Javier Gonzalez Fraga, Argentine Institute of Capital MarketsAs a former governor of Argentina’s central bank in the early years of the Menem administration, Javier Gonzalez Fraga played a crucial role in the debt negotiations that made possible Argentina’s inclusion in the Brady Plan in 1992. He spoke with LatinFinance in Buenos Aires recently about his […]
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In their own words. (Joseph Velli)
Joseph Velli, Bank of New York Joe Velli came to the Bank of New York after leaving Citibank, where he also was involved in the depositary receipt business. One of the early evangelists of the ADR as a way to fund Latin American equity issuers, he now looks out over a market that has established […]
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In their own words. (Lacey Gallagher)
Lacey Gallagher, Standard and Poor’s After working early in her career on Asian development policy, Lacey Gallagher became an analyst in the bank supervision area for the New York Federal Reserve Bank in the 1980s, later joining Standard and Poor’s in 1990 as a sovereign ratings analyst. During the 1990s, her principal focus at S&P’s […]
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Lacey Gallagher, Standard and Poor’s After working early in her career on Asian development policy, Lacey Gallagher became an analyst in the bank supervision area for the New York Federal Reserve Bank in the 1980s, later joining Standard and Poor’s in 1990 as a sovereign ratings analyst. During the 1990s, her principal focus at S&P’s […]
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In their own words. (Luiz Kaufmann)
Luiz Kaufmann Luiz Kaufmann joined Aracruz Celulose in 1993, just after it became the first Brazilian company with a NYSE-listed ADR issue. He stayed for five years, before recently resigning, and currently is considering his next move from the comfort of his apartment on Rio’s São Conrado beach. Whatever that might be, […]
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In their own words. (Marcio da Rocha Camargo)
Marcio da Rocha Camargo, Garantia Marcio da Rocha Camargo made the switch from client to investment banker when he joined Banco de Investimento Garantia. He works alongside partner Roger Wright in corporate finance, with responsibility for both equity and debt. Below he outlines the learning curve which Brazilian issuers have experienced post 1991. There has […]
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In their own words. (Martin Quintin)
Martin Quintin-Archard, Emerging Market Bond and Asset Trading Company Martin Quintin-Archard founded the Emerging Market Bond and Asset Trading Company after stepping down as chairman of Intercapital Securities in late 1995, where he built his reputation in the LDC debt trading business as the famous QAQA-the first of the Reuters pages where […]
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In their own words. (Martin Schubert)
Martin Schubert, Eurinam Ask market veterans who really started the secondary market in LDC debt, and many will likely point to Martin Schubert, chairman of the European InterAmerican Finance Corp (Eurinam). Previous to setting up Eurinam in 1983 to swap LDC country debt between banks, the Brooklyn-born Schubert spent 19 years with […]
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In their own words. (Michael Pettis)
Michael Pettis, Bear Stearns Michael Pettis is a managing director in the debt capital markets group at Bear Stearns. He began trading LDC debt at Manufacturers Hanover in the late 1980s. He also spent time at CS First Boston, where he ran the fixed income capital markets and trading effort, and helped […]
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In their own words. (Moises Tiktin)
Moises Tiktin, Valores Finamex In building the research and brokerage effort at Mexico’s Valores Finamex, Moises Tiktin witnessed first hand the explosion of interest in Mexican securities by international investors. Below, he recalls the early days, as well as the trying times of the peso devaluation. On the rise of foreign investor […]