The former director of research and chief economist at the Central Bank of Chile will oversee the Andean region for the Brazilian-based firm.
Garcia Lagos replaces Guida as CEO of Itaú Chile AGF
Until now he was serving as chief investment officer at Corpbanca. Guida was been named head of wholesale products at Itaú Asset Management and has returned to Brazil.
Nestle pension plan hires ex-Towers exec Cardoso
Alessandra Cardoso (pictured), a former Towers Watson executive, will occupy the new position of investment manager in the entity running two funds with a combined USD 650 million in assets under management.
Compass Group designates new institutional client director in Mexico
Ivan Ramil took over in June as director of institutional clients of Compass Group Mexico, replacing Luis Palacio, who moved to BNP. Ramil has spent the last three years as director of international strategy for the same company.
Principal Financial Mexico names Veron leader of investment team
Juan Manuel Veron (photo) also joins Principal Financial Group's executive committee to strengthen the asset management area. He will command the Investment and financial-risks team.
Deborah Hazell named new Latam chief at HSBC Global Asset Mgt.
Hazell (photo) will oversee HSBC Global Asset Management's operations in Brazil, Mexico and Argentina, in addition to the USA and Canada.
AFP Capital replaces CIO
Francisco Guzman Molina (photo) assumes the position that until now was occupied by Ricardo Mogrovejo.
Sprenger takes helm of Sura Mexico
The appointment of Chilean Pablo Sprenger as the new CEO of SURA Mexico will go into effect on July 1. Since December 2013, Sprenger had held the same post on an interim basis. In Mexico, SURA has 6.1 million clients and manages assets of USD 26.8 billion, with a market share of 14.3% in Siefore pension funds.
Santiago Zarauza is the new head of Latam distribution at HMC Capital
Zarauza joins the firm, which has raised close to USD 1 billion in Chile for global managers, after a successful period with JP Morgan Funds.
Henderson places wholesaler in Uruguay
Henderson said that John Philip Davies will be based in Montevideo to work with leading private banks and wealth managers, as part of the firm's effort to better serve clients and intermediaries.










