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GAM Investments expands its emerging markets fixed income team

Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Opalesque Industry Update - GAM Investments has hired Markus Heider as investment manager to join its emerging markets fixed income team, based in London. He will start on 2 July 2018 and report to Paul McNamara. The team manages USD 11.0 billion as at 31 March 2018.

Markus joins from Deutsche Bank in London where he was global head of inflation research. He began his career in Deutsche Bank in 2000 before moving into various inflation and interest rate strategy roles.

Markus holds a PhD and a Diplôme d'études approfondies (DEA) in economics from the University of Bordeaux, and a diploma in economics from the University of Cologne. He is also the author of "Inflation Markets: A Comprehensive and Cohesive Guide" published by Risk Books.

Paul McNamara, investment director, says: "Markus's appointment represents our continued commitment to aim to provide strong performance to our clients. He will be a key addition to our team, which manages client assets employing a conviction-based investment approach driven by macroeconomic impacts on emerging markets."

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