Insparo Asset Management has appointed emerging markets veteran Graham Stock as chief strategist.
Stock will join the core management team, led by chief investment officer Mohammed Hanif, which will be responsible for plotting the firm’s investment direction as it enters its third year.
Primarily, Stock will be responsible for generating trading ideas and thematic strategies to capture the opportunities presented by Africa and the Middle East.
Stock spent the last 12 years at JP Morgan in a range of senior roles with responsibility for areas such as Ceemea FX strategy in London and Latin American sovereign strategy in New York. For the last three years at JP Morgan, he has led an expansion of the research output and business activity in frontier markets in Africa.
Stock will be responsible for shaping Insparo’s top-down strategy in partnership with the firm’s portfolio managers. He will also lead in-country research trips, meeting with government officials and other key sources to build on the company’s existing relationships and intelligence network.
Hanif says: “With Africa and the Middle East accelerating out of the downturn faster than the vast majority of global markets, there is a wealth of opportunity available for our strategy. Identifying and capturing those opportunities early is the key to making the most out of them. Graham’s firsthand knowledge and experience of emerging markets gives us the best chance of doing that, and he will be essential for the continued success of the fund. We have enjoyed great results in our first two years, and having Graham on board will help us formulate a strategy that will keep us ahead of the crowd. I’m delighted to welcome him to our team.”
Stock adds: “I have long admired the professionalism and dedication of the team at Insparo and I am excited to be joining them for the next stage of the company’s expansion. I am convinced that the frontier markets of Africa and the Middle East offer very attractive investment opportunities, particularly when deploying Insparo’s multi-strategy approach, and look forward to adding value for the fund’s investors.”
