Erik Franco

Senior Latam Currency / Global Commodities Analyst

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

About

Senior Global Asset Allocation/Macroeconomics Analyst with 15 years+ experience in capital markets.

Experience

  • Senior Analyst: Latam FX, AUD & NZD / Global Commodities / U.S. Politics at CIBC Asset Management
    Jul 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 1 mo

    - Financial analysis and forecasting on LATAM, Australia, & New Zealand with a focus on currencies. - U.S. political analysis & forecasting. - Global commodities analysis & forecasting. - Contributing to the global macroeconomic analytical process. - Contributing to the portfolio management process by providing recommendations and strategies across asset classes.

  • Senior Analyst at MRB Partners
    Aug 2011 - Jun 2018 · 6 yrs 11 mos

    - Macroeconomic analysis and implications for global capital markets and asset allocation. - Building/maintaining quantitative tools/infrastructure using Eviews/Datastream/Bloomberg. - Modelling long and short term return projections under a variety of risk scenarios for stocks, bonds, commodities and foreign exchange.

  • CEO at FX Essentials
    Oct 2010 - Aug 2011 · 11 mos

    FX Essentials is a free educational website whose aim is to provide insight on the ins and outs of foreign exchange markets. By providing expert analysis on economic data, central bank decisions and other breaking news, FX Essentials offers its readers insight on the fundamental factors affecting FX. Our analysts scrutinize charts around the clock for technical developments so that readers can know when to make their moves. This powerful combination of fundamental and technical analysis provides a complete overview of the forces governing currency pairs, and best of all, it’s free.

  • Managing Editor at IDIM Canada
    Sep 2009 - Oct 2010 · 1 yr 2 mos

    - Hired and managed a team of journalists/strategists to provide real-time, accurate analysis on breaking financial and economic news for www.xforex.com, www.askobid.com, and www.aroundfx.com. - Developed new foreign exchange products based on demand analysis and on line surveying. - Provided technical and fundamental analysis on economic indicators and financial developments in the foreign exchange markets. - Produced webinars in both English and French on how to trade foreign exchange based on economic indicators and technical analysis.

  • Co-Founder, Managing Director at theovernightexpress.com
    Jun 2009 - Sep 2009 · 4 mos

    - Wrote articles guiding foreign exchange traders as to how the financial markets will react to various economic developments, including the publication of economic data, central bank speeches and events, as well as geopolitical developments affecting the financial markets. - Developed and published daily research reports for foreign exchange traders, including white label products for brokers.