Iván del Río joins the Avantis Investors division of American Century Investments as VP, relationship director & investment specialist, according to a post he shared on his LinkedIn profile.
“I’m pleased to announce my new role as vice president, relationship director & investment specialist at Avantis Investors,” wrote del Río. “I look forward to reconnecting with my network and discussing the investment solutions we have available to offer!” he added.
Avantis Investors offers diversified, low-cost investment solutions through a combination of passive (indexed) and active strategies, backed by financial science. The firm provides both ETFs and mutual funds, across 38 strategies, and serves over 3,500 institutional and advisory clients, according to information published on its website.
Until February of this year, del Río served as VP, senior sales executive at Franklin Templeton. Previously, he was managing director at John Hancock Investment Management and VP, senior advisor consultant at Invesco, after working for seven years at OppenheimerFunds, among other professional experiences, always based in Miami. Academically, he holds a degree in business administration from Florida International University (FIU), is also a CFA and CAIA charterholder, and holds FINRA Series 63 and 7 licenses.
As part of American Century Investments, Avantis reached $75 billion in assets under management as of last June, in part due to the launch of UCITS ETFs in Europe, expanding its reach beyond the U.S. market. According to information obtained by Funds Society, del Río will offer UCITS products to offshore investors, though he will also serve domestic clients.
