accessed here<\/a>, for members of the industry to share their memories.<\/p>\nStefan Isaacs, co-head of macro credit at M&G, said: \u201cJim was one of those rare individuals who left an indelible impression on everyone fortunate enough to work with him. I had the privilege of working alongside him for more than 20 years. He was a formidable leader\u2014exceptionally bright, endlessly creative, and gifted with the rare ability to make bond markets both engaging and enjoyable. Few things gave him greater pride than the Bond Vigilantes blog, which he helped pioneer and grow into one of the industry\u2019s most influential voices.<\/p>\n
\u201cAbove all, though, Jim embraced life to the fullest. His passion for art, sport, music, and literature was infectious, and he approached the world with an insatiable curiosity and enthusiasm. Warm, generous, and unfailingly kind, he was always willing to give his time and support to others.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhenever we found ourselves in New York, we would invariably end up at Welcome to the Johnsons, a dive bar in Soho that became something of a tradition. I look forward to returning there one day to raise a glass to a friend who will be profoundly missed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Claudia Calich, former head of emerging markets debt at M&G, said: \u201cI had the privilege of working with Jim for more than a decade. I still vividly remember meeting him for the first time, thirteen years ago, to discuss the possibility of joining M&G. We met at a pizza place in Bushwick, Brooklyn \u2014 an unexpected choice. Having lived in New York for over 20 years, I was surprised by his suggestion; most such meetings would typically have taken place in a characterless office or caf\u00e9 in Midtown Manhattan.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur conversation was engaging and wide-ranging, covering everything from my experience managing emerging market debt to the latest travails of the Turkish lira. From that very first meeting, Jim struck me as unconventional, energetic, and deeply inspiring.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose qualities remained evident throughout the 11 years we worked together. He had a unique ability to connect with people, bringing warmth, wisdom, and humour to every interaction. In many ways, he was everybody\u2019s favourite uncle.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel fortunate to have known and worked alongside him, and I will always remember the energy, encouragement, and perspective he brought to those around him.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bond veteran Jim Leaviss has sadly passed away aged 55, Portfolio Adviser has learned. The former chief investment…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":92956,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2],"tags":[39593,13,39594,29582,26192,3556],"class_list":["post-92955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-britain","tag-bond-vigilantes","tag-britain","tag-jim-leaviss","tag-mg","tag-obit","tag-obituary"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/117003387101766409","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92955\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}