Julius Baer has appointed Florence Birkett as emerging markets fixed income portfolio manager. The private banking group confirmed to Citywire that Birkett took on the role in Zurich last month.
AAA-rated Birkett currently co-manages the Julius Baer Emerging Markets Corporate Fixed Income Fund with Peter Witrack and Arnaud Bouet.
The fund’s total return over the last three years was -10.8%, ranking it sixth out of 30 strategies in the global corporate emerging markets asset class. It ranked 20th out of 39 funds over 12 months with a total return of 3.5%.