BNP Paribas Appoints Simon Roberts as Head of Global Equities

BNP Paribas Investment Partners, an asset management affiliate of BNP Paribas SA, has appointed Simon Roberts as its newest head of its global equity team, along with a trio of senior portfolio managers to serve his team.

In Mr. Roberts’ newest role as the head of global Equities Equities Equities can be characterized as stocks or shares in a company that investors can buy or sell. When you buy a stock, you are in essence buying an equity, becoming a partial owner of shares in a specific company or fund.However, equities do not pay a fixed interest rate, and as such are not considered guaranteed income. As such, equity markets are often associated with risk.When a company issues bonds, it’s taking loans from buyers. When a company offers shares, on the other hand, it’s selling pa Equities can be characterized as stocks or shares in a company that investors can buy or sell. When you buy a stock, you are in essence buying an equity, becoming a partial owner of shares in a specific company or fund.However, equities do not pay a fixed interest rate, and as such are not considered guaranteed income. As such, equity markets are often associated with risk.When a company issues bonds, it’s taking loans from buyers. When a company offers shares, on the other hand, it’s selling pa Read this Term, he will be based out of London where he will report to Guy Davies, BNP Paribas’ director of equities. Moreover, he will have a team constituting of senior portfolio managers that includes Jonathan Barnett, James Mann and Stewart Lambert.

Prior to his appointment, Mr. Roberts worked at a number of leading asset management companies, including Fidelity, Lazard Asset Management, BlueCrest Capital and NewSmith.