Nick Hayes

Head of Total Return & Fixed Income Asset Allocation

In his role as Head of Fixed Income Allocation and Total Return Team, Nick is responsible for leading the investment team within the Active Fixed Income business, dedicated to Benchmark Aggregate, Unconstrained, and Impact strategies. This role became effective in April 2020, with the primary objective of enhancing the focus on total return fixed income strategies at AXA IM.

Nick oversees a team of 7 fund managers, situated in the London and Paris offices, managing assets across various funds and mandates, supporting a diverse global client base.

Nick places a strong emphasis on managing "strategic" funds, which dynamically allocate across the entire fixed income risk spectrum. He serves as the Lead Portfolio Manager for the AXA WF Global Strategic Bond Fund (LUX SICAV) and the AXA Global Strategic Bond Fund (UK OEIC) since the inception of the strategy in 2012. 

Beyond his portfolio management duties, Nick is responsible for providing relative value analysis of various sectors within AXA IM’s Portfolio Manager Analyst credit research organisation.

Nick's tenure at AXA IM began in 2010 as a Senior Portfolio Manager, managing several credit and aggregate mutual funds. Prior to joining AXA IM, Nick spent eight years at Henderson Global Investors (previously known as Henderson New Star) as a Senior Portfolio Manager in the New Star Fixed Interest team. Before this, Nick was employed at WPP Group plc.

Nick graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, with a Bachelor’s degree in French and Spanish. 

Investment Institute

Our experts and investment teams outline their key convictions

    Disclaimer

    The information on this website is intended for investors domiciled in Switzerland.

    AXA Investment Managers Switzerland Ltd (AXA IM) is not liable for unauthorised use of the website.

    This website is for advertising and informational purpose only. The published information and expression of opinions are provided for personal use only. The information, data, figures, opinions, statements, analyses, forecasts, simulations, concepts and other data provided by AXA IM in this document are based on our knowledge and experience at the time of preparation and are subject to change without notice.

    AXA IM excludes any warranty (explicit or implicit) for the accuracy, completeness and up-to-dateness of the published information and expressions of opinion. In particular, AXA IM is not obliged to remove information that is no longer up to date or to expressly mark it a such. To the extent that the data contained in this document originates from third parties, AXA IM is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, up-to-dateness and appropriateness of such data, even if only such data is used that is deemed to be reliable.

    The information on the website of AXA IM does not constitute a decision aid for economic, legal, tax or other advisory questions, nor may investment or other decisions be made solely on the basis of this information. Before any investment decision is made, detailed advice should be obtained that is geared to the client's situation.

    Past performance or returns are neither a guarantee nor an indicator of the future performance or investment returns. The value and return on an investment is not guaranteed. It can rise and fall and investors may even incur a total loss.

    AXA Investment Managers Switzerland Ltd.