326. Jose Manuel Silva of LarrainVial Asset Management: Context and Opportunity in a Region Full of Surprises

Jose Manuel Silva is Chief Investment Officer and Managing Parter at LarrainVial Asset Management in Santiago. He has worked in finance for most of his career. Our conversation picks up on the excellent podcast that Jose Manuel recorded with Merryn Talks Money of Bloomberg (linked here), which is where I first came across his firm, and we build on ...
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Bonus Episode: Fernando Bonardi – Family Office Advisor – Argentina as a Laboratory for Economic Policy

Fernando Bonardi is currently working as a family office advisor from his base in Buenos Aires. He formerly was head of BNY Mellon Investment Management in Santiago, Chile for 17 years, and prior to that held a series of financial roles. With a career that has spanned decades, Fernando has worked through many different cycles […]...
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325. Joanne Donnelly CEO of LPFA – From International Law to Local Government – Macro concepts with micro implementation

Joanne Donnelly is the CEO at the London Pensions Fund Authority, a role she has held since April of this year. She was previously Head of Pensions at the Local Government Association and prior to that worked in HM Treasury, the NHS and the UK Home Office. Our conversation takes us from the big picture, […]...
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324. Lauren Juliff of Storebrand: Sustaining science and joy in the world of investing

Lauren Juliff is Climate and Sustainability Product Lead and Head of UK Institutional at Storebrand Asset Management UK. Her educational background is in science and she has a MSc in Climate Change: Environment, Science and Policy. We start our conversation with Lauren’s background and a passion for dance that she has carried throughout her life....
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Bonus : Jose Manuel Silva of LarrainVial Asset Management – Opportunity and Promise in a Region Full of Surprises

Jose Manuel Silva is Chief Investment Officer and Managing Parter at LarrainVial Asset Management in Santiago. He has worked in finance for most of his career. Our conversation picks up on the excellent podcast that Jose Manuel recorded with Merryn Talks Money of Bloomberg (linked here), which is where I first came across his firm, and we build on ...
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323. Jon Salstrom of Cincinnati Retirement System – Mission and Purpose and Strength in Unity

Jon Salstrom is Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer at the Cincinnati Retirement System, a role he has held for almost two years. He previously worked in a series of consulting and financial analyst roles. Our conversation starts by tracing his earlier career path, and particularly his roles in consulting which set him up well for the c...
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BONUS: Nicolás Dujovne, economist and former Minister of the Treasury of Argentina – a Panorama and a Snapshot

I am delighted to launch this bonus series featuring leading financial thinkers in Latin America with this podcast with Nicolás Dujovne, recorded live in Buenos Aires in late August. Nicolás is an Argentine economist and former Minister of the Treasury between 2017 and 2019 under the administration of Mauricio Macri. He has had a long career in f...
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322. Nadia Cobalovic of Northern Trust and Omnium Services – Pivots and Persistence

Nadia Cobalovic is Senior Vice President at Northern Trust and Global Head of Omnium Services, where she oversees teams encompassing Middle Office Operations, Back Office Administration and Data Delivery. She also contributes to business growth, strategic initiatives and new initiatives. ...
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Series 4 of 2025 – Trailer: From from Santiago to Salt Lake City – Tales that Endure

It has been an exciting summer, but we have managed to squeeze in a set of global guests for Series 4 of our 2025 Fiftyfaces Podcast – which takes us from the evolving world of hedge funds and the support infrastructure needed, to emerging market equities to late-stage venture capital to public pension pooling. ...
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321. Lisa Laird of Mercy Investments: On the importance of Kindness as a Path to Impact

Lisa Laird is CIO at Mercy Investment Services in St. Louis. She has previously held senior strategist roles as well as other healthcare leadership roles, and currently holds a number of additional board roles....
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