Alejandro Schuma was responsible for Latin American corporate credit and local markets and ran the Itaú Latam Corporate Bond fund.
Prima AFP names new investment manager
José Larrabure will be the Peruvian pension manager's new head of investments beginning on May 1, 2016. He replaces José Antonio Roca.
EFG Chile taps veteran Tomás Espinosa as CIO
The Chilean office of the Swiss firm will offer investment-advisory and asset-management services for institutional, corporate and private investors, with a wide range of international funds, both alternative and traditional.
Principal Financial has new CEO in Mexico
Llaneza took over in April, replacing Alejandro Elizondo who became vice-president and CEO of Principal Financial International based in Iowa.
Miami office of Morgan Stanley hooks trio from UBS
A Coral Gables-based UBS team that oversaw about USD 1 billion in client assets left to join Morgan Stanley in Miami, according to market sources.
Mobius steps aside as head of Templeton Emerging Markets Group
Mark Mobius is to hand over the day-to-day management of Templeton Emerging Markets Group, as the company’s US-based parent, Franklin Templeton, brings under one umbrella its emerging markets divisions.
HMC nabs ex-PineBridge manager Santiago Arias
Arias, who will be based in Chile, will help HMC with the rollout of regional equity products.
Snowden Lane plucks two more Merrill advisors for budding NRC team
Snowden Lane Partners' non-resident-client business is staffed almost entirely by ex-Merrill Lynch personnel, as the latter firm has undergone a restructuring.
Sura Asset Management appoints new regional CEO
Ignacio Calle Cuartas, current vice president of corporate finance at SURA Group, will replace Andrés Castro as CEO of the company as of May 1, 2016.
HMC expands Andean reach with opening of Bogota office
Diana Roa, whose resume includes posts in the alternative-investment areas of Colombia-based Alianza Fiduciaria and AFP BBVA Horizonte, will run HMC's newest office.