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EM Hard Currency Corporate Debt strategy 3-year anniversary

October 11, 2024

Global Evolution is thrilled to mark a significant milestone as its Corporate Debt Team achieves a 3-year track record for their EM Corporate Hard Currency Strategy. The strategy focuses on investments in dollar-denominated corporate debt, covering over 50 countries, spanning 12 sectors, and involving more than 700 issuers. Despite a challenging market backdrop, the strategy has shown strong performance and resilience.

"We are incredibly proud of what our team has accomplished over the past three years," said Alia Yousuf, Head of Corporate Debt Strategies: "Our success stems from the depth of our research and benchmark agnostic credit selection process, which enables us to identify opportunities across a diverse range of markets and sectors, to provide strong risk adjusted return over the economic cycle.

Global Evolution, a specialist emerging and frontier markets debt manager, broadened its business to include EM debt during 2019, assembling a team of seasoned professionals with extensive experience in the asset class. 

Morten Bugge, Chief Executive Officer at Global Evolution, commented: "Reaching the three-year milestone with our EM Corporate Debt Hard Currency strategy highlights our firm's deep expertise and dedication to offer a full suite of products within the complex land scape of emerging markets. Our team's in-depth knowledge and passion for these markets have been key to consistently delivering value to our clients."

For more information about the Emerging Markets Corporate Debt strategy, please reach out to marketing@globalevolution.com or find more information at www.globalevolution.com

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Global Evolution partner day

October 2, 2024

Two weeks ago, we had the pleasure of hosting our annual distribution partner seminar at our Head Office in Denmark.
The day was packed with insightful updates, including a company overview and a look at both current and future initiatives. Our flagship strategies were also highlighted in engaging brush-up pitches.
We were excited to introduce some new strategies still in development and valued the suggestions and inputs from our partners.
The evening was a fantastic opportunity for networking and knowledge sharing across different markets.

A big thanks to our distribution partners for a great and constructive day.

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Peter Marber Joins Global Evolution

September 12, 2024

Global Evolution is pleased to announce that Peter Marber, former Chief Investment Officer for Emerging Markets at the Generali Investments affiliate Aperture Investors LLC, has joined as Managing Director based in New York.

Marber is joining Global Evolution following the merger of the asset management units of Generali Investments and Conning Holdings Limited.

I’m excited to help Global Evolution and Generali strengthen their business in North America. Founder and CEO Morton Bugge has built one of the leading asset managers for emerging and frontier markets, and it’s an honor to work with this pioneering organization,” Marber noted.

Janhavi Kumar, head of distribution for Global Evolution in New York, added: “Peter is one of the most experienced and respected voices in Emerging Markets, we’re delighted to have him join the firm."

In addition to holding senior positions at Loomis Sayles, HSBC, and other asset managers for more than three decades, Marber has been a distinguished thought leader on emerging and frontier markets. He has taught at Harvard, University, Columbia University, NYU, and Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, and has published eight books on globalization and finance. He is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, Chatham House, the Royal Economic Society, the International Institute for Strategic Studies. a fellow at both the Royal Astronomical Society and The RSA (The royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce). Dr. Marber serves/has served on boards for institutions including Columbia | SIPA,  EMTA - the Trade Association for Emerging Markets, Geolinks, the World Policy Institute, and St. John’s College, among others. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University, master’s degrees from Columbia University and University of Oxford, and doctorate from the University of Cambridge.

Global Evolution, founded in 2007, services global clients from offices in Kolding (Denmark), London, New York, and Singapore. In June 2020 Conning Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of Generali Investments, acquired a majority interest in Global Evolution. The partnership with our parent organization, allows us to maintain the agility of a boutique firm while benefitting from the stability and support of Generali’s extensive global resources.

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Global Evolution Asset Management A/S

April 3, 2024

Global Evolution is pleased to announce a significant milestone for our business. Following the announcement on July 6, 2023, that Conning Holdings Limited and its affiliates, including Global Evolution, had reached an agreement to be acquired by Generali Investments Holding S.p.A., the transaction has received approval from all relevant authorities and is now completed.

In a move to align with our affiliates, reflect our expanding international footprint, offices globally, and our global client base, we have decided to undergo a name change. Global Evolution Fondsmæglerselskab A/S has now become Global Evolution Asset Management A/S.

This change is not just in name but reflects our commitment to enhancing the experience for our clients and enriching our product offerings. As we transition to Global Evolution Asset Management A/S, we look forward to opening a new chapter in our evolution, further strengthening our ties with clients and partners worldwide.

We are excited about the opportunities this new phase will bring and are deeply committed to continuing to deliver exceptional service and innovative solutions to our clients.