The Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute (AFII) has named Jonas David as Research Director, as the organisation looks to bolster its fixed income investing coverage of emerging markets (EM) and transition finance. David will direct AFII’s research and insights into the role of debt markets in the climate transition of both sovereigns and corporates, particularly focusing on EMs and developing economies. He joins AFII as it aims to build out a proof-of-concept for Contingent Resilience-Linked (CORL) bonds and similar sustainability-linked instruments to unlock blended finance. David has more than a decade of experience in EMs. Prior to joining AFII, he co-led a project on innovative sustainable finance at the Emerging Markets Investors Alliance (EMIA). He spent more than two-and-a-half years in the EM fixed income team at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, and over eight years working in various EM-linked roles at UBS. “Jonas’ deep expertise in emerging markets fixed income aligns perfectly with AFII’s mission to empower bond investors to accelerate the climate transition,” said Justine Leigh-Bell, Executive Director at AFII. “His appointment is especially timely as we expand our work in blended finance and CORL bonds — which hold great promise as mechanisms for driving capital toward climate mitigation and adaptation goals.”
