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“ Strong communication and solid relationships are invaluable, they can make the critical difference when it matters most.”
PATRICE GUESNET
longstanding partnerships- values that have guided my career at every stage. Whether working on the trading floor of an investment bank or on the investment floor of an asset manager, I have always viewed finance as a people-driven business.
“ One’ s professional journey is often intertwined with one’ s personal journey; my journey has been challenging and rewarding, underscored by purpose, resilience, and pride in building trusted relationships across the industry.”
Both co-heads make sure to imbue their desk with those very principles, and together have made sure to keep their fingers on the pulse whilst finding time to cultivate the continued progress of the desk.
“ Pictet benefits from a longstanding reputation for excellence, and within fixed income our strength lies in experience, professionalism, and structure,” adds Guesnet.
One unified group Whilst the PAM fixed income desk is spread across bases in both Europe and APAC, one of the overarching focuses for co-heads Frew and Guesnet is to foster a team which operates as a cohesive group.
As Frew explains:“ While in the past we worked through differing personalities and localised approaches, today the desk operates as a unified group across four locations. The combination of strong connectivity, mutual respect, and rigorous professionalism allows us to leverage collective expertise and deliver best-in-class execution for clients.”
For the co-heads, the majority of their time remains trading on the desk – whilst Guesnet is focused on EM macro products with a bias toward Latin America and frontier markets, Frew trades Latin American hard currency and US / European distressed credit.
For Frew, whose career has been centred on credit from the beginning, the sector he focuses on is at the less liquid end of the credit spectrum, with success dependent on anticipating liquidity, monitoring
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