29/08/2024 - Vigilance alert: impersonation of employees of Thematics Asset Management (« Thematics »)

Dear Clients and Dear partners,

The phenomenon of impersonation of professionals in the financial sector is on the rise, so Natixis Investment Managers International invites all its partners to be extra vigilant with fraudulent solicitations by relaying the message below:

Thematics, a French asset management company, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, draws attention to the public regarding the impersonation of the identity of some of its employees.

This fraudulent activity currently seems to involve a "Meta fund" offered by Natixis, Natixis Investment Managers, or Thematics, using the names of Thematics employees and potentially other products.

These fraudulent offers and contracts have no legal value and do not bind Thematics or lead to its liability.

Thematics does not offer investments to clients via direct mail, social networks, electronic trading platforms, or by phone.

If you have been solicited, we urge you to:

(i)    not follow up on these solicitations or make any corresponding payments; and

(ii)   (ii) contact immediately: ClientServicingAM@natixis.com

Thematics urges its clients, prospects, and anyone else to exercise the utmost vigilance and not respond to any investment solicitations made through emails, phone calls, or exchanges on social networks/instant messaging.

Furthermore, the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) and professional associations for asset management and wealth advise not to follow up on solicitations from individuals who are not clearly identified without first conducting thorough checks to verify their identity:

• contact the company your interlocutor claims to represent after searching for their contact details (phone, email and postal addresses) to verify that the contact indeed comes from them;
• compare your interlocutor's email to that of the authorized professional;
• inquire with the professional association your interlocutor claims to be a member of;
• check the AMF website for a summary table of unauthorized actors and sites or actors impersonating regulated actors.

The AMF emphasizes the rules of vigilance and good practices before any investment:

• Do not disclose your personal information (phone, email, identity documents, bank account details, proof of address, etc.) to contacts or sites whose reliability you cannot verify, or by filling out forms on the internet after clicking on an advertisement banner;
• Do not follow up on unsolicited phone calls;
• Do not take at face value the information given by a phone interlocutor, who may not necessarily be who you think they are;
• Do not succumb to urgency or pressure from your interlocutor, take the time to think about it;
• Beware of promises of quick gains without counterparties; there is no high return without high risk.

If you have any questions or need further information do not hesitate to contact your usual point of contact within the Natixis IM Group, or alternatively email ClientServicingAM@natixis.com

Yours sincerely,

Natixis Investment Managers International