Jun 16, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CET)
Colchester Webinar Crossing the Frontier - Local Currency Debt Comes of Age A discussion with Investment Officers, Mark Capstick and Joanna David
Date / Time: Tuesday 16th June 2026 Europe & Middle East 10:00 (BST) / 11:00 (CEST) / 13:00 (GST)
Frontier market local currency sovereign debt is rapidly emerging as a compelling new frontier for global investors, offering high real yields, diversification benefits, and exposure to some of the world ’s fastest growing economies. As domestic bond markets deepen and policy frameworks strengthen, we believe that the asset class is now “coming of age ”. This transition is underscored by expanding benchmark coverage and the anticipated launch of new index products. Much like emerging market debt two decades ago, frontier local markets are moving from niche to investable, unlocking a broader opportunity set for institutional portfolios. Since launching its strategy in 2021, Colchester has been at the forefront of this evolution, delivering a strong track record through its disciplined, time proven, value-based investment approach.
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Speakers
Mark Capstick, BA (Hons) Investment Officer
Mark is an Investment Officer at Colchester Global Investors and has been with the firm since June 2016. Mark started his career in 1998 and has managed bonds and currencies since 2000. Prior to joining Colchester, Mark was an Emerging Market Bond and Currency Investment Manager at Fischer, Francis, Trees & Watts (FFTW), starting in 2012. Before FFTW, Mark was a Fund Manager at Rexiter Capital Management, a subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors (SSgA). While there he was responsible for the analysis and management of Asian fixed income and currency investments for Rexiter's emerging markets fixed income products. He joined Rexiter in November 2006 from SSgA where he worked as an Investment Manager in SSgA's Global Fixed Income group, focusing on ‘developed world economies, ’ most notably those in the dollar bloc. In 2003 and 2004 Mark worked in Singapore and assisted in building the first local currency denominated Asian bond fund. Mark earned a BA (Hons) in Financial Services from Manchester Metropolitan University. Mark has achieved the CFA UK Level 4 Certificate in ESG Investing.
Joanna David, MSc., CFA Investment Officer
Joanna is an Investment Officer with Colchester Global Investors and joined the firm in March 2020. Joanna manages portfolios, monitors risk on a daily basis, and conducts fundamental economic research. Joanna started her career at Barclays Capital in 2006 in Emerging Markets Fixed Income Sales covering rates, credit and FX products to institutional clients. She moved to BNP Paribas in 2012 within EM Sales and was tasked with developing BNP ’S Emerging Markets franchise in London. Most recently Joanna worked at Redington as a member of the Manager Research team. Joanna graduated from the London School of Economics with a BSc in Economics and in 2015 completed a Master ’s degree at the School of Oriental and African Studies gaining an MSc in Middle East Politics. She is a CFA charterholder, a member of the CFA Society of the UK and recently earned the CFA UK Level 4 Certificate in ESG Investing.
Host
Edouard Giraud, MSc, CAIA, CESGA Head of Distribution – Austria, France & Germany
Edouard is the Head of Distribution for Austria, France and Germany based in Munich and joined the firm in 2026. Edouard builds and maintains key client relationships in the region and elsewhere in continental Europe. Prior to joining Colchester, Edouard held similar client facing roles both in the UK and in Germany, most recently at UBS Asset Management in Munich and prior to that at Aegon Asset Management in London and Frankfurt. Edouard has dual MSc. in Finance from the European Business School Oestrich-Winkel and Bordeaux Ecole de Management and is also a CAIA and CESGA charterholder.