Speakers
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Manuel Canas Manuel Cañas is a Senior Portfolio Manager in the Emerging Markets Debt team at First State Investments (‘FSI’). Manuel joined First State in November 2011 to lead the efforts in local currency space for the new Emerging Markets Debt team. Before joining First State, he was a Senior Investment Manager at ING Investment Management’s Emerging Markets Debt team, in The Netherlands. Prior to that, Manuel was with the Central Bank of Argentina, in Buenos Aires. A CFA charterholder, Manuel holds a Licentiate in Economics from Universidad de San Andres and has 15 years’ experience in emerging markets. A native Spanish speaker, Manuel is also fluent in Portuguese.
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Paul Griffiths Paul Griffiths is Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income and Multi-Asset Solutions at First State Investments (‘FSI’). In his role, Paul is responsible for the oversight and global development of the Fixed Income and Mult- Asset businesses at FSI and is a member of the firm’s leadership team. Paul has 26 years investment and management experience with firms including Aberdeen, Credit Suisse, Axa and Investec. Managing funds directly in these roles, Paul was an AAA-rated fund manager and won a number of awards, including ‘Fixed Income Manager of the Year’ on three occasions. He holds several advisory board positions with the Global Fixed Income Institute, the Investment Management Review, and the University of York. A passionate believer in developing investment talent, Paul is the founder investor of the UK’s first student run investment portfolio based at the University of York. Paul holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) Physics from the University of York.
