Chris Iggo

Chris Iggo

Chief Investment Officer, AXA IM Core (part of BNP Paribas Asset Management)

Bio

Chris Iggo is the Chief Investment Officer for Core Investments and Chair of the AXA IM Investment Institute.

In his role, Chris brings together the insights of the Research, Quant Lab and Responsible Investment teams for the benefit of all portfolio managers across asset classes.

Previously he was the CIO for AXA IM’s fixed income department, as well as Head of Active Fixed Income in Europe and Asia. In this role, Chris oversaw the investment process globally and was responsible for the management of all active teams in Europe and Asia, including the performance and strategy / fund development. Chris initially joined AXA IM as a Senior Strategist before his appointment as Fixed Income CIO in 2008. He assumed additional responsibility of the European and Asian Fixed Income divisions in 2014.

Prior to joining AXA IM, Chris spent five years as Head of Strategy at Cazenove Fund Management. Before that, he spent four years at Barclays Capital, first as Chief US Economist (in New York) and then as Chief European Economist.

Previously, he spent seven years at Chase Manhattan Bank in London and New York as an Economist and Foreign Exchange Strategist. Chris holds both a Master’s and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of London.

Articles from Chris Iggo

Article

Front of mind

View from the Markets: Yields continue to return to a different time

Bond yields continue to climb, as 30-year US Treasuries hit a 19-year high this week. Inflation and fiscal concerns were…

By Chris Iggo

22/05/26
Audio

Portfolio perspectives

AI: Transforming quantitative portfolio management

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are contributing increasingly to the process of identifying stock investment opportunities and managing portfolio risk,…

By Ramkumar Rasaratnam & other authors

14/05/26
Article

Front of mind

View from the Markets: Taiwan GDP, need I say more?

Day-to-day price movements in markets remain dominated by what is happening around the Middle East conflict. But then one must…

By Chris Iggo

08/05/26
Article

Portfolio perspectives

Monthly Market Views: Fixed income resilience and equity market divergence

By Chris Iggo, CIO for AXA IM Core, BNP Paribas Asset Management; Daniel Morris, Chief Market Strategist, BNP Paribas Asset…

By Chris Iggo & other authors

07/05/26
Audio

Portfolio perspectives

Inflation-linked bonds can navigate the shocks

The Middle East conflict has triggered a surge in energy and other prices, creating a second inflation shock in four…

By Elida Rhenals & other authors

07/05/26
Video
Commuters

Portfolio perspectives

Video – April 2026 Global Absolute Return Bond Quarterly Update

In this April 2026 quarterly update, Vicky Browne, Investment Specialist – Global Aggregate & Absolute‑Return at BNP Paribas Asset Management, provides a…

By Vicky Browne & other authors

29/04/26
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