Natalia Kerkis has been appointed as senior manager for the HSBC GIF Brazil Equity fund, FundWeb reports. Kerkis will succeed José Cuervo, who has left the firm.

Kerkis was named as the co-manager of portfolio in February 2010. Cuervo has joined Santander Asset Management as global head of Latin American equities.

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