Biography

Hassan Malik is a Sovereign Portfolio Manager and Global Macro Strategist at Loomis, Sayles & Company. As a Strategist, he is responsible for global thematic research and idea generation across foreign exchange, external and local debt in emerging and frontier markets, with a focus on CEEMEA markets. As Sovereign Portfolio Manager, Hassan oversees the Full Discretion Team’s allocation to international sovereign investments globally. He joined Loomis Sayles in 2021 and has 19 years of investment industry experience. He began his career at J.P. Morgan in New York before moving to Troika Dialog in Moscow, where he advised foreign institutions on investing in the former Soviet Union. Most recently, Hassan covered emerging, frontier and European markets at investment research boutiques and hedge fund Prince Street Capital Management. He earned an AB from the University of Chicago, a PhD from Harvard University, and held fellowships at the European University Institute in Florence and the Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse. Hassan is fluent in Russian, Spanish, Urdu/Hindi and is conversant in French. He is a CFA charterholder. A financial historian, Hassan is the author of Bankers and Bolsheviks: International Finance and the Russian Revolution (Princeton, 2018).

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Latest Insights by Hassan Malik, PhD, CFA

Alpha Engine Perspectives Straight Talk for Strange Times: Fixed Income Experts Weigh In
September 4, 2025 • 24 min read

Straight Talk for Strange Times: Fixed Income Experts Weigh In

Loomis Sayles experts share candid insights on some of the biggest questions facing fixed income markets today. Discover their perspectives on shifting[…]
Market Commentary & Outlook One Year Into the Russia-Ukraine War, and No End in Sight
February 24, 2023 • 5 min read

One Year Into the Russia-Ukraine War, and No End in Sight

One year after the invasion, Senior Sovereign Analyst Hassan Malik looks at the state of affairs in the Russia-Ukraine war and what[…]
Macro Strategies
Market Commentary & Outlook Price Caps on Russian Hydrocarbons: Be Careful What You Wish For
July 27, 2022 • 7 min read

Price Caps on Russian Hydrocarbons: Be Careful What You Wish For

Recent G-7 discussions about imposing caps on the price of Russian oil and gas have led to some head-scratching. Senior Sovereign Analyst[…]
Macro Strategies

About the Full Discretion Team

Investors on the Full Discretion team

Matt Eagan, CFA
Portfolio Manager, Head of Full Discretion
Brian Kennedy
Portfolio Manager
Peter Sheehan
Portfolio Manager
Eric Williams
Portfolio Manager
Michael Klawitter, CFA
Portfolio Manager, Bank Loans Strategist
Heather Young, CFA
Portfolio Manager, Bank Loans Strategist
Bryan Hazelton, CFA
Portfolio Manager, Associate Portfolio Manager, Investment Grade Corporate Strategist
Chris Romanelli, CFA
Portfolio Manager, Associate Portfolio Manager, High Yield Corporate Strategist
Scott Darci, CFA
Portfolio Manager, Associate Portfolio Manager, Convertibles & Equity Strategist
Steve LaPlante, CFA
Portfolio Manager & Securitized Strategist
Nicole Ranzinger
Senior Research Analyst
Ryan Yackel
Senior Research Analyst
David Zielinski, CFA
Investment Director
Cheryl Pollock Stober
Investment Director
Kristen Doyle
Associate Investment Director
Matthew Green
Product Management Analyst
Shong Xiao, CFA
Senior Investment Analyst
Chidiebere Okpoebo
Investment Analyst
Elizabeth DiTomasso, CFA
Investment Analyst
Jack Rotondi, CFA
Investment Analyst
Meredith Sweeney
Investment Analyst
Rigas Gartaganis
Portfolio Specialist
Matt Tierney
Portfolio Specialist
Boeurn Kan-Crawford
Portfolio Specialist
Amy Steede
Portfolio Specialist