Biography
Main responsibilities
Aaron is the Head of Capital Opportunities Group and Co-Head of Emerging Market Debt. In his role as Head of Capital Opportunities Aaron is focused on maximising the impact of high-growth potential areas by leading a combination of our EMD, High Yield, Multi-Sector Fixed Income and Convertible Debt capabilities. This brings together teams with complementary skill sets, enabling an approach to investment challenges from multiple perspectives.
In Emerging Market Debt Aaron has co-management responsibility for both hard-currency sovereign and corporate bond portfolios. He has been co-managing the hard currency sovereign strategy since he joined the team in 2010 and has co-managed the corporate focused strategy since launch in 2012.
Experience and qualifications
Prior to joining the Emerging Markets Debt team in 2010, Aaron was a fund manager in the Liability Driven Fixed Income team with a focus on the construction and management of corporate credit portfolios. Before this, he held positions in the Credit team, assisting in the management of active sterling and euro corporate strategies, and Performance Measurement. Aaron holds the IMC and is also a CFA® charterholder.
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