London-headquartered TT International, a specialist investment manager under Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, has appointed six members to its emerging markets (EM) debt team.
The team is headed by Jean-Charles (JC) Sambor, formerly EM debt head and lead portfolio manager of EM debt strategies at BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM). He is joined by two portfolio managers, a senior analyst and a senior trader, all of whom have previously worked together at BNPP AM. The team is reinforced by another senior analyst specializing in EM high-yield issuers and special situations.
They will work closely with TT’s 17 existing investment professionals located in London, Hong Kong, India, Brazil and Mexico, who already conduct macro research and company analysis across emerging markets.
The new team members consist of JC Sambor, Alex Zunega, Stefan Roessler, Ronald Huang, Di Wang and Michael Lam, who will be running various strategies focusing on EM debt across sovereign and corporate credit, FX, and rates.
BNPP AM alumni
Most of the team members have worked together at BNPP AM for many years, generating strong and consistent outperformance. The team will continue to use an innovative, active and nimble process to generate returns for clients, the firm says.
Sambor joins TT as head of EM debt. Prior to this, JC worked at BNPP AM for close to eight years. He was head of EM fixed income and lead portfolio manager of EM debt strategies, managing over US$8 billion. Prior to BNPP AM, he was regional director of the IIF in Asia-Pacific, head of EMD at Everest Capital, and senior vice-president at TCW. He has 24 years of experience.
Zunega joins TT as a portfolio manager based in London. Prior to this, he was an EM debt portfolio manager at BNPP AM for eight years, specializing in sovereign credit. Before BNPP AM, he worked as an assistant vice-president at Acadian Asset Management in Boston. He has 18 years of experience.
Roessler joins TT as a portfolio manager based in London. He was previously a highly rated EM fixed income portfolio manager at BNPP AM for five and a half years, specializing in EM portfolio management and top-down macro portfolio construction. He brings with him 11 years of industry experience.
HK-based analyst
Huang joins TT as a senior analyst based in Hong Kong. Prior to this, he was a credit analyst at BNPP AM. He began his career at Moody’s Investors Service in 2014, moving on to Shanghai Pudong Development Bank as an assistant vice-president of debt capital markets. He went on to S&P Global Ratings where he spent four years, before joining BNPP AM in 2022.
Wang will join TT as a senior analyst based in Hong Kong. His investment banking background in restructuring distressed debt adds a niche dynamic to the team, with his most recent role being an investment banker focusing on restructuring for Moelis & Company for two years. Wang has 13 years of experience.
Lam will join TT as a senior trader based in London. He is an EM trading specialist, with over 20 years’ experience within banking and financial markets. Prior to TT, he was a senior trader at Jupiter Asset Management and has previously held trading roles at Manulife, BNPP AM and Amundi specializing in FX and EM.