Opportunities in Emerging Markets Debt

Join Babson's emerging markets fixed income portfolio managers to discuss how the macroeconomic environment is impacting the short-term and long-term trends driving emerging markets debt. Dr. Ricardo Adrogué, Babson’s Head of Emerging Markets Debt, Cem Karacadag, Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt portfolio manager, and Natalia Krol, a credit analyst with the Emerging Markets Corporate team, will provide insights into their respective asset classes and discuss how Babson is seeking value in today’s markets. Dr. Ricardo Adrogué is Head of Babson's Emerging Markets Debt Group. He is also lead portfolio manager for the firm's Emerging Markets Local Debt strategy, and co-portfolio manager for the firm's Emerging Markets Sovereign Hard Currency Debt, Blended Total Return Debt Strategy and Short Duration Bond Strategies. Ricardo holds a B.A. in Economics from the Universidad Católica Argentina, an M.A. in Economics and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Cem Karacadag is co-manager of Babson’s Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt strategy and backup manager for the firm’s Local Debt strategy. Cem has 20 years of industry experience that has encompassed sovereign credit analysis, macroeconomic policy research and advice, and emerging markets fixed income strategy. Cem holds a B.A. in Economics from Tufts University and an M.A. in International Economics and European Studies from Johns Hopkins University. Natalia Krol is a credit analyst with Babson’s Emerging Markets Corporate team in London, focusing on CEEMEA and Asia corporates. Prior to joining the firm in 2014, Natalia spent 3 years at Schroders in London, covering resources and capital goods sectors across EM, high yield and investment grade. Between 2002-2010, Natalia was a European high yield analyst at Barclays Capital in London. Natalia holds a MSc in Accounting and Finance from London School of Economics and a BSs in International Economics from Plekhanov Russian Economic Academy.