Axa IM hires from Goldman to start liquid absolute-return team

Axa Investment Managers has re-hired Pierre-Emmanuel Juillard as managing director to run a team in Hong Kong focusing on liquid absolute-return strategies. Reporting to Andrea Rossi, chief executive of Axa IM, Juillard will put together an initial team of around 10 and launch the new activity in the second half of this year, subject to regulatory approval. Juillard joined the French fund house this week from Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong, where he was a partner and Asia-Pacif…