Emerging Markets Debt Team
Four pillars set the foundation for the emerging markets debt team’s investment process—and align with our larger purpose of delivering strong client results.
| Dynamic Mindset | Quick-thinking and curious, we relentlessly press onward—exploring local markets, deepening our expertise, and forging new relationships with key players around the world. |
| Skilled Risk Managers | Well aware of the volatility inherent in our asset class, we take extraordinary measures to manage region-specific risks—focusing on diversification and integrating ESG analysis. |
| Durable Process | We follow a rigorous investment process designed to perform consistently over time—specifically, in the face of volatility, limited transparency, and complexity. |
| Driven by Purpose | As investment professionals, what motivates and inspires us most is our responsibility to others—be it to our clients or our colleagues. |
Dynamic Mindset
Many of us come from emerging markets, and that has exposed us to some rough conditions. I grew up in Brazil, and when I started my career, inflation was 100% a month. We carry those experiences for life, so we see volatility as an opportunity for emerging markets investors.
Marcelo Assalin, CFA, Partner
HEAD OF EMERGING MARKETS DEBT TEAM
COMFORTABLE WITH COMPLEXITY
It’s different speaking to a Brazilian person than a Turkish person or to a Chinese person. You need to be very respectful and very flexible. It’s really about just being comfortable with all of these different countries.
Anezina Mytilinaiou
It’s different speaking to a Brazilian person than a Turkish person or to a Chinese person. You need to be very respectful and very flexible. It’s really about just being comfortable with all of these different countries.
Anezina Mytilinaiou
Diverse Journeys, Same Destination
With 10 different nationalities across our team, and coming from varying backgrounds, we can have discussions that are objective yet well-informed by deeply personal insights.
Skilled Risk Managers
Durable Process
Top Down + Bottom Up
Our investment process relies on a framework that works across regions and is compatible with both quantitative and qualitative inputs—but even when we must rely on intuition, we employ the same underlying systematized approach.
