TORONTO, March 4, 2019 /CNW/ - Scotia Global Asset
Management announced the appointment of a number of seasoned
professionals across its business, effective today.
Neal Kerr has been
appointed to the role of Senior Vice President and Head of Scotia
Global Asset Management (Scotia GAM) in Canada. He will report to Glen Gowland, Executive Vice President and Head,
Global Wealth Management, Scotiabank.
The Fixed Income team at 1832 Asset Management L.P.
(manager of Dynamic Funds and ScotiaFunds) – which consists of
26 investment professionals managing more than $40 billion in assets – is further expanding with
the appointment of two senior investment professionals.
Derek Amery has joined as Vice-President &
Senior Portfolio Manager and Rose
Devli has joined as Portfolio Manager.
"We are committed to continually strengthening and developing
our investment management capabilities and delivering thoughtful
solutions for our clients' investment needs. Neal's proven
leadership in the industry and the further bolstering of our
award-winning investment management team will allow us to deliver
even more value to our clients," said Mr. Gowland.
Mr. Kerr has over 20 years of broad financial industry
experience, uniquely suited to Scotia Global Asset Management. This
experience includes: oversight of a sizable investment management
team, proven product management and development expertise, and
development of a multi-brand, multi-platform distribution network.
Mr. Kerr joins Scotia Global Asset Management from a large Canadian
asset management firm, where he was Executive Vice President. The
appointment of Mr. Kerr also adds depth and experience to
Scotiabank's Global Wealth Management leadership team.
Mr. Amery is a seasoned portfolio manager, bringing more than 20
years of investment industry experience to 1832 Asset Management's
Fixed Income team. Before joining 1832 Asset Management, Mr. Amery
spent 16 years as the Head of Canadian Fixed Income at a global
financial institution and was directly responsible for more than
$6 billion in assets.
Ms. Devli joins 1832 Asset Management from a leading Canadian
financial institution, where she was Vice President and Portfolio
Manager, Fixed Income for the past five years. Ms. Devli was part
of a team who oversaw global fixed income assets across a range of
strategies.
About Scotia Global Asset Management
Scotia Global Asset Management is a business name used by 1832
Asset Management L.P., a limited partnership, the general partner
of which is wholly owned by Scotiabank. Scotia Global Asset
Management offers a range of wealth management solutions, including
mutual funds, and investment solutions for private clients,
institutional clients and managed asset programs.
About Scotiabank
Scotiabank is Canada's international bank and a
leading financial services provider in the Americas. We are
dedicated to helping our more than 25 million customers become
better off through a broad range of advice, products and services,
including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and
private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital
markets. With a team of more than 98,000 employees and assets of
over $1 trillion (as
at January 31, 2019), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto
Stock Exchange (TSX: BNS) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:
BNS). For more information, please
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1Employees are reported on a full-time equivalent
basis.
SOURCE Scotiabank