General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> June 2, 2003
JAMES E. CHANEY is a General Partner of Mercator Asset
Management, LP. He is currently responsible for the Japanese
market and Scandinavia. Mr. Chaney began his investment career in
1985 as Vice President of International Equities at General
Electric Investments. His responsibilities included research and
portfolio management in addition to the development of a new
money management subsidiary. In 1991 Mr. Chaney joined Templeton
Investment Counsel and became an Executive Vice President. He
managed $5.2 billion in international and global assets,
including separate accounts and several institutional mutual
funds. He also served on the Portfolio Strategy Committee and
participated in institutional marketing efforts. In 1996, Mr.
Chaney joined Hansberger Global Investors and, until joining
Mercator, was Chief Investment Officer, responsible for the
firm's research and portfolio management activities. He earned an
MBA degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Business,
an MS degree from Northeastern University and a BS degree from
the University of Massachusetts. He is a member of the
Association of Investment Management and Research, the Investment
Counsel Association of America, and the South Florida Financial
Analysts Society. Profile
and your responsibilities there?
Mr. Chaney: Mercator Asset Management was established 18 years
ago. Today we manage about $4
