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Guide 2019 ASSET MANAGER’S GUIDE 2019 FUNDS SOCIETY’S ASSET MANAGER’S GUIDE U.S. NRI DIRECTOR: Alicia Jimenez – [email protected] ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES: Elena Santiso – [email protected] SUBSCRIPTIONS: Luis Montenegro – [email protected] DEAR READER, DESIGN AND LAYOUT: El Sofá Verde PRINT: Bellak Color Funds Society is proud to present the third edition of its Asset Ma- nager’s Guide NRI, a comprehensive list of asset management firms providing UCITS investment solutions to investment professionals in the wealth management non resident industry. FUNDS SOCIETY’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS During the last twelve months we have seen more stability than in Alicia Jimenez – Managing Partner previous years, when we saw several mega mergers. The movement Elena Santiso – Managing Parter – Business Development of sales professionals from one firm to another has, nevertheless, continued. Additionally, several investment firms have upgraded their office space in Miami, and others have recently decided to establish FUNDS SOCIETY is a trademark of KABE MAS LLC themselves here, showing the strength of this city as an offshore hub for the Americas. To help you keep track of all these changes we have 1200 Brickell Avenue; Suite 1800 put together a thorough list of almost 60 international asset mana- Miami, FL 33131 gement firms who do business in the NRI market through their UCITS +1-786 429-0248 range of products, and their contacts. We are also presenting additional information from 15 of these firms stating their business proposal for the Americas region. We truly hope this guide is a useful tool for all of you. The contents and/or services provided by Funds Society are of a financial nature and are aimed Best Wishes, specifically to the international or offshore financial industry professionals or experts, including information, opinion, charts, graphs and links to several financial media. Due to the number of sources from which information on Funds Society is obtained, there may be omissions or inaccuracies in such Alicia Jimenez information. Funds Society may include facts, views, opinions and recommendations of individuals and Founding Partner, Director organizations deemed of interest. Funds Society does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness or Funds Society timeliness of, or otherwise endorse, these views, opinions or recommendations. The content of this guide is not intended for the retail investor or for the wealth management professional who’s clients are residents of the U.S. 2 3 INDEX INVESTEC ASSET MANAGEMENT 16 JANUS HENDERSON INVESTORS 16 Aberdeen Standard Investments 8 Legg Mason 26 J.P. MORGAN ASSET MANAGEMENT 17 Allianz Global Investors 10 Matthew Asia 30 JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT* 17 Amundi Pioneer 12 Merian Global Investors 32 LA FRANÇAISE 17 Columbia Threadneedle 14 MFS 34 LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT 17 DoubleLine 18 Muzinich & Co 38 LARRAINVIAL ASSET MANAGEMENT 17 DWS 20 Natixis Investment Managers 40 LEGG MASON GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT 17 GAM 22 OppenheimerFunds 42 LORD ABBETT 17 Janus Henderson Investors 24 Thornburg Investment Manager 48 MAN GROUP 17 MATTHEWS ASIA 28 MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS 28 ABERDEEN STANDARD INVESTMENTS 6 MFS INTERNATIONAL 28 ALLIANCE BERNSTEIN 6 M&G INVESTMENTS 28 ALLIANZ GLOBAL INVESTORS 6 MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 28 AMUNDI PIONEER 6 MUZINICH 28 AVIVA INVESTORS AMERICAS 6 NATIXIS INVESTMENT MANAGERS 28 AXA INVESTMENT MANAGERS 6 NEUBERGER BERMAN 28 BLACKROCK 6 NN INVESTMENT PARTNERS 28 BNY MELLON IM 6 NUVEEN INVESTMENTS 29 BRANDES INVESTMENTS PARTNERS 7 OPPENHEIMERFUNDS 29 CALAMOS INVESTMENTS 7 PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT 29 CANDRIAM INVESTORS GROUP 7 PIMCO 29 CAPITAL STRATEGIES 7 PINEBRIDGE INVESTMENTS 29 CAPITAL GROUP 7 ROBECO 29 CARMIGNAC 7 RWC PARTNERS 29 COLUMBIA THREADNEEDLE 7 SCHRODERS 46 CULLEN 7 SEI 46 DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS 16 STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS GROUP 46 DOUBLELINE 16 STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS 46 DWS 16 THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 46 EATON VANCE 16 UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT 46 FRANKLIN TEMPLETON 16 VANGUARD 46 GAM 16 VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS 46 GOLDMAN SACHS 16 VONTOBEL 46 4 5 ASSET MANAGER’S GUIDE ABERDEEN STANDARD Thomas G. Johnston BRANDES INVESTMENTS Luis Arocha INVESTMENTS Regional Director, Sales Manager PARTNERS Regional Vice President - Miami 712 Fifth Avenue for Miami Office Madrid and Uruguay 51st Floor [email protected] Tel : +(34) 91 622 60 37 [email protected] New York, NY 10019 Tel: +(1) 212 776 9078 AVIVA INVESTORS AMERICAS Jorge Claveria CARMIGNAC 85 Broad Street Business Development 1441 Brickell Avenue Menno de Vreeze 27th Floor [email protected] Suite 1520 Head of Business Development New York, NY 10004 Miami, FL 33149 International Wealth Management - Tel: +(1) 212 593 5619 CALAMOS INVESTMENTS Tel: +(1) 786 814 5970 Americas 2020 Calamos Court [email protected] Brian Ward Naperville IL 60563 Peter Stockall Senior Client Solutions Director Tel: +(1) 630.955.4899 x 3941 Business Development Manager ALLIANCE BERNSTEIN [email protected] [email protected] 701 Brickell Avenue Carlos Soriano Suite 2240 AXA INVESTMENT MANAGERS Investment Consultant - International David O’Suilleabhain Miami, FL 33131 100 West Putnam Ave [email protected] Business Development Manager Tel: +(1) 305 530 6200 4th Floor [email protected] Greenwich, CT 06830 USA CANDRIAM INVESTORS GROUP Miguel Rozensztroch Tel: +(1) 203 983 4273 51 Madison Avenue COLUMBIA THREADNEEDLE Senior Managing Director - Head of N.A. New York, NY 10010 Madrid Institutions, South/Central America & NRC Rafael Tovar Tel: +(1) 212 576 3382 Tel: +(34) 911 873 102 [email protected] Director, US Offshore Distribution [email protected] Keith Dixson Rubén García Darren Luckfield Head of International Development Head of Iberia & Latam Managing Director - NRC Division BLACKROCK [email protected] Distribution [email protected] Park Avenue Plaza ruben.garcia@ 55 East 52nd Street CAPITAL STRATEGIES columbiathreadneedle.com ALLIANZ GLOBAL INVESTORS New York, NY 10055 Madrid Tel: (1) 530 321-2535 Tel: +(1) 305 728 1189 Tel: +(34) 620 55 72 42 CULLEN 645 Fifth Avenue Josh Sylvester Jordie Olivella Jorge Benguria Suite 700 CFP®, CIMA® Head of Offshore Wealth Field Sales Team US & Latam Advisor New York, NY 10022 Director [email protected] [email protected] Tel: +(1) 212 644 1800 [email protected] BNY MELLON IM CAPITAL GROUP Andrew Prescott AMUNDI PIONEER Jose Abascal 45 New York Tel: +(1) 395 798 7979 1111 Brickell Avenue Madrid 28003 Tel: +(1) 646 265 9699 [email protected] Suite 1500 Tel: +(34) 91 744 5801 Miami Miami, FL 33131 Tel: +(1) 305 202 2913 Mitchell Rind Tel : +(1) 305 982 1553 Sasha Evers Tel: +(1) 631 807 6428 Managing Director Iberia & Latin America Jameel Jiwani [email protected] Laura Palmer [email protected] Regional Vice President - Offshote New Head of U.S. Intermediary and York, Texas and California Offshore Distribution [email protected] [email protected] 6 7 ASSET MANAGER’S GUIDE COMPANY INFORMATION Focus Strategies Head office: • Frontier Bonds • Diversified Growth and Diversified Income • Emerging Markets Corporate Debt • US Small Cap Equities Aberdeen Standard Investments Quest Workspaces, 1395 Brickell Avenue, Suite 900, Miami, FL 33131 Telephone +1 305 200 8699 OUR APPROACH new investment ideas GLOBAL PRESENCE We are high-conviction, into practical investment Our global presence Web offshore.aberdeen-asset.us/usoffshore long-term investors that solutions that can offer real ensures we are always seek to realise the value of value. close to our clients and Chief Executive Officer Keith Skeoch our clients’ investments over the markets in which they Chief Executive Officer Martin Gilbert time. In our view, teamwork Following the global invest. Complementing this and collaboration between financial crisis, the value of is our joint venture in India, investment managers and global investment assets HDFC Asset Management across asset classes is the comprising ‘new active’ Company, in addition to Assets Under Management Client relationships offices Clients across key to delivering robust investment solutions – those a number of strategic investment performance. that focus on the partnerships across the US$ bn Countries We are also resolute in our specific outcomes that globe. These play a key role 735.5 46 80 commitment to active investors wish to achieve in our global distribution asset management. – has almost doubled. model and are an effective Investment professionals New active solutions way to support the needs of Strategic partners We recognise that the now represent almost our institutional, wholesale, 1,000+ in the UK, Japan, India, US,Canada, China and Australia investment landscape can half of all industry assets pension and retail clients. change rapidly and that managed globally and we Data as 30 June 2018 our clients’ needs are are committed to further continuously evolving. With developing and delivering our global reach and scale, these solutions for our ABOUT US OUR HERITAGE The Aberdeen Standard we have the resources clients. 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