Tonko Gast

Tonko Gast

CEO Dynamic Credit

Bio

In 2003 Tonko founded Dynamic Credit in New York and is CEO of Dynamic Credit Group and a (statutory) director of the licensed companies in group.
Tonko started his career as a fixed income analyst in 1998. In 2000 he joined ABN AMRO Asset Management as an alternative fixed income portfolio manager, managing $250 million in institutional mandates.
During the global financial crisis in 2008-2009 Tonko advised the Dutch Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance on the solution for the US mortgage issues ING Bank was facing on a $39 billion portfolio. This advice was subsequently examined by a Parliamentary Inquiry Commission and gave the taxpayer a positive return of €1.4 billion.
Tonko studied Monetary Economics at the University of Groningen and continued his studies of Credit Risk Modeling at Stanford Business School in 2000.

Articles from Tonko Gast

Portfolio perspectives

Talking Heads – Household loans, an alternative asset class for 2024

The start of 2024 sees an economic environment where growth in developed economies is slowing as restrictive monetary policy makes…

By Tonko GAST & other authors

10/01/24

Portfolio perspectives

Household loans – Offering predictable performance, even in tough times

As growth in developed economies slows and higher central bank rates start to bite, investors looking for portfolio diversification and…

By Tonko GAST

21/08/23

Portfolio perspectives

Talking Heads – Household loans, an alternative asset class that improves the mix

As growth in developed economies slows and restrictive monetary policy rates start to bite, investors looking to alternative markets for…

By Andrew Craig & other authors

05/06/23

Portfolio perspectives

Talking heads – As an alternative, consider a direct small lending portfolio

Investors shell-shocked by the fallout from high inflation, rising interest rates and slowing economies and looking to alternative markets for…

By Tonko GAST & other authors

03/10/22