Saturday, 11 September 2010

FT.com - Libyans hire ex-trader to learn investing

Frederic Marino is not the sort of man you might envisage Colonel Muammer Gaddafi approaching for investment advice.

The mild-mannered Frenchman does not seem particularly revolutionary. But he is fast becoming something of a kingpin in Tripoli’s investment community.

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The managers of the Libyan Africa Investment Portfolio – a $6bn (£3.9bn) sovereign wealth fund set up by the Libyan government – have entrusted the former Merrill Lynch and Bear Stearns trader with a few hundred million dollars to launch a series of funds on their behalf and train young Libyans in the ways of investing. Additional cash commitments from the LAI are expected if Mr Marino’s firm is a success, he says.

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