BNP Paribas Asset Management has created a new systematic portfolio management team – SQI – to complement its fundamental portfolio management capabilities in equities, fixed income and multi asset, which will be led by Robinson Rouchié.

BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) has created a new systematic portfolio management team – SQI – to complement its fundamental portfolio management capabilities in equities, fixed income and multi asset, which will be led by Robinson Rouchié.

BNPP AM’s Quantitative Portfolio Management and ETF teams will combine to form (SQI).

Rouchié, who has been appointed as chief investment officer, systematic & quantitative investments, will report to Rob Gambi, global head of investments. Currently chief of staff to Gambi, Rouchié will relinquish this role following the appointment of his successor. He will remain a member of BNPP AM’s Investment Committee and continues to be based in Paris.

Guy Davies, Deputy Head of Investments, will assume leadership of BNPP AM’s Multi Assets and Solutions teams (excluding Quant and ETF) in March, in addition to his existing role as CIO for fundamental active Eeuities. He replaces Denis Panel, who will be leaving BNPP AM in March to take up a leadership role elsewhere within the industry.