About Us

Introduction
Achievements
Directors, Executives and Principal Officers

Introduction

Established in 1964, West Indies Stockbrokers Limited (WISE), with an average market share of 30% (2001-2009), is the oldest and largest brokerage firm in Trinidad & Tobago. WISE currently manages in excess of TT$10 billion for over 10,000 clients and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the RBTT Financial Group.

WISE offers a broad range of services to private clients, small businesses, institutions and corporations throughout the region. We take pride in our capabilities, dedicated team and consultative approach to partnering with our clients to create optimal solutions to meet their investment needs.

From the moment you become our client, you will receive the highest calibre of professional service, sound advice backed by superior research, and investment recommendations based on your specific needs. Whether you are new to investing or a seasoned professional, our goal is to help you make the best investment decisions for achieving your financial goals at a level of risk you’re comfortable taking.

With a team of financial experts with over 100 years experience, WISE is well positioned to offer its private and corporate clients an unparalleled level of service in any area of the financial markets, including:

Broker-Dealer Activities in:

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Achievements

As the most experienced firm of stockbrokers in Trinidad and Tobago – especially in the area of capital market transactions – WISE has made many impressive achievements including:-

1) Take-over Engagements, Offer to Purchase

Since 1990, we have handled, either individually or jointly, take-overs of the following companies.

Date	Company
April 1990*	Take-over of Caribbean Development Co Ltd by McEnearney Alstons Limited
April 1990	Represented Valpark Shopping Plaza Ltd, which was being taken over by Colonial Life Insurance Company ( Trinidad) Ltd (CLICO)
August 1990	Take-over of Crown Life (Caribbean) Ltd by Guardian Life of the Caribbean Limited
December 1990*	Take-over of Home Construction Ltd by CLICO
June 1991	Take-over of Valpark Shopping Plaza Ltd by Home Construction Ltd
August 1991	Take-over of T Geddes Grant Ltd by CLICO (subsequently withdrawn)
July 1992*	Take-over of T. Geddes Grant by Neal and Massy Holdings Ltd
December 2006	CIBC Investments (Cayman) Limited Offer to Purchase all the outstanding common shares of FirstCaribbean International Bank Limited

* Jointly handled with another broker

3) New Share Issues

Since 1990, we have handled individually the following new issues:

Date	Company	Shares
April 1991	Caribbean Communications Network Ltd	7.5M shares at $1.10
December 2002	B WIA ( West Indies) Airways Limited	12 M shares at $7.85
December 2002	Sagicor Financial Corporation	85 M Shares at Bds$1.75
August 2006	One Caribbean Media Limited	3M Shares at $20.00

4) Offer For Sale

Date	Shares	Company
January 1990	Trinidad Cement Limited	21M shares at $0.85
June 1995	National Flour Mills Limited	12.02M shares at $2.10
November 1996	National Flour Mills Limited	9.015M shares at $2.50
February 1999	Prestige Holdings Limited	15M shares at $2.60
February 2001	National Enterprises Limited	50M Shares at $4.00
September 2002	National Enterprises Limited	75m Shares at $4.75

5) Rights Issues

Date	Company	Shares
July 1992	Flavorite Foods Limited of 1.5M ordinary shares	1,500,000
May 1994	The Royal Bank of Trinidad and Tobago Limited 1:3 Rights Issue	22,298,196
July 1994	Angostura Holdings Limited 1:5 Rights Issue	10,418,097
September 1995	Caribbean Communications Network Limited 1:2 Rights Issue	17,500,000
May 1995	The Royal Bank of Trinidad and Tobago Limited 2:7 Rights Issue	25,483,652
November 1998	RBTT Financial Holdings Limited 2:13 Rights Issue	22,681,305
June 2000	Trinidad Cement Limited 1:5.2 Rights Issue	40,284,699
June 2001	Guardian Holdings Limited 2:13 Rights Issue	19,373,077
November 2002	FirstCaribbean International Bank Limited 5:12 Rights Issue	58,674,509
June 2003	PLIPDECO 1:2 Rights	13,208,561
June 2005	Guardian Holdings Limited 1:19 Rights Issue	10,000,000

6) Cross-Listing

Date	Company
April 1999	Barbados Shipping and Trading Company Ltd

7) Corporation Sole

We were appointed by The Corporation Sole - Minister of Finance to sell Government’s remaining holding of shares in Trinidad Cement Limited in September 1998 (18,200,000).

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Directors, Executives and Principal Officers

Board of Directors

Patricia Narayansingh
Andy Jogie

Executives and Principal Officers

Adrian Manmohan – Head

Mr. Manmohan has over twelve years experience in the financial services sector. Ten of those years have been at WISE where he moved from an Investment Analyst to his current position of Head. He also spent two years as Manager of Investment Services at ANSA Merchant Bank Limited.

Mr. Manmohan is responsible for all trading and back office operations of WISE. This includes local equity, international equity and fixed income. He ensures that the operations of the Company are efficient, timely, relevant and within the confines of the law while providing a superior level of service to all clients.

Mr. Manmohan holds a BA in Economics from Mc Master University, Canada and has completed the Canadian Securities Course (Honours) and Level 2 of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Program.

Cindy Berkeley – Head of Accounting, Finance and Compliance

Cindy Berkeley joined WISE in June 2007 as Head of Accounting, Finance and Compliance. She brings to the team a wealth of RBTT experience; having worked at RBTT Trust, Group Internal Audit and Group Market Risk. Ms. Berkeley recently completed final exams for the ACCA accreditation.

Trader

Salma Ali – Trader

Salma Ali joined WISE in April 1998. She filled the post of Assistant Accountant before being promoted to Accountant in 2001, when she completed her ACCA accreditation. In June 2005, Ms. Ali took on a new challenge at WISE and became the Local Equity Trader, a post she currently holds to date.

Sales Team

Daniel Youssef BA (IBA) – Manager (North, West & Tobago)

Mr. Youssef joined the firm in 2005 and is responsible for overseeing the institutional, ultra high net worth and specialised accounts. Prior to joining WISE he gathered his experience in the Insurance industry and subsequently, in Stockbroking.

Mr. Youssef holds a BA in International Business Administration, with honours, from the University of Lincoln in the United Kingdom. He is currently seeking to commence an MBA with a specialisation in Finance.

Compliance

Lyndon Paynter ACCA – Compliance/Risk Officer

Mr. Paynter joined WISE in January 2006. Prior to this he worked within the stock brokerage industry in several capacities including Accountant, Research Analyst and Account Executive.

Mr. Paynter is a Certified Accountant and Fellow with the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants and is in the process of completing an MSc Degree in Management Studies at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine.

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