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The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in Latin American common stocks and other equities. It may invest up to 20% of net assets in the equity securities of U.S. and other non-Latin American issuers and in debt securities including junk bonds (grade BB/Ba and below). The fund may also invest as much as 10% of net assets in debt securities rated B or lower. It is non-diversified.
Name | Title | Since | Until |
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Scott Piper | CIO (Chief Investment Officer) | 2020 | Now |
Biography | Scott Piper. Chief Investment Officer, Itaú USA Asset Management, Inc. (New York). Joined Itaú USA Asset Management, Inc. in 2011. Prior to joining Itaú USA Asset Management, Inc., he worked for eight years at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, where he was a member of the Emerging Markets Group and Co-Portfolio Manager in Latin American assets. Prior to this, he was a Portfolio Manager at Deltec Asset Management managing both Latin American and Emerging Markets portfolios. BA, Tulane University; MBA, IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain. | ||
Marcelo Pinheiro | Vice President | 2014 | 2021 |
Biography | Marcelo Pinheiro, CFA, Vice President. ■ Equities Analyst: São Paolo. ■ Joined DWS in 2013. Prior to joining DWS, he served as senior credit analyst at Itaú BBA. Previously, he was a senior analyst for Latin America financial planning at GE. Before that, he worked as an analyst for equities and credits and as a junior portfolio manager at Bradesco Asset Management. ■ BA in Economics from University of São Paulo. | ||
Danilo Pereira | Vice President | 2013 | 2021 |
Biography | Danilo Pereira, CFA, Vice President. Portfolio Manager of the fund. ■ Portfolio Manager and Equities Analyst: São Paulo. ■ Joined DWS in 2012. Prior to joining DWS, he was the Deputy Head of Latin America - Internal Equities at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. Previously, he served as a Senior Latin American Analyst at BNP Paribas Investment Partners, Senior Analyst and Co-manager at Equitas Investimentos and as a Portfolio Manager at Bradesco Asset Management. He began his investment career as a Latin American Analyst at ABN AMRO Asset Management. ■ BA in Business from Fundacao Getulio Vargas. | ||
Luiz Maria Ribeiro | Senior Portfolio Manager | 2013 | 2021 |
Biography | Luiz Ribeiro is Senior Equities Portfolio Manager, has joined Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management in 2012. Prior to joining Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management, Luiz served as the Head of Latin America — Internal Equities at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. Previously, he served as a Senior Portfolio Manager at HSBC Bank. Prior to HSBC Bank, Luiz worked as an Investment Officer at IFC — World Bank and as an Analyst and then as a Senior Portfolio Manager at ABN AMRO Bank. He began his investment career as a Trader at Dibran DTVM Ltda. He holds a BA in Business Administration from University of São Paulo (USP) and a MBA in Finance from Brazilian Institute of Capital Markets (IBMEC). He is also a CFA Charterholder. | ||
Thomas U. Petschnigg | Vice President | 2013 | 2014 |
Biography | Thomas U. Petschnigg, CFA, Vice President. Portfolio Manager. Joined Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management in 2006 with 6 years of industry experience at Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM), where he was responsible for GSAM’s consultant business in Germany. During this time he also contributed as an author to various professional journals and textbooks. Prior to his current role, Thomas served as a Global Equity Portfolio Manager; he transferred to the Latin America Equities Team in April 2010. Master’s Degree in Business Administration (“Diplom–Kaufmann”) from the European Business School in Oestrich–Winkel with exchanges at the University of California Berkeley and the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce Dijon. | ||
Robert Kalin | Director | 2011 | 2013 |
Biography | Kalin is the director of Deutsche Asset Management and he joined the company in 2002. Prior to that, he served as fund manager for European emerging markets at Zurich Investment in 2001, as advisor to Zurich Investment from 1998 to 2001, as fund manager at Corus Funds from 1996 to 1997, analyst at Value Line from 1993 to 1995. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. | ||
Rainer Vermehren | Director | 2009 | 2013 |
Biography | RAINER VERMEHREN, DIRECTOR. Lead Portfolio Manager of the fund. Joined the fund in 2009. Portfolio manager for Emerging Markets Equity and Germany Funds; CIO DIMA Branch: Frankfurt. Joined Deutsche Asset Management in 1997 after three years as assistant to fund manager in Latin American equities at Morgan Stanley, New York. BA, Towson University; MBA, Fordham University. | ||
Florian Tanzer | - | 2009 | 2011 |
Stephen E. Russell | Founder | 2008 | 2009 |
Biography | Stephen Russell, a Director of the Investment Manager, is a portfolio manager/analyst on the Investment Manager's Emerging Markets Core Equity and Latin America Equity teams. Prior to joining the Investment Manager in 2011, Mr. Russell was a portfolio manager for Deutsche Asset Management's Emerging Markets and Latin America equity institutional and retail strategies. Mr. Russell is a CFA Charterholder. | ||
Terrence S. Gray | Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, Member | 2008 | 2009 |
Biography | Lead portfolio manager for Alpha Emerging Markets Equity, Latin America Equity and the Global Opportunities Fund: New York Joined the Company in 1993, covering global emerging markets and Pacific Basin markets in various capacities; previously head of the Pacific Basin PST and served as an Asian country and sector analyst before joining the Emerging Markets team BS from Boston College |
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