Our people and culture

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We believe that a company’s most valuable assets are its people. For us, performance depends not just on what we deliver, but also on how we deliver it.

 

Our success depends on the expertise, the energy, the diversity and the motivation of our staff.

 

 

Attracting and retaining the best skills and talents

 

Significant resources are allocated to our recruitment process to ensure that we correctly identify and recruit the right person for every job. The more talented our people, the better they will be able to serve clients and drive the company forward. 

 

We also believe that diverse backgrounds enable outstanding business performance. At AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM), we welcome people from diverse educational backgrounds, whose skills go well beyond finance.

 

 

Promoting common values: our leadership culture

 

Leadership is an organisational mindset that is conducive to innovation, empowerment, and accountability.

 

Each and every one of our employees is encouraged to share their ideas, take the initiative and make things happen while displaying team spirit, transparency, and respect for others at all times.  If we expect our managers to play a key role in setting the example and developing leaders, we also believe that each individual should be accountable for themselves.

 

Our vision of leadership is based on the notion that everyone, at each level of the organisation, is responsible for his or her actions and for developing the business, and has the ability to create trust-based relationships with AXA IM stakeholders.

 
 

Key figures

 

> Over 2,500 employees

> 69 nationalities

 

Source: AXA IM as at 30 June 2010

 

More information

WebTV focus

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> Watch Marc's video: a Graduate portfolio controller, AXA IM (3:04), December 2009

> Watch Louis's video: a Graduate analyst, AXA Real Estate (2:25), May 2009

> Watch Iva's video: a Graduate assistant portfolio manager, AXA IM (2:22), October 2008

 

> Watch Thomas's video: a Graduate fund analyst, AXA IM (2:09), June 2008