Investor group launches lawsuit against H2O Asset Management

€700m of losses

Elliot Gulliver-Needham
clock • 2 min read

An investor group has launched a lawsuit against H2O Asset Management and others over claims that its members had lost €717m due to its investment in illiquid assets.

Collectif Porteurs H2O, which represents over 6,000 investors, argued the French asset manager, as well as its former owner Natixis Investment Managers, auditor KPMG and custodian CACEIS, are jointly liable for the losses investors suffered. The lawsuit was launched in the Paris Commercial Court yesterday (20 December) with the support of Deminor Litigation Funding, which helps companies and investors monetise their legal claims. H2O AM makes further cuts to side pocket fund valuations The group has "collected evidence demonstrating the responsibility of H2O's companies, but also t...

To continue reading this article...

Join Investment Week for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
  • Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
  • Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
  • Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
  • Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes

Join now

 

Already an Investment Week
member?

Login

More on Companies

ARC launches MPS indices to 'give IFAs clarity'

ARC launches MPS indices to 'give IFAs clarity'

IFAs to have free access to the index series

Isabel Baxter
clock 31 January 2025 • 2 min read
SJP posts record FUM in 2024 despite fall in net flows

SJP posts record FUM in 2024 despite fall in net flows

£5.5bn in new client investments

Beth Brearley
clock 30 January 2025 • 2 min read
Martin Currie to be absorbed into ClearBridge Investments brand

Martin Currie to be absorbed into ClearBridge Investments brand

Subject to regulatory approvals

Cristian Angeloni
clock 29 January 2025 • 1 min read
Trustpilot