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Middle East

For over 25 years, GAM Investments has been operating in the Middle East, serving clients throughout the GCC, Israel and Cyprus. Our dedication to our clients in the region is unwavering, and we are actively engaged in the institutional, wholesale and family office spaces.
We regularly host portfolio manager and thought leadership events in the region to ensure our clients receive the best possible investment experience.
We continue our quest to bring our clients innovative, sustainable and intelligent ideas, along with service delivered by people who really care about our clients’ experience."

Our Thinking

Investment Opinions
The future of AT1s: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”
05 January 2026 | Romain Miginiac

The European Central Bank’s latest recommendations have rekindled debate over Additional Tier 1 (AT1) bonds. While authorities may question AT1s’ effectiveness in absorbing losses in times of market stress, legislative practicalities and the need to maintain AT1s’ market viability could limit the scope for change. With significant reforms unlikely, investors may instead focus on managing volatility, risk and opportunity in an environment of historically tight spreads in AT1 Contingent Convertible Bonds.

Investment Opinions
EMD’s Gravity Shift: Why investors are pulling ‘satellite’ emerging market debt into the core of portfolios
19 December 2025 | Philip Meier

A return to inflows and strong performance in 2025 reflect how emerging market debt has refined its role, moving from a niche satellite allocation to become a core portfolio component. While developed market government bonds labour amid fiscal strain and supply pressures, strong fundamentals, central bank credibility and attractive real yields are opening investors’ eyes to the long-term opportunities in emerging market bonds.

Investment Opinions
Methane under Fire: How the EU’s bold regulations aim to confront supercharged emissions
16 December 2025 | Joel Gubb

Four years after the European Commission’s initial communication on the matter, the EU Methane Regulation finally came into force on 4 August 2024. It is the world’s first legally binding standard aimed at reducing methane emissions, with its primary focus being the energy sector (crude oil, natural gas and coal).

Distinctive by design

Our business continues to attract original and independent thinkers, bringing their distinctive, and often unique, styles. Here at GAM, our investment professionals are encouraged to develop their ideas, leveraging our global operations and risk framework to bring rigour to each approach.  Our strategies showcase the personality, passion and expertise of our investment managers and partners. We do not try to compete in all markets but rather we focus on the hard-to-access, niche areas where specialist expertise and strong conviction can have a real impact. This has helped us curate a collection of highly-differentiated, active investment strategies for clients to use alongside their core portfolios. 

GAM's Partnership with Fermat Capital

Active Thinking

At GAM we have always sought out first-rate investment talent to manage our range of truly distinctive investments. Our Active Thinking insights showcase their ideas and research on the latest investment themes and innovations, macro and geopolitical activity, as well as broader industry trends, with a view to keeping our clients abreast of the latest investment thinking.
As markets change over time, we’re ready for the challenge. Independent and with a global presence, we have long recognised across all areas of our business that results beyond the ordinary can best be achieved by thinking beyond the obvious. Hear the latest views from our investment managers.

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GAM is home to some of the brightest minds in the industry across all areas of the business. Here we showcase a number of our non product related awards for our people and company.

At GAM, we take a holistic approach to responsible investment that includes a deep commitment to active investment and stewardship.

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