Recruitment in line with robust strategic plan and bold business targets

Jamaican financial holding company, VM Group has announced the appointment of seasoned investment manager, Brian Frazer to the position of deputy chief executive officer at Victoria Mutual Investments and Victoria Mutual Wealth Management Limited.

He will work closely with Victoria Mutual Investments and Victoria Mutual Wealth Management Chief Executive Officer Rezworth Burchenson in accelerating the implementation of the organisation’s bold strategic objectives.

Frazer, who is a certified financial analyst (CFA), took up the appointment effective yesterday (September 1).

In a statement announcing the appointment, VM Group said it was in line with its robust strategic plan and bold business targets. Frazer has vast experience in trading, treasury, asset management, risk management, operations, and product development.

MEMBER OF THE CFA INSTITUTE

He also has experience developing the strategic direction for investment management and product development for mutual funds, unit trust funds and institutional asset management business lines across the English-speaking Caribbean.

VM Group said Frazer has led investment management teams which had responsibility for the management of assets of over US$1.9 billion on behalf of unit trust funds, mutual funds, pension funds, corporate clients, and individual investors across the region.

He earned his undergraduate degree in Accounting and Economics at the University of the West Indies and has received professional training in accounting, asset/liability, and risk management both locally and overseas.

Frazer is a CFA Charter holder and is a member of the CFA Institute. He is the founding president of CFA Society Jamaica and currently serves as a director and the Chair of the Membership Committee of the Pension Industry Association of Jamaica. Frazer was also a director of the Caribbean Alternative Investments Association.