Biography
Main responsibilities
Amy is a senior portfolio manager with co-management responsibility for emerging market corporate bond portfolios.
Experience and qualifications
She has over a decade of experience of investing in EM corporate debt and previously worked at GAM as head of Asian credit and managed their Asian and EM portfolios. Amy joined GAM Investments Augustus in May 2009, following its acquisition of the fixed income and foreign exchange specialist.
She has a PhD in finance from Cass Business School and an MBA from Cranfield University (Ford Scholarship). Amy also holds a certificate of Professional Risk Manager (PRM).
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