Ecaterina Bigos

Ecaterina Bigos

Chief Investment Officer, Asia ex-Japan, AXA IM Core (part of BNP Paribas Asset Management)

Bio

Ecaterina champions cross-asset investment perspectives, actively engaging with media and clients across Asia.

She provides macroeconomic research insights, updates on asset class dynamics and emerging trends, working closely with portfolio managers and research teams to identify global opportunities to support investment decision-making.

Ecaterina brings over two decades of international experience across buy- and sell-side roles in both equity and fixed income, including a pivotal role in expanding clients’ ETF adoption across Europe and Asia.

She holds an MSc in finance from Bayes Business School and a BS in finance from the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies.

Articles from Ecaterina Bigos

Portfolio perspectives

Monthly Market Views: The prospect of rising rates and the data centre boost

By Chris Iggo, Chair of the Investment Institute and CIO for AXA IM Core, BNP Paribas Asset Management, Daniel Morris,…

By Chris Iggo & other authors

02/09/26

Portfolio perspectives

Monthly Market Views: Fixed income resilience and equity market divergence

By Chris Iggo, CIO for AXA IM Core, BNP Paribas Asset Management; Daniel Morris, Chief Market Strategist, BNP Paribas Asset…

By Chris Iggo & other authors

07/05/26

Portfolio perspectives

Monthly Market Views: Fixed income opportunities

Rates and credit returns come together in corporate bond market Corporate bond returns are comprised of a risk-free yield and…

By Chris Iggo & other authors

16/01/26

Front of mind

China’s persistent deflation constrains market broadening

Inflation in China accelerated at its fastest pace in nearly three years in December, primarily driven by higher food prices.…

By Ecaterina Bigos

14/01/26

Portfolio perspectives

Rotating drivers of growth

Ecaterina Bigos, Chief Investment Officer for Asia ex-Japan, AXA IM Core (part of BNP Paribas Asset Management), and Daniel Morris,…

By Ecaterina Bigos & other authors

08/01/26

Portfolio perspectives

Divergence calls for diversification: Asia’s investors look to Europe

Asian investors have long directed significant investments to the US; this year the trend of diversification towards other markets has…

By Ecaterina Bigos

07/10/25