Roman Kostal has been a Portfolio Manager at MainFirst since 2019 and a member of the Emerging Markets/Corporate Debt Investment Team since 2021. He is responsible for the management of global fixed income mandates with an active currency approach for institutional clients. His focus within the team is on duration management, bond selection and currency market analysis. Roman Kostal has more than 25 years' experience as a Portfolio Manager and Investment Analyst, with a successful track record based on a consistent and disciplined top-down investment approach.
Prior to joining MainFirst, he worked at Oechsle International and Eaton Vance for 19 years. He started his career at Deutsche Asset Management, Deutsche Bank Group. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Economics in Ostrava (Czech Republic) and a degree in business administration from the University of Regensburg. He is a Certified European Financial Analyst (CEFA).

MainFirst - Emerging Markets Credit Opportunities Fund (A)
3. place (one year)
(Fixed Income Funds I Emerging Markets I USD)

MainFirst - Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund Balanced (A2)
2. place (five years)
(Fixed Income Funds I Emerging Markets I EUR)