Natural Resources >> Analyst Interviews >> March 19, 2015

Strengthening U.S. Dollar and Slowdown in China Challenge Metals Companies

Beristain, Jorge M.
Jorge M. Beristain, Managing Director at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., is the Head of Americas metals and mining equity research, which unifies regional coverage of mining and metals stocks under one team. He was voted number three in the 2016 and 2015 U.S. Institutional Investor survey for metals and mining coverage and has consistently placed in the top tier since moving to the U.S. research platform. Team coverage includes aluminum and specialty metals, steel and service centers, industrial metals and precious metals. He previously served as Deutsche Bank's Head of Latin American Equity Research. Mr. Beristain has ranked in Latin American Institutional Investor's survey as the number two Analyst in the metals and mining industry and over the years has ranked highly in multiple industries including pulp and paper — number two — and conglomerates — number four. Mr. Beristain has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Alberta, is a CFA, and holds Securities Principal and Supervisory Analyst licenses. Profile
TWST: How have the industrial metals you cover been impacted by the slowdown in China?

Mr. Beristain: It’s worth flagging that we cover a fairly wide wingspan of coverage within