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Unisys corporation (NYSE: UIS) has promoted Brasil human resources director Laura Lafayette to head human resources operations for all of Latin America, covering 10 countries and 3,800 employees serving roughly 300 customers. Since 2014 Lafayette headed human capital management...

The 5th edition of Bonds, Loans & Derivatives Andes 2016 was a massive success seeing over 380 senior level decision makers attending this ‘by invitation only’ event on the 23rd – 24th of February 2016 at The JW Marriott, Bogota. During the 2 days, senior level executives...

Fitch Ratings has affirmed SURA Asset Management’s long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘BBB+’ and the rating outlook is stable. Fitch has also affirmed the rating for Sura Asset Management Finance BV’s guaranteed bonds at...

Switzerland & Colombia–(via Business Wire)–Accenture (NYSE:ACN) recently completed building and implementing a new core insurance information technology system for Zurich Insurance Group (ZURN, OTCQX: ZURVY), marking the insurer’s entrance into the property and...

Medellín based SURA Asset Management and Peru’s Credicorp Capital  have announced a strategic alliance creating a new fund in order to invest  $1.3 billion COP (approximately $400 million USD) in Colombia’s “fourth generation” (4G) roadway infrastructure projects. The...

US based credit reporting agency TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) has acquired a 71% ownership interest in Central de Informacion Financiera (CIFIN), one of two primary Colombian credit bureaus; the other being DataCrédito, already owned by TransUnion competitor Experian. In addition to...

Superfinanciera, Colombia’s Financial Superintendence that oversees banking and insurance operations, has issued Resolucion 0130 de 2016, a cease and desist order against Cooper Gay Ecuador C.A. Intermediario de Reaseguros, demanding that they suspend all reinsurance...

New York – Citi (NYSE:C) today announced its intention to exit from consumer banking operations in Brasil, Argentina and Colombia. The businesses, which include retail banking and credit card operations, will initially be transferred from Citicorp into Citi Holdings and will...

Moody’s Investors Service has affirmed the insurance financial strengths (IFS) ratings of Chubb de Colombia Compañía de Seguros S.A. after the completion of the ACE and Chubb merger by Switzerland-based Chubb Limited (NYSE: CB, formerly named ACE Limited). The merger...

Fitch Ratings last week published a peer review of four state-owned financial institutions in Colombia: Banco Agrario de Colombia S.A. (Banagrario), Banco de Comercio Exterior de Colombia S.A. (Bancoldex), Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional S.A. (FDN) and Financiera de Desarrollo...