Simon Lue-Fong, head of global emerging debt at Pictet Asset Management, believes the asset class will outperform this year, driven by strong local currency appreciation.
Pictet is launching an absolute return credit fund for ex-Swiss Re managers Raymond Sagayam and Kazik Swiderski.
When it comes to generating income, Pictet Asset Management believes it has seen the future because it has already been there, done that and bought the T-shirt.
Asian equities specialist Avo Ora has joined Pictet's emerging markets equity team as senior investment manager.
Sanlam Universal Funds is handing the management of its Global Equity fund from Pictet to Centre Asset Management.
Former Threadneedle bond manager Roman Gaiser has joined Pictet Asset Management as head of high yield, while Andres Sanchez Balcazar joins as co-head of the global and regional bond team.
Pictet and Impax were jointly named Group of the Year at the third annual IW Climate Change Investment Awards yesterday.