GAM Investments looks to Pacific AM for alternative risk premia team appointment

Vladimir Kobelev joins

GAM Investments has hired Vladimir Kobelev from Pacific Asset Management (PAM) as a senior investment analyst on the GAM Systematic alternative risk premia team.

In his new role, Kobelev will be based in London and will report to co-head of alternative risk premia Paolo Scripelliti. As a member of the GAM Systematic alternative risk premia team, which typically focuses on approximately 15 risk premia strategies across the style categories of value, momentum and carry, Kobelev will be responsible for applying a disciplined research process to design, and systematically implementing and cost-effectively trading risk premia. He joins from PAM, where he spent four years as co-manager of alternative risk premia. GAM expects to reduce losses by m...