What is "natixis"

Natixis is a French corporate and investment bank created in November 2006 from the merger of the asset management and investment banking operations of Natexis Banque Populaire ( Banque Populaire group) and IXIS ( Groupe Caisse d'Epargne).

Groupe BPCE owns more than 70% of Natixis while the remaining float is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange.

Natixis provide financial data for the 'Markets' section on the news channel, Euronews. On October 26, 2010, Natixis Global Asset Management (NGAM) has acquired a majority stake in asset management start-up ‘Ossiam’.