BBVA AM Attributes Returns To ARP

Alternative risk premia strategies have contributed significantly to BBVA Asset Management’s performance so far this year. Jaime Martinez, global head of asset allocation at BBVA in Madrid, declined to give specific figures but said all portfolios invested in risk premia mandates are up year-to-date. BBVA AM invests EUR3 billion of its EUR110 billion assets under management in alternative risk premia strategies.