The AMCS Group

ABOUT US

Our team draws on a fusion of diverse and highly specialized career backgrounds that have all been exclusively dedicated to successfully raising assets into investment, insurance and savings products in the US-offshore and Latin American wealth management channels.

Collectively, we have built successful distribution platforms serving US wire houses, global retail and private banks, independent broker dealers and institutional investment funds alike. The depth and breadth of our distribution network, combined with our robust and investment-centric business development and client servicing model make the AMCS Group the partner of choice for firms looking to access the high growth opportunities in the US-Offshore and Latin American wealth markets.

ANDRÉS MUNHÓ

Andrés is a co-founder and Managing Partner at the AMCS Group, based in Miami. His field responsibilities include US Offshore and Latin American advisory sales. Prior to AMCS, Andrés was most recently Head of Sales for Old Mutual Global Investors (OMGI) for Florida, Texas and Latin America, a post he held since 2014. Prior to OMGI, he was Sales Director at Old Mutual Mexico. Andrés originally joined AIVA, which was an Old Mutual subsidiary, in 2003 and spent more than 15 years developing distribution channels for different onshore and offshore products for Skandia and later Old Mutual in Latin America and the US offshore market.

ANDRÉS MUNHÓ

CHRISTOPHER STAPLETON

Chris is a co-founder and Managing Partner at the AMCS Group, based in Miami. His field responsibilities include Global Key Account and Professional Buyer sales, as well as advisory sales in the Northeast and West Coast.
Prior to AMCS, Chris was most recently Head of Americas Distribution for Old Mutual Global Investors (OMGI), a post he held since OMGI’s creation in 2013. Chris began his career at the Skandia Group in 2002. He’s held a variety of senior sales and marketing roles across both firms.

CHRISTOPHER STAPLETON

SANTIAGO SACIAS, CFA

Santiago is Managing Partner at the AMCS Group for South America, based in Montevideo.
Previously he was Regional Manager for Old Mutual Global Investors (OMGI), covering the Southern Cone of Latin America.
He has over eight years of experience in different roles in the financial industry.
Prior to joining OMGI, Santiago worked at Lloyds Banking Group as a senior credit analyst and Banque Heritage Private Bank, in the portfolio management team.

SANTIAGO SACIAS, CFA

ÁLVARO PALENGA, CFA

Álvaro is a Sales Director at the AMCS Group, based in Miami. His field responsibilities include Southwest US, Florida and New York sales.
He joined AMCS from Sura Asset Management where he was a Financial Advisor. Previously, Álvaro held different roles at Trafigura and Citibank. He is a CPA from the Universidad de Montevideo and is a CFA Charterholder.

ÁLVARO PALENGA, CFA

SEBASTIÁN ARAUJO

Sebastián is a Sales Associate at the AMCS Group, based in Montevideo.
His primary responsibility is to support our distribution efforts both locally in the Southern Cone and across the wider business.
Sebastián joined AMCS from CPA Ferrere firm where he has worked as a credit analyst.

SEBASTIÁN ARAUJO

VIRGINIA GABILONDO

Virginia Gabilondo is the Business Manager of the AMCS Group, based in Miami. She supports the whole of our distribution regions in the US and Latin America.
Prior to AMCS, Ms. Gabilondo served as Group Business Manager in the Premier Assurance (PA) Group and SupraInvest prior to that. She also holds Life and Health Insurance licenses in the State of Florida.

VIRGINIA GABILONDO

ALFONSO PEÑASCO

Alfonso is the head of marketing and product at the AMCS group, based in Montevideo. His primary responsibility is to enhance AMCS's marketing platform to support the growing presence in the market of our three partners: AXA Investment Managers, Jupiter Asset Management and Man Group.
Alfonso has over 15 years’ experience in the financial industry and has joined AMCS from Aiva where he worked as Head of Marketing and Product.

ALFONSO PEÑASCO

AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) is an active, long-term, global multi-asset manager. AXA IM works with clients today to provide the solutions they need to help build a better tomorrow for their investments, while creating a positive change for the world in which we live. With approximately $842 billion in assets under management as of the end of March 2019, AXA IM employs nearly 2,400 employees around the world and operates out of 30 offices across 21 countries. AXA IM is part of the AXA Group, a world leader in financial protection and wealth management. AXA IM offers a diverse set of fixed income, equities, real estate, structured finance, and multi-asset solutions for Institutional and Wholesale investors, customized to meet their individual needs across the asset-class spectrum.

Jupiter Asset Management is a high conviction, active fund manager committed to making a positive difference for clients by helping them achieve their long-term investment objectives through the aim of delivering superior returns after fees. From our origins in 1985 as a specialist investment boutique, Jupiter now offers a broad range of actively managed strategies available to UK and international clients including equities, fixed income, multi-asset and absolute return. Independence of thought and individual accountability define us. Our distinct, entrepreneurial culture, based on giving talented professionals the freedom to pursue their own investment styles within a collaborative environment, distinguishes us from our peers. Our fund managers follow their convictions and seek those investment opportunities that they believe will ensure the best outcome for our clients. They do this through fundamental analysis and research, a clear investment process and risk management framework, with a focus on good stewardship. Jupiter is headquartered in London, with a growing international presence. The company is listed on the FTSE 250 having floated on the London Stock Exchange in June 2010.

Man Group is a global active investment management firm. Our investment managers offer a broad range of products and services to address clients’ investment needs, covering quantitative (Man AHL and Man Numeric), discretionary (Man GLG and Man FRM) and private markets (Man GPM). These engines house numerous investment teams, working collaboratively within the framework of Man Group, with a high degree of investment autonomy. Each team benefits from the strength and resources of the firm’s single operating platform, enabling their primary focus to be seeking to generate alpha for clients. Our clients are at the heart of everything we do and we engage in close dialogue with our investors as strategic partners, to understand their particular needs and constraints. Headquartered in London, with over $100 billion of funds under management, through its subsidiaries the firm has 15 international offices and operates across multiple jurisdictions. Man Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker EMG.LN and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Further information can be found at www.man.com.

OUR SERVICES

The scope of services offered is 100% customizable at the client level.

Initial market-entry analysis: evaluation of product lineup, competitive positioning, client segment overview & evaluation.

Onboarding consulting: operational readiness, service provider identification, share classes and pricing, legal agreements, fee negotiations and laying out marketing and client service requirements.

360-degree business planning: US Offshore, Latin American wholesale.

Global key account and professional buyer coverage (product teams, investment manager research and discretionary portfolio management).

US wholesaling: New York, Florida, Texas and California plus periphery.

US activities are conducted by FINRA Series 7 and 63 licensed professionals and overseen by a Series 24 principal.

LATAM wholesaling: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Uruguay.

Robust and wholly customizable management information and sales reporting.