asset classes, in media and with clients in Asia, enabling them to uncover global investment opportunities. Integral part of the AXA IM’s Investment Institute with focus on macro, asset class, sustainability, and thematic insights. She contributes to the development of investment and implementation views alongside our portfolio managers, and research team.

Ecaterina’s international experience, advising clients in buy and sell side roles, across equity and fixed income span over 20 years, with the recent 9 years based in Asia. She is recognized for building the iShares brand and growing bond ETFs adoption at BlackRock, both in Asia and Europe. At UBS and Credit Suisse, she built their book of business in synthetic equity and index solutions strategies, with European Hedge Funds. Early in her career, at Dresdner Kleinwort, she helped corporate and Hedge Funds clients achieve their funding needs through structured financing solutions. Ecaterina holds a Master of Science in Finance from Bayes Business School in London and Bachelor of Science in Finance from Academia de Studii Econmice in Bucharest