Jeff Grills, CFA, to Lead Aegon Asset Management's Emerging Markets Debt Team

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Nov 14, 2019, 07:45 ET

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Nov. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Aegon Asset Management announced today that Jeff Grills, CFA, has joined the firm as the head of emerging markets debt. Jeff is responsible for the portfolio management of emerging markets strategies and leading the Emerging Markets Debt team. His first day with Aegon AM was November 4, 2019.

Jeff Grills, CFA, Aegon AM Head of Emerging Markets Debt

"Jeff brings extensive experience managing EMD sovereigns and corporates, in hard currency as well as blended portfolios," said Jim Schaeffer, Deputy CIO. "With more than 25 years of investment experience, combined with his experience leading successful EMD teams, we look forward to his contributions to Aegon's strategies within this growing area of our business."

Prior to joining Aegon AM, Jeff was a partner at Gramercy Funds Management and a senior portfolio manager for emerging markets strategies. He was also as a senior member of the Credit Investment Committee responsible for overseeing investments in all credit-related strategies. Before that role, Jeff was a portfolio manager and co-head of the Emerging Market Debt team at JPMorgan Asset Management. He has 26 years of industry experience and received his BS in mathematics and economics from Duke University.

"I am excited to join Aegon AM to lead an impressive, accomplished EMD team with broad knowledge across emerging markets and that is highly respected by institutional investors," said Jeff.

Aegon AM's Emerging Markets team is comprised of 11 investment professionals, including four portfolio managers and seven dedicated analysts. As of September 30, 2019, the team managed nearly $4 billion in assets across four dedicated EM strategies.

About Aegon Asset Management
Aegon Asset Management is a global, active investment manager with $386 billion in assets under management, as of June 30, 2019. Investment capabilities include traditional and alternative fixed income strategies that span the credit quality and yield spectrum, real assets, specialty real estate yield-oriented strategies, equities, multi-asset strategies, and customized investment solutions.

Positioned for success in its chosen markets (North America, the UK, Continental Europe and Asia), Aegon Asset Management clients benefit from the extensive global research capabilities and in-depth local knowledge of Aegon Asset Management, as well as Kames Capital, its UK investment team, and TKP Investments, its fiduciary and multi-manager investment team in the Netherlands.

Aegon Asset Management is part of Aegon, one of the world's leading financial services organizations, providing life insurance, pensions and asset management.

Aegon Asset Management is the global investment management brand of the Aegon Group N.V. and is comprised of Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC ("Aegon Asset Management US"), Aegon USA Realty Advisors, LLC ("Aegon Real Assets US"), Kames Capital plc ("Kames Capital") and other Aegon affiliates. Aegon Asset Management US, Aegon Real Assets US, and Kames Capital are SEC registered investment advisers.

For more information, visit www.aegoninvestments.com.

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