Future looks bright for continued growth of managed accounts

Lyxor’s managed account platform continues to grow in terms of assets under management and the number of managers represented as emerging managers and more complex strategies are added

Building a managed account platform is a complex business

Managed accounts are a “complex alchemy” according to Lionel Paquin, head of MAP at Lyxor Asset Management.

For him, sourcing managers is the first challenge for any good managed account platform (MAP). To be successful, a MAP needs “great, global research capabilities”, something Paquin and his team believe Lyxor has been offering from the start along with transparency and industrial-strength operational and risk management.

Managed accounts have become more popular, particularly with European