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Ygal Sebban

Ygal Sebban - Investment Director


Ygal Sebban, Investment Director, leads the Emerging Markets Equity team.

With over 30 years of experience in financial markets, Ygal has a strong history of managing funds across asset classes with a focus on emerging markets. Ygal started his career in Paris as a Financial and Quantitative Analyst for Ixis Management Paris before moving into equity portfolio management at Louvre Gestion. In 2006 he joined Brevan Howard to co-manage the Brevan Howard Emerging Markets Strategies Master Fund, a cross asset absolute return fund that reached USD 2.5 billion in AUM. Based in Switzerland since 2010, Ygal managed an EM Absolute Return strategy for Sucden (2016-2020) and more recently (2020-2024) applied his expertise to commodities and energy transition at Evooq and Amadeus Capital. He is based in Geneva.

Ygal Sebban

My Insights

Investment Opinions
EM Technology: Early summer pullback masks improving fundamentals
26 August 2026 | Ygal Sebban

The start of Q3 2026 saw a sharp correction across technology stocks following exceptionally strong gains in H1.

Investment Opinions
Is it the right time to invest in India?
31 March 2026 | Ygal Sebban | Meera Patel

The GAM Emerging Markets Equity team’s Ygal Sebban and Meera Patel share their views on India, pointing to elevated valuations and limited direct exposure to the global AI investment cycle. That said, they see selective opportunities emerging within the market.

Investment Opinions
How Asia is powering the AI era
16 February 2026 | Ygal Sebban | Rob Mumford

A year on from their positive note on Emerging Markets (EM) technology, “DeepSeek impact – an evolution, not a revolution”, the GAM Emerging Markets Equity team continues to believe that further upside lies ahead. However, selectivity is already important, and becoming increasingly so.

Outlook 2026
Emerging Market outperformance: Just the start
December 2025 | Ygal Sebban

Emerging Market Equity: “2025 marked the beginning of EM’s resurgence – but it was just the start.”

My Awards

Capabilities
GAM Sustainable Emerging Equity shortlisted by ESG Investing 2026
February 2026

GAM Sustainable Emerging Equity has been shortlisted by ESG Investing in the 'Best ESG Investment Fund: Emerging Markets' category at the ESG Investing Awards 2026.

The Awards are devoted to assessing and evaluating the best companies involved in all areas of ESG investing across the globe including investment funds, research and vendor products.

Read more here.