General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> April 8, 2016

Watching for Early Signs of Stabilization in Brazil

Yangol, Olga
Olga Yangol is a Portfolio Manager responsible for LatAm country research at HSBC Global Asset Management Inc. Prior to this role, Ms. Yangol was a senior product specialist for the Global EMD capabilities at HSBC, delivering insights on macro views and EMD portfolio strategy based on detailed portfolio analytics and macroeconomic research. Prior to joining HSBC, Ms. Yangol was responsible for large corporate relationships at PIMCO, representing $15 billion in AUM across multiple asset classes, and advised institutional clients on emerging markets, asset allocation and hedge fund investments. Prior to this, Ms. Yangol was an executive director at CIBC World Markets, specializing in interest rate, foreign exchange and equity derivatives structuring, and working with corporate and private equity clients. She holds an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management, and she received her undergraduate degree in information systems and finance from McGill University. Ms. Yangol is a CFA charterholder, and holds Financial Risk Manager and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designations. She is fluent in Russian and proficient in French. Profile
TWST: Let’s use your March 9 report on Brazil to begin. So much is changing every day politically and economically, why don’t you provide your thought process and current view on what’s