PFGBEST's Leadership
Neil J. Aslin
President of Peregrine Asset Management, Inc. (PAM) and Vice Chairman of PFGBEST
PFGBEST is one of the largest non–clearing U.S. Futures Commission Merchants, with customers, affiliates and brokerage offices in more than 80 countries. It offers a diverse range of trading and investor products and services for retail investors, as well as for commercial and institutional clients. The company is a leader in sustainable investing through diversified products including managed funds and forex, full–service brokerage, trader education, research and direct online futures trading through the BESTDirect Online Trading platform – one of the first to deliver customer orders to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange´s Globex engine in 1998.
Peregrine Asset Management, Inc. (PAM) is a subsidiary of PFGBEST. PAM provides alternative investment choices within the managed futures marketplace that meet the demands of high net worth and institutional investors. It expands upon PFGBEST core competencies within the futures industry and is well–positioned to provide investors with innovative portfolio solutions that complement and enhance their traditional asset allocations.
A 30–year veteran of the investment and trading profession, Neil J. Aslin is an expert speaker and source on derivatives, particularly as they pertain to managed funds. He also speaks regularly and has authored articles and presentations on emerging securities futures markets, alternative investments, various hedge fund strategies, and on the strengths and challenges of electronic and open outcry exchanges around the world.
Neil joined PFGBEST in 1998. Prior to joining PFGBEST, he was chairman and CEO of First Financial Government Securities from 1984 to 1996. First Financial is a broker dealer and introducing broker specializing in sophisticated credit risk management strategies for banks and other financial institutions.
From 1971 to 1983, Neil was Executive Vice President of ContiCommodity (Conti), a major international futures brokerage and clearing firm. While at Conti in Chicago, he successfully launched U.S. and Bahamas–based investment limited partnerships and developed the company´s 35–office international branch system.
Neil is a past member of the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
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