Ramos will report to managing director Chris Griffin, and will be responsible for business development efforts in the company’s Greenwich office.
Sura loses wealth-team heavy hitter to LarrainVial
Chile-based Juan Pablo Valdes, who was heading a Sura Asset Management wealth-management team with USD 2 billion in client assets, has joined LarrainVial Asset Management as commercial director.
Senior Goldman exec to take reins of Julius Baer’s Latin operations
Beatriz Sanchez is slated to replace Gustavo Raitzin, who has led the Julius Baer's Latin America effort since 2005, overseeing the firm's expansion in Latin America and broadening the business along a network of currently eight locations.
BNP Paribas Brazil makes string of hirings to beef up wealth team
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.
Compass puts ex-BlackRock pro in charge of Lima office
Compass has promoted Jorge Díaz to head of its Lima office, after joining the firm a year ago to lead relations with institutional clients in the region. Díaz had worked for seven years at BlackRock in charge of selling iShares in Chile and Peru.
New CIO installed at AFP Integra
Roberto Melzi, who at one time was head of fixed-income at the Sura-owned pension manager, most recently had broader responsibilities for Sura Investment Management across the region.
With hire of Felipe Cárcamo, BTG Pactual looks to rejoin third-party fund distribution fray
BTG Pactual, whose third-party-fund distribution business disintegrated in late 2015 following the departure of key executives, appears to be making another go of it.
De la Maza named head of Latin America for merged Janus-Henderson operation
Steven de Vries will become head of global financial institutions, while Ignacio de la Maza (photo) will be appointed head of continental Europe wholesale & Latin America.
HSBC names Joe Abruzzo head of global private banking for the Americas
As HSBC’s chief private banking executive in the region, Abruzzo will oversee efforts to advance client service offerings and achieve sustainable growth for the business.
Leadership change announced at Sura-owned AFP Capital
Andrés Castro, whose career spanned three decades inside the Chilean AFP system, stepped down as chairman of Chilean pension manager AFP Capital. He was replaced by Juan Carlos Jobet, a Sura Asset Mgt. director who previously served in the Piñera government.