La Financière de l’Echiquier (LFDE) is one of France’s leading independent asset management companies, managing €11 billion assets under management and a team of more than 120 employees. LFDE’s business is to manage savings and financial investments for retail customers, wealth management advisors and institutional customers. Capitalising on over 25 years of stock picking expertise, initially on European companies, LFDE manages a focused range of funds invested in the main asset classes: equities, diversified, bonds and convertible bonds, and asset allocation. The management approach of LFDE is based on an in-depth knowledge of the companies invested in which enables it to overcome the moods of the financial markets. As part of its international development, LFDE is also present in Italy, Germany, Austria, Benelux, Switzerland, and Spain.