Archives for 2012

Aseguradoras redujeron sus utilidades en 59.1% durante 2011

Mercado asegurador en su conjunto registró ventas totales que alcanzaron los USD9,681 millones en 2011.

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Principal buys stake in Claritas

As part of its long-term strategy to boost its presence in Brazil it will buy a 60% percent indirect ownership stake in the Brazilian mutual fund manager.

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Fitch affirms BTG Pactual asset management’s national asset manager rating at ‘M1(bra)’

The 'M1(bra)' category is assigned to asset managers operations that show the lowest vulnerability to operating and investment management failures.

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Aberdeen has been appointed investment adviser to the Credit Suisse Equity Fund Brazil and Bond Fund Brazil

The equity strategy will be managed by Devan Kaloo, head of Global Emerging Markets, while the bond strategy will be managed by Brett Diment, head of Emerging Market Bonds.

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HMC starts the year raising over US$400 million from AFPs

Ricardo Morales, partner of HMC - firm associated with the Brazilian firm Itajuba Investimentos - says they achieved sales for managers Matthews, Neuberger Berman, BlueBay and East Capital.

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AFPs not yet enthusiastic about new flows from self-employed

Compulsory contributions for these workers will not come into force until 2015. The legal change could inject significant resources into pension funds, particularly through monthly flows.

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Afore Banamex selects three managers specializing in international equity

JP Morgan, BlackRock and Schroder are chosen to manage part of the Afore’s portfolio in global equities.

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Sura Group in Mexico moves toward open architecture

In a first step, an agreement was signed with Meridian Funds (MFS) to use them as underlying asset for investments by mutual funds in global equities in Mexico.

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BTG Pactual finalizes Celfin Capital deal

The Sao Paulo-based bank said that the deal will create the leading investment bank in Latin America.

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IM Trust strengthens institutional focus with Allianz

Since the start of the year, IM Trust has been distributing Allianz’s funds in Chile, Peru and Colombia.

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