Werner Gey van Pittius is Co-Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income at Ninety One. In this role he jointly oversees the firm’s global fixed-income platform, shaping strategy, portfolio management and research across the asset class. He is co-portfolio manager of the Emerging Markets Hard Currency and Local Currency strategies. Werner has been instrumental in developing Ninety One’s sovereign and foreign exchange platform. Before relocating to London with Ninety One, he worked as a fixed income quantitative analyst in Cape Town, where he also managed the firm’s asset and liability matching book. Prior to joining Ninety One, he played professional rugby alongside his academic studies. Werner holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Insurance Science from the University of Pretoria, a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) in Financial Economics from the University of Stellenbosch and a Master of Science in Applied Statistics from the University of Oxford. He also holds the Society of Technical Analysts diploma and is a CFA® Charterholder.