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Insparo Names Former JP Morgan Man As New CIO

Insparo Asset Management, a London-based emerging markets boutique, has appointed Graham Stock as its new chief strategist.
Stock joins Insparo after a twelve-year tenure at JP Morgan, where he had held responsibility for areas including the CEEMEA FX Strategy in London and Latin American Sovereign Strategy in New York. In his last three years at the firm he led an expansion of the research output and business activity in Africa’s frontier markets, Insparo said.
In his new role Stock will join Insparo’s senior management team in plotting the firm’s strategic investment direction and more specifically will be responsible for developing trading ideas and thematic strategies to capitalise on the growth potential of Africa and the Middle East, the firm said in a statement. Part of his role will be to lead trips to Africa and the Middle East to meet government officials and the like as part of the firm’s drive to build up its relationship and intelligence network in its target markets.
“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,” said Mohammed Hanif, chief investment officer.