NEW YORK, Oct. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Oppenheimer
& Co. Inc. ("Oppenheimer") – a leading investment bank, wealth
manager, and a subsidiary of Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE: OPY) –
today announced that Fernando Losada
has joined the Firm as Managing Director, Head of Emerging Markets
Research.
Losada will be responsible for Latin American emerging markets
sovereign research, as well as leading the Firm's emerging markets
research team, which also includes coverage of corporate and
non-Latin American issuers. In this role, he will work with and
advise the Firm's esteemed group of institutional clients.
Additionally, he will support the activities of the Firm's sales,
trading and debt capital markets efforts.
"Fernando's experience and deep knowledge of Latin America and emerging markets perfectly
supports our mission of providing our clients with access to the
best and the brightest minds in the industry," said Peter Albano, Global Head of Fixed Income at
Oppenheimer. "Our ability to attract someone of Fernando's
experience and seniority is a testament to the success of our
efforts in building a global emerging markets franchise. We're
thrilled to have him on board."
With almost three decades worth of professional experience,
Losada has held senior positions at several prestigious financial
institutions. Most recently, he spent more than five years with
AllianceBernstein as a Senior Vice President responsible for
economic analysis of emerging markets, focusing on Latin America. Prior to that role, he was a
Director of Economic Research for Deutsche Bank, where he was
responsible for economic and political analysis of Latin American
sovereign credits. Before that, he was a Senior Economist at the
World Bank's headquarters in Washington,
DC. He has also held senior research positions at ING
Barings and ABN Amro.
"I'm excited to bring my expertise to Oppenheimer. The emerging
markets have a profound impact on the global financial system, so
providing our clients with essential economic and political
analysis is critical," added
Losada. "Oppenheimer's emerging markets franchise is well-respected
among institutional investors and I'm looking forward to working
with this group of senior professionals."
Losada holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the
University of Buenos Aires and a
Ph.D. in economics from the University of
California, Los Angeles. He is based in New York City and reports directly to
Peter Albano.
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(Oppenheimer), a principal subsidiary of Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.
(OPY on the New York Stock Exchange), and its affiliates provide a
full range of wealth management, securities brokerage and
investment banking services to high-net-worth individuals,
families, corporate executives, local governments, businesses and
institutions.
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