Rodrigo Borges will serve as Franklin's head of Brazilian fixed income within its regional subsidiary and assume a lead role in managing the Luxembourg-domiciled Franklin Brazil Opportunities Fund.
Fitch appoints Peter Shaw head of Latin America
January 29, 2015 by
Fitch Ratings has announced the appointment of Peter Shaw (photo), managing director, as head of Latin America. Most recently, Shaw was the regional credit officer for Latin America, a position he assumed in December 2010. He previously managed Fitch's Latin American Financial Institutions group.
Iñaki Bernus is the new director of private banking at Credit Suisse
January 29, 2015 by
Bernus has over 24 years’ experience in private banking; prior to joining Credit Suisse Mexico in 2010, he was director of private banking at Invex Grupo Financiero and regional director of wealth management and specialized advisory services at Banorte.
Neuberger Berman opens office in Colombia
January 29, 2015 by
Mauricio Barreto (photo), who spent 11 years as vice-president of Lehman Brothers and, more recently three years at the Colombian-based Acciones y Valores brokerage firm, will be supported by Ana Maria Roa Sarmiento and together they will service the local investment community.
Fund selector Eliza Pepper out at Itaú; no successor officially named
January 20, 2015 by
Most distributors of global fund firms seeking allocations from Itaú have been in contact with Pepper. Her potential replacement is Jeff Lombardi (photo).
March Gestión hires Lorenzo Parages as head of business development
January 20, 2015 by
March Gestión seeks to expand its business in Germany, Austria, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg and the UK in Europe as well as in Latin America.
BTG Pactual appoints new director of wealth management
November 19, 2014 by
BTG Pactual Peru has named Guillermo Van Oordt as the new director of wealth management for its Peru office. The appointment comes months after José Antonio Blanco was appointed as CEO.
Cristóbal Monje, ex BlackRock exec, joins Fidelity in Chile
November 19, 2014 by
Monje is one of the first hires following Fidelity's touchdown in Santiago, from where it will be seeking to widen the scope of its institutional business in the region.
Hanono jumps to Afore MetLife as new CIO
September 12, 2014 by
Hanono has a long track record in the Afore industry, most recently managing the portfolio at Afore Invercap. He is also head of the Afore association's investment committee.
André Cobianchi named head of institutional sales at JPMorgan Brazil
September 11, 2014 by
Cobianchi served between 2000 and 2013 at BTG Pactual, where he performed important roles serving institutional clients and acting in in the area of distribution and pricing of local DCM deals.
