• Major expansion sees the recruitment of a six-member quant team based across Paris and Geneva
• Innovative active strategies driven by data and mathematical models to enhance the traditional active fund range
Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management has broadened its investment expertise with the addition of an active quant management team. Led by seasoned professional Bruno Taillardat, the group includes senior quant portfolio managers Xavier Marconnet and Frédéric Girod, alongside two further quantitative portfolio managers and a quant research analyst.
The quant team will develop active return strategies using decision-making processes based on advanced mathematical models, employing computer-driven algorithms and machine learning. The new strategies are designed to complement Edmond de Rothschild AM’s traditional active fund range by offering an additional risk-return approach.
Bruno Taillardat, appointed Head of Quantitative Portfolio Management, brings 25 years of experience in quantitative investing. He joins from Amundi in Paris, where he has held the same role since 2016. Before that, he spent nine years at Unigestion as Head of Equity Investments and Quantitative & Fundamental Research. Bruno began his career in 1998 at Paribas Asset Management in the US equities team as a quant analyst and was promoted to Head of International Equity Quantitative Research in 2003. He holds a postgraduate degree in mathematics from Aix-Marseille University and has completed a certificate in Sustainable Finance at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL). Bruno also lectures on quantitative and factor investing at EDHEC Business School.
Bruno will be based in Geneva, reporting to Edmond de Rothschild AM’s Chief Investment Officer, Benjamin Melman, and will take up his role on 1 November 2025.
Joining him as Lead Quantitative Portfolio Manager, Xavier Marconnet moves from Unigestion where he led the “Core AI” active equity strategies, concentrating on the application of machine learning and responsible investing. Xavier holds a first-class degree in Software Engineering and Applied Physics from Edinburgh Napier University. He has 20 years of experience in quantitative development, strategy execution and algorithmic trading and is a Chartered AI Investment Analyst (CAI).
Frédéric Girod, appointed Quantitative Analyst and Portfolio Manager, joins from Koch Supply & Trading. His previous roles include serving as Quantitative Analyst and Data Scientist at UEFA and founding Anaxagore Advanced Analytics, where he built data-driven strategies for derivatives. Frédéric also has a nine-year background in financial markets and quantitative trading at Unigestion and began his career as a proprietary trader at CIC. His academic qualifications include an MSc in International Finance, a degree in Computational Finance and certifications in Machine Learning and Hadoop.
Both Xavier Marconnet and Frédéric Girod will also begin their roles on 1 November 2025, will be based in Geneva, and will report to Bruno Taillardat.
Commenting on the appointments, Christophe Caspar, Chief Executive Officer of Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management, said: “We are pleased to welcome Bruno and his team to Edmond de Rothschild. Their experience and track record will complement our existing active investment capabilities and extend the range of our offering. AI and machine learning are gaining momentum in quantitative investing, and are increasingly used for predictive modelling, and portfolio optimization. Quantitative methods also offer the flexibility, scalability, and precision needed to deliver highly tailored ESG strategies to investors. We will aim to create a range of products aligned with institutional and retail/private client’s needs which incorporate these characteristics.”
Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management currently manages €107 billion in assets under management on behalf of institutional clients and distributors.
