Speaker profile: Pierre-Antoine Godefroy

Pierre-Antoine is head of structuring for AXA Investment Managers. He is responsible for the design and delivery of innovative structuring solutions to meet investors’ needs for yield enhancement and diversification, while addressing their tax and regulatory requirements. Prior to this, Pierre-Antoine managed the fixed income allocations of AXA UK. As part of that role, he identified tactical trades aimed at optimising the total return of the portfolios or at hedging specific exposures such as tail risk hedges. Before joining AXA IM, Pierre-Antoine held various credit trading positions at Calyon (now Credit Agricole CIB), including market-maker on European credit indices and CDS. Pierre-Antoine holds a Master’s of Science in Financial Engineering from Columbia University, New York, and a Master’s of Science in Statistics and Economics from ENSAE, Paris.