Barings expands bond team as group plans absolute return launch

Joins from Roubini Global Economics

Barings has added to its fixed income team with the hire of David Nowakowski as director of research from Roubini Global Economics.

Nowakowski was a senior director of research at Roubini and prior to this he worked as a strategist and portfolio manager at Atlas Capital. He will be based at the firm's London office and report to Barings' head of research Nigel Sillis. Barings rebuilds after big name exits His hire coincides with the firm's plans to expand its fixed income offering to include total return and absolute return strategies. Earlier this year it converted its its Global Bond Trust into a more flexible Strategic Bond fund and handed it to new manager Guy Dunham. Alan Wilde (pictured), head of fi...