TO PILOT YOUR INVESTMENTS
In 2012, to accelerate growth of this type of expertise within natixis Investment Managers and promote synergy between specialists, teams of specialists were grouped together under a common management team and brand: Seeyond.
In 2018, given the strength of its development as a management division, Seeyond became an independent company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Natixis IM group.
Seeyond brings a new perspective to financial markets through a pertinent blend of a robust mathematical approach and management team expertise
Emmanuel Bourdeix, Managing Director of Seeyond
Making sense of each of our investment decisions through a rigorous mathematical approach combined with our strong market experience.
Building portfolios through risk in an ongoing effort to find the right balance between performance and risk management.
We say what we do,
and we do what we say.
We offer transparent investment solutions with clear utility functions:
As a full-fledged management company, Seeyond signed the United Nations' Principles for Responsible Investment (UN-PRI) and developed its own Responsible Investment Policy in 2018, the very same year as its creation.
The remuneration policy of the Seeyond management company was established in accordance with the 2011/61/EU (AIFM) ("the AIFM Directive") and Article L.533-22-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code, concerning alternative investment fund (FIA) portfolio management companies based in France. It complies with the recommendations of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF). It also applies extensively to all the activities of the management company (OPCVM, FIA and mandates).
Seeyond has put in place a system to effectively, transparently and harmoniously handle customers ‘ claims in accordance with applicable regulations.
Access to claims processing is free, and customers can file their claim as the case (i) in French or (ii) in one of the official languages of the Member State in which the OPC (collective investment agency or investment fund) is marketed or in which the service is provided.
A claim is defined as a statement of customer dissatisfaction with the professional.
A request for information, advice, clarification or a service is not a claim.
Requests and claims may include management, portfolio performance, pricing, legal documentation or any information related to the service provided.
A complaint can be made by mail, phone or email, or to the customer's usual contact :
Complaints by mail are addressed to: Seeyond - Customer Service, 43 Avenue Pierre Mendès France - CS 81436 - 75648 Paris Cedex 13 France.
Claims made by telephone are recorded by customer support officers.
Complaints by email should be directed to : ClientServicingAM@natixis.com
The Financial Markets Authority has an Ombudsman who can be requested by any interested person, individual or legal entity, in the context of an individual dispute within the scope of its competence, namely financial investments.
AMF Ombudsman
Financial Markets Authority (AMF)
17 Place de la Bourse
75082 PARIS CEDEX 02A
A mediation application form is available on the AMF website: (www.amf-france.org).
Corruption is fraudulent, unethical and punishable by heavy criminal and administrative penalties. Violations of anti-corruption regulations are, by their very nature, serious and can lead to damage to Seeyond's reputation.
Seeyond is committed to carrying out its business with integrity in order to guard against any form of influence from peddling and corruption.
Un conflit d’intérêts est une situation dans laquelle la société de gestion exerce des activités dont la réalisation peut porter atteinte aux intérêts des clients si l’organisation mise en place n’est pas appropriée. Pour Seeyond, la détection, la prévention et la gestion du risque de conflits d'intérêts passent par la mise en place d'une organisation spécifique décrite dans le document ci-dessous.
In an effort to preserve the long-term interest of its shareholders and in accordance with the recommendations of the AFG charter, Seeyond has chosen to deploy the swing-pricing mechanism.
The implementation of swing pricing only applies to funds that benefit from this mechanism. Holders can consult the prospectus for more information.
The table below illustrates the funds for which Seeyond has set up swing pricing.
| Portfolio name | |
|---|---|
| Natixis LCR Actions Euro | |
| Seeyond Actions CAC 40 | |
A holder who subscribes or repurchases an amount below the trigger threshold is not guaranteed to be executed on a non-swung net asset value (NAV). In fact, the crossing of a trigger threshold is assessed globally by taking into account the total amount collected, i.e. the net balance of subscriptions/redemptions of all holders.
Furthermore, Seeyond can modify the parameters of the swing pricing mechanism at any time, particularly in the event of a crisis on the financial markets.
Finally, a Frequently Asked Questions section aims at answering the various questions of the holders concerning the functioning and impacts of the mechanism. It applies to professional and non-professional clients within the scope of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID).
SEEYOND
Customer Service
43 Pierre-Mendès-France Avenue - 75013 PARIS
CONTROL LEVELS
Permanent Control
Permanent Control is responsible for ensuring compliance with all of the company's processes, procedures, products and services. In addition to topics related to personal and professional ethics, and the validation of the control plan, this department carries out specific advice and trainings for Seeyond’s employees.
Permanent control is guided by legislative, regulatory, professional requirements as well as by policies defined by top Management.
Risk Monitoring
The Chief Risk Officer is responsible for validating and monitoring the risks inherent to the core business of portfolio management. The Chief Risk Officer is independent from the investment teams and directly reports to Seeyond’s CEO. Although independent, on-going interaction between Seeyond’s CRO and investment teams is a hallmark of Seeyond’s approach. Consistent collaboration ensures immersion as well as full understanding and adapted monitoring of the processes, while instilling a strong risk culture to management teams.