Pictet Emerging Local Currency Debt Class I - Income (GBP)

Alper Gocer joined Pictet Asset Management in 2016 and leads our Emerging Local Currency Debt business. Prior to assuming his current role in 2018, he was a Senior Investment Manager in the Total Return Emerging Markets team. Before joining Pictet, Alper was a Portfolio Manager at London Diversified Fund Management within the Global Macro Fund. Prior to LDFM, Alper was a Portfolio Manager at North Asset Management focused on Global Macro trading mainly in Emerging Markets. He began his career as a Quantitative Analyst at Citigroup. Alper has a Masters in Finance from the London Business School and a BSc. in Industrial Engineering from Bilkent University.

Mary-Therese Barton joined Pictet Asset Management in 2004. She is a Senior Investment Manager responsible for global emerging market debt portfolios. Before assuming her current position in 2005, she was an Emerging Debt Analyst. Before joining Pictet she worked at Dun & Bradstreet, where she was an economist responsible for analysing European countries. Mary-Therese graduated with a BA (Hons) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Balliol College, Oxford. She also holds an MSc with distinction in Development Finance from the Centre for Financial Management Studies, SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies), part of the University of London. Mary-Thérèse is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.