Nearly 80 separate regulations will now be consolidated into a single regulatory framework, incorporating enhanced disclosure requirements and international best practices.

The acquisition will create a combined group with USD 2.5 trillion of assets under management.

This would be the fourth initiative currently under evaluation or in the planning stages by their respective sponsors.

Executives from Investo, HMC Capital and Franklin Templeton highlight growing institutional demand for international ETFs and active funds, driven by portfolio rebalancing, currency dynamics, geopolitical risks and the search for diversification and resilience in 2026.

In general terms, these management fees may not be charged when the investment vehicles offered have more than 10% of their assets invested in instruments that AFPs could invest in directly with relative ease.