Ostrum Asset Management, a responsible European institutional investment management leader

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Investors, whether institutional, banks or retail, are all looking for investments in line with their convictions, especially in terms of environment. Beyond the climate concern, they seek to participate in changes according to a Just Transition, which is socially responsible. These ambitions support the sustainable bond market, with the search for impact solutions, both from issuers – including governments – and from investors.

The volatility risk premium represents the premium investors are ready to pay to get protection against large market movements. Our Volatility Risk Premium Strategy is based on a quantitative model and is designed as an income product. It focuses on selling equity volatility and targets a beta lower than Equities without the structural duration risk that most income products onboard. 2022 gave us the opportunity to show that our strategy was more resilient than most income strategies in the rising interest rates environment thanks to its duration-free characteristic. With now over 5 years of live track-record, our strategy delivered robust risk adjusted returns and a Sharpe ratio above 0.6 over the period. It proves to be diversifying as a long-term strategic investment in an allocation. Main risks of the strategy: capital loss risk, volatility-linked risk, risk related to the underlying asset, model-based risk.

Our “Euro Inflation” strategy received the “Best Fund over 5 Years” award in the “Bond EUR Inflation Linked” category at the 2023 Lipper Fund Awards Europe.