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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
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 Market 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.”

Investment Opinions
China: The next leg up
21 November 2025 | Ygal Sebban

China continues to demonstrate robust economic growth, despite global uncertainty. Ygal Sebban, Investment Director, Emerging Markets Equities, highlights the country’s resilience and its potential to benefit significantly from advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and technology.

Investment Opinions
Five reasons we are positive on EM equities
18 August 2025 | Ygal Sebban

Emerging markets, once seen as volatile, are now demonstrating strong fundamentals and macro discipline—offering not just diversification, but real opportunity, says Ygal Sebban, Investment Director, Emerging Markets Equities.

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.