Loomis Sayles [profile] has a new head of emerging markets.

The new hire is Peter Marber, formerly of HSBC Global Asset Management [profile].

In his new role, Marber will be responsible for both emerging markets fixed income and equity investing, and will report to Jae Park, chief investment officer.

While at SBC Global Asset Management, Marber held several roles, including chief business strategist, global head of emerging markets debt, and portfolio manager. Prior to its acquisition by HSBC in 2005, Peter was founding partner, senior portfolio manager and chief investment strategist for The Atlantic Advisors. Peter was also president of the emerging markets subsidiaries at Dresdner Kleinwort (formerly Wasserstein Perella). He began his career at UBS.

Marber has been a faculty member at Columbia University since 1993, teaching at the Business School and School of International and Public Affairs, and has also taught at Johns Hopkins and Universidad Francisco Marroquin in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

Here is the press release:

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Company Press Release

Loomis Sayles Welcomes New Head of Emerging Markets

BOSTON--Loomis, Sayles & Company announced today that Peter Marber has joined the company as head of emerging markets investments. Peter’s responsibilities will encompass emerging markets fixed income and equity investing. He will report to Jae Park, chief investment officer.

Peter joins Loomis Sayles from HSBC Global Asset Management. He held several roles during his tenure within HSBC’s emerging markets group including chief business strategist, global head of emerging markets debt, and portfolio manager. Prior to its acquisition by HSBC in 2005, Peter was founding partner, senior portfolio manager and chief investment strategist for The Atlantic Advisors. Peter was also president of the emerging markets subsidiaries at Dresdner Kleinwort (formerly Wasserstein Perella) and he began his career at UBS. He has been a faculty member at Columbia University since 1993, teaching at the Business School and School of International and Public Affairs, and has also taught at Johns Hopkins and Universidad Francisco Marroquin in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

Peter assumes leadership of an emerging markets product team that includes portfolio managers David Rolley, Eddy Sternberg and Peter Frick, and emerging markets senior credit strategist Elisabeth Colleran. The team is supported by over a dozen emerging markets specialists who work within Loomis Sayles trading or sovereign, credit, equity and quantitative research groups.

“As emerging markets have grown in importance we have continued to add investment professionals focused in this area. Peter’s depth of experience and expertise will help ensure we bring the full power of our firm’s resources to bear in identifying emerging markets investment opportunities for our clients’ portfolios,” said Jae Park.

Loomis Sayles has recently added four key EM resources, including Bianca Taylor, emerging markets senior sovereign analyst; Celeste Tay, Asia sovereign analyst; Li Ping Yeo, Asia senior credit analyst; Nada Oulidi, emerging markets senior bank analyst.

Loomis Sayles manages over $12 billion of emerging markets assets as of 6/30/2013.

About Loomis Sayles

Since 1926, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. has served the investment needs of institutional and mutual fund clients. As performance-driven investors seeking exceptional opportunities, Loomis Sayles employs actively managed disciplines that combine fundamental research, systematic risk assessment and experienced portfolio management. This rich tradition has earned Loomis Sayles the trust and respect of clients worldwide, for whom it manages more than $187 billion in assets as of June 30, 2013.

* Includes the assets of both Loomis, Sayles & Co., LP, and Loomis Sayles Trust Company, LLC. ($8.9 billion for the Loomis Sayles Trust Company). Loomis Sayles Trust Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

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