Meet the desk:
Pictet Asset Management
‘ The trick is trust’
CLAUDIA PREECE sits down with James Frew and Patrice Guesnet, coheads of Pictet Asset Management( PAM) fixed income trading, to delve into their formula for success, the importance of building a desk made up of individuals with diverse experiences, and how the team is continuing to innovate alongside the evolving asset class.
The Pictet Asset Management fixed income trading team is a well of insight, experience, and reputability. Spread across four desks in two continents: London, Geneva, Hong Kong and Singapore, its 15-member team boasts a combined 250 years of experience and counting.
The desk is led by PAM ' s co-heads of fixed income trading, James Frew and Patrice Guesnet- both industry stalwarts and based out of London and Geneva respectively. The duo took up the reigns in 2022, and since then the team has gone from strength to strength.
Over the years, PAM has evolved from its roots as a boutique, strategy-specific trading setup into a semi-centralised platform. Currently, the Pictet Group’ s AUM is at $ 893 billion, with the asset management arm managing $ 333 billion.
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