Akbar A. Causer

Managing Director
19 years industry experience

Biography

Akbar Causer is a portfolio manager on the Emerging Markets team. He is responsible for buy and sell decisions, portfolio construction, and risk management for the team’s emerging markets strategies. He joined Eaton Vance in 2017. Morgan Stanley acquired Eaton Vance in March 2021. Akbar began his career in the investment industry in 2005. Before joining Eaton Vance, he was a Senior Analyst at DDJ Capital Management. Previously, he was affiliated with Littlejohn & Co. and Rothschild, Inc. Akbar earned a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Akbar is a member of the
Emerging Markets Debt Team

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Strategies

Strategy Name	Description
Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Strategy	Invests across the credit spectrum of emerging market corporate issuers, seeking to identify undervalued emerging markets corporate debt securities.
Emerging Markets Fixed Income Opportunities Strategy	Provides access to the full spectrum of emerging markets fixed income with exposure to external, domestic and corporate debt.
Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Strategy	Invests in a mix of sovereign, quasi-sovereign and corporate debt securities from emerging markets, primarily denominated in U.S. dollars.

Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Strategy

Invests across the credit spectrum of emerging market corporate issuers, seeking to identify undervalued emerging markets corporate debt securities.

Emerging Markets Fixed Income Opportunities Strategy

Provides access to the full spectrum of emerging markets fixed income with exposure to external, domestic and corporate debt.

Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Strategy

Invests in a mix of sovereign, quasi-sovereign and corporate debt securities from emerging markets, primarily denominated in U.S. dollars.

News & Insights

Market Monitor

Municipal Bond Market Monitor – Q3 2024

Oct 10, 2024

Overview of the trends and developments in the muni bond markets.

Market Monitor

Emerging Markets Debt Monitor – Q3 2024

Oct 10, 2024

In-depth review of fundamentals and valuations across emerging markets debt.

Market Monitor

Emerging Markets Debt Monitor – Q2 2024

Jul 16, 2024

In-depth review of fundamentals and valuations across emerging markets debt.

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All investing involves risks, including a loss of principal. Alternative investments are speculative and involve a high degree of risk. These investments are designed for investors who understand and are willing to accept these risks. Performance may be volatile, and an investor could lose all or a substantial portion of his or her investment.

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Akbar A. Causer

Managing Director | 19 years industry experience

Akbar A. Causer

Managing Director 19 years industry experience

Biography

Strategies

Strategies

News & Insights

News & Insights

Managing Director
19 years industry experience