Akaan's chairman and founder, Fernando Quiroz, was formerly CEO and vice-chairman of Citigroup's Institutional Clients Group for Mexico and Latin America.
HSBC channels Andean and Central American wealth clients to UBS
September 17, 2017 by
As part of a streamling, HSBC’s Peter Boyles announced that the bank expects up to 40 employees to be offered positions at UBS. Clients will be referred to UBS’s Wealth Management Americas division.
Afore XXI Banorte makes it easy for Mexican expats to save for retirement
September 15, 2017 by
XXI Banorte's Juan Manuel Valle Pereña said the Afore's alliance with uLink gives US-based Mexican expats an easy-to-navigate and easy-to-access service to make voluntary retirement contributions from any device or computer.
Vanguard sees cost competition aiding its AUM growth in Mexico
August 30, 2017 by
“In recent years our clients have told us they like Vanguard's low-cost quality offering, but they wanted more presence and a closer relationship with us," said Juan Manuel Hernández, and ex-BlackRock and iShares executive named to head Vanguard's first Mexico City office.
MFS looks to reinforce its Latin American sales team
August 15, 2017 by
Miami-based L. José Corena, managing director-Americas, will continue to oversee of sales and administrative matters in the region as MFS looks to fortify its Latin American sales effort.
AllianceBernstein sets up in Chile, and keeps partnership with Vision Advisors
August 15, 2017 by
Ignacio Fuenzalida, who was heading MFS Investment's efforts in the Andean region, was hired to run AB's newest Latin American office. Alliance will continue using Vision Advisors as a rep firm in a more targeted effort.
BNY Mellon Latam head sees opportunities in Chile, Uruguay and potentially Mexico
July 31, 2017 by
Sasha Evers, who leads BNY Mellon IM's Latin business from Madrid, says the firm will maintain its current team size in Santiago, Chile, while pursuing a strategy of organic growth.
BNP Paribas Brazil makes string of hirings to beef up wealth team
July 19, 2017 by
Rogerio Santos, who has passed through HSBC, Votorantim, BankBoston and Cititbank, was named BNP's commercial superintendent for wealth management. Five other hires were made to beef up the wealth management area.
Principal Chile makes play for wealthy clients
July 17, 2017 by
The new wealth management office, headed by ex-Larrain executive Andrés Silva, will target clients with liquid net worth between USD 1 million and USD 50 million.
Natixis’s proprietary distribution arm lands its first AFP investment in Colombia
July 14, 2017 by
Natixis's José Luis León Dugand, country head Colombia, Panama and Peru, said the investment reflects a deepening of the confidence and knowledge of local institutional investors in the firm.
