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Carlos Ferrer has been making moves since taking over as the general manager and vice president of Unisys LACSA, encompassing all of Latin America except Mexico and Brasíl. Running everything from his Bogotá office, Ferrer is responsible for leading over 2,000 employees,...

As the digital revolution transforms the economy, one megabank chairman warned his staff recently, “The industry faces more change in the next 10 years than there has been in the past 200.” So where will those banking changes emerge in 2015? Let’s use the familiar categories of...

On March 3rd and 4th over 350 delegates will gather at the JW Marriot in Bogotá for the 4th annual Bonds, Loans & Derivatives Andes. The leading event in banking and finance in the Andean region, the symposium brings together public and private financial institutions,...

Colombia has made significant strides in the shift to electronic payments, but further progress in addressing the informal cash economy, increasing merchant acceptance and consumer adoption is needed to further advance the shift to digital payments in the country, according to a...

Bogota Based Cardinal Compañia de Seguros has concluded negotiations leading to The Travelers Companies of The United States partnering with Brasil based J Malucelli to  acquire a majority stake in the upstart surety provider. The company will remain in Bogotá but be rebranded as...

Superfinanciera, the Colombian regulator of insurance activities, has given Brazilian Reinsurance provider Terra Brasis Re authorization to enter the Colombian insurance market as a foreign reinsurer, as registered in Colombia’s REACOEX, or Registry of Foreign Reinsurers and...

Global meeting and events organizer Markets Group is gearing up for a one day pan regional meeting hosting leading fixed income investors from throughout Latin America, including pension funds, sovereign reserves, and central bankers. The event is designed to demystify the...

Struggling Gran Colombia Gold Corp. (TSX: GCM, OTC: TPRFF) announced today that it has negotiated a favorable contract amendment with the primary contract miner at its Segovia Operations and the company will resume monthly interest payments on February 28, 2015 on its Senior...

Neuberger Berman, a New York based employee-owned investment manager, is pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Bogota, Colombia. The office is located on the 14th floor of Calle 100 #7-33, Tower 1. Bogota is Neuberger Berman’s second location in Latin America,...

Fitch Ratings this week announced a stable outlook for the Colombian insurance industry today. The stable sector outlook reflects Fitch’s expectation that the key credit metrics of the Colombian insurance sector will remain broadly stable and the industry will manage to...