AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has hired Michael Ganske as the new head of emerging markets fixed income.
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Ganske, whose recruitment follows the company’s decision in June to create a global emerging markets (GEM) fixed income team, will spearhead a team of 10 investment professionals based in London, Paris and Hong Kong.
In the new role, he will be responsible for overseeing nearly EUR5bn of EM and Asian debt, across three flagship mutual funds, as well as multiple segregated institutional mandates.
He will be based in London, and will report to CIO fixed income Chris Iggo.
Ganske most recently served as a partner and head of EM at Rogge Global Partners.
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By GlobalDataPreviously, he also served stints as a managing director and divisional head of EM research at Commerzbank, a director and head of EM at Deka Investment, vice president and EM fixed income portfolio manager at DWS Investments, and Deutsche Bank Group.
AXA IM global head of fixed income John Porter said: "We are pleased to welcome Michael on board and confident that his strong experience will further enhance our global emerging markets fixed income team and offering.
"We have invested heavily in this team with the hire of Sailesh Lad, senior portfolio manager, and Olga Fedotova, head of EM Credit Research, last summer. Michael is a key appointment for us and demonstrates the scale of our ambition in this space and our belief that investors will continue to find emerging market debt an attractive asset class."
