Investment Team

Committed to Excellence and Quality Service

» James Smith | Chairman
A former member of the Bahamas Senate and Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, James Smith is widely acknowledged as a leading expert on monetary policies and financial services. He has served as the country’s ambassador for Trade in the Office of the Prime Minister the Governor of the Central Bank of The Bahamas for 10 years and Chairman of the Negotiating Group on Services in the Free Trade Areas of the Americas (FTAA) process. Mr. Smith has served as Chairman of the Bahamas Maritime Authority, The Paradise Island Bridge Company and The Bahamas Development Bank. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of many public and private companies including the Bahamas International Stock Exchange (BISX).

» Anthony R. Ferguson | President
Mr. Ferguson CFA, CMT, MCSI, CI Arb is President and Founder of CFAL and President of The Nassau Guardian media group. With more than 24 years of experience in the investment industry, he is a Registered Investment Advisor and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder. He currently serves as Director of Colina Insurance Limited, Colina General Insurance Agency, Ansbacher Bahamas Limited, AF Holdings Limited, Dolphin Capital Management Limited, The Airport Authority of the Bahamas and The Nassau Airport Development Company.  Mr. Ferguson is a past director of the National Insurance Board of The Bahamas, past president of the Bahamas Society of Financial Analysts, former Deputy Chairman of the Bahamas Financial Services Board, and a former member of the Securities Market Task Force. He is also a former member of the government-appointed Task Force on Pension Legislation.

» Pamela Q. Musgrove | Vice President of Investments
Pamela is responsible for the day to day management of the investment management accounts is and oversees company analysis and research. Pamela joined CFAL in July 1999, and has over 12 years experience in securities administration and trading, portfolio accounting, research and portfolio management.
She earned her Bachelor Administration with Honours, concentration in finance, from Acadia University, Nova Scotia, Canada. She is also a Chartered Financial Analysts. Her professional affiliations include Director of the CFA Society of The Bahamas and the International Society of Financial Analysts.

» Sophia P. Thurston | Vice President, Pension Administration/Operations
Sophia joined CFAL in 2008 as Vice President, Pension Administration/Operations, bringing with her 17 years of financial services experience. Currently, Sophia is responsible for day to day operations for back office and pension administration. Sophia earned her MBA at University of Phoenix, Arizona and her BBA at Acadia University, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Sophia is a member of the Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants. Sophia previously worked as an Operations Manager at a major private bank and has experience in Funds Transfer, Securities/Custody and Documentation. She has also held oversight of Fund Accounting, Investor Relations, Financial Services and Corporate Services. Sophia is a former Audit senior in the Nassau office of a Big Four global accounting firm.

»Kevin Burrows, CFA, CAIA | Senior Vice President
Kevin has 17 years of experience in the finance industry, most recently as Director & International Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of London-based Nedgroup Investments.  Previously, he served as President of Nassau-based Binnacle Investment Group, an absolute return, multi-strategy fund-of-funds manager, where he was involved in managing due diligence and portfolio construction for 5 years. He began his career with Credit Suisse, spending a total of 4 years in their trading department. He holds both the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designations.