“We have about EUR900m under management for French clients”

Standard Life Investments, an affiliate of the British insurer Standard Life, has registered its first three funds in France. The firm already has EUR900m in assets under management in France, primarily in bonds and for institutionals, says Jennifer Richards, co-head of European development, in an interview with NewsManagers. This French strategy is part of an initiative to increase assets from outside the group, which now represent over 50% of nearly GBP180bn managed by SLI, compared with 40% in 2010 and none 13 years ago.