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Philip Meier

Philip Meier - Deputy Chief Investment Officer and Head of EM Debt, Gramercy


Mr. Meier brings more than 18 years of investment experience to Gramercy. He is Deputy Chief Investment Officer responsible for Public Markets and Multi-Asset Strategies. Based out of the London office, Mr. Meier is also an integral part of expanding the firm’s coverage of CEEMEA and Asia and serves as a member of Gramercy’s Management Team, Global Investment Committee, Public Credit Investment Committee, Global Research Committee and Top-Down View Committee.

Prior to joining Gramercy, Mr. Meier spent nearly five years at Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) where he was a senior member of the Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio Management Team. In addition to LGIM, Mr. Meier’s emerging markets credit experience includes time with AXA Investment Managers as Senior Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets Fixed Income, in London. He began his emerging markets credit investing career with Deutsche Asset Management in Frankfurt.

Mr. Meier graduated from the European Business School in Germany and holds an MBA-equivalent (“Diplom-Kaufmann”) in Finance & Banking.

Philip Meier

My Insights

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.

Outlook 2026
Capitalising on global divergence, structural shifts and technical tailwinds
December 2025 | Philip Meier

Emerging Market Debt: "In a world of diminished DM returns and rising fiscal fragility, EM debt is reasserting itself as a strategic allocation."