Allianz Global Investors Hires Quartet to Fortify Its Emerging Markets Business

Allianz Global Investors, an asset manager affiliate for Allianz SE, has named a four-member team to foster its $1.7 billion Emerging Markets Debt (EMD) business, through FX, Volatility Volatility In finance, volatility refers to the amount of change in the rate of a financial instrument, such as commodities, currencies, stocks, over a given time period. Essentially, volatility describes the nature of an instrument’s fluctuation; a highly volatile security equates to large fluctuations in price, and a low volatile security equates to timid fluctuations in price. Volatility is an important statistical indicator used by financial traders to assist them in developing trading systems. Traders In finance, volatility refers to the amount of change in the rate of a financial instrument, such as commodities, currencies, stocks, over a given time period. Essentially, volatility describes the nature of an instrument’s fluctuation; a highly volatile security equates to large fluctuations in price, and a low volatile security equates to timid fluctuations in price. Volatility is an important statistical indicator used by financial traders to assist them in developing trading systems. Traders Read this Term and macro hedge strategies.

Emerging Markets (EM) was one of the fastest growing realms in a variety of asset classes in recent years, before lingering questions surrounding the impact of quantitative easing and rate cuts curtailed growth across the sector. However, EMD is still a rapidly growing and successful avenue for clients, with Allianz Global Investors bolstering its team with four new hires that will be based out of London.

Recruitment Rundown

Naveen Kunam will join the group as a Senior Portfolio Manager and will be responsible for managing emerging markets rates and Forex Forex Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Read this Term strategies – Mr. Kunam brings previous experience from ING Investment Management.

In addition, Shahzad Hasan is slated to serve as a Portfolio Manager with Global Investors having come over from Credit Suisse with a specialization in sovereign and volatility strategies.

Vlad Andryushchenko was also tapped as Allianz’s newest Senior Research Analyst, given his tenure at Renaissance Capital in Moscow. His focus will entail global EM’s financial institutions, given his obvious penchant for capital markets.

Rounding out the other hires is Eoghan McDonagh, the group’s newest senior trader. Mr. McDonagh has worked previously at Eclectica Asset Management, a global macro hedge fund specializing in several asset classes.