AGF says Patricia Perez-Coutts, senior vice-president and portfolio manager, will be leaving the firm May 2. Stephen Way, senior vice-president, portfolio manager and 25-year AGF veteran, will be responsible for the company’s emerging markets strategies.
Way will be supported by long-standing global team members, Alpha Ba and Thiery Jannini, both CFAs, who’ve been promoted to portfolio managers.
“AGF has the depth of talent to make this a seamless transition,” says Martin Hubbes, executive vice-president of Investments and CIO of AGF Investments Inc.
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Way and Ba will co-manage the AGF Emerging Markets Fund, AGF Emerging Markets Class, AGF Emerging Markets Balanced Fund and AGF Emerging Markets Focused Fund. Jannini will be co-managing AGF Global Dividend Fund.
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