Fuenzalida's major focus will be on developing and expanding MFS's business in the retail segment of that country, namely locally-owned private banks, local brokerage houses and advisories, funds of funds, family offices, multi-family offices and insurance companies.
Archives for March 2014
League Table – Assets Gathered by Cross-Border Fund Managers and ETFs Sponsors – Mexican Mutual Fund Market (OFI) – February 2014
March 20, 2014 by
Excel workbook detailing inflows / outflows of Mexican managers mutual funds into international managers funds and ETFs Sponsor. Includes ranking by asset. Period ending February 28, 2014.
Companies mentioned in this report: iShares; Vanguard; Aberdeen; State Street; Schroders; MFS; Franklin Templeton; BlackRock, Principal; Hederson; PowerShares, JP Morgan; EDM; BNP Paribas; Robeco;BBVA; First Trust; Van Eck; Santander; Oppenheim Pramerica; Pioneer; WisdomTree; Investec; Proshares; Fidelity; Global X; PIMCO; ING; Morgan Stanley; United States Commodity Fund; EasyETF; Actinver; Banamex; BBVA; Compass; Franklin Templeton; GBM; HSBC; Interacciones; Intercam; Invex; Ixe; Principal; Santander; Scotia; Sura; Valmex; Vector; Old Mutual.
Holdings Report – Colombian Pension Fund Investment in Cross-Border Securities – January 2014
March 20, 2014 by
Excel workbook detailing Colombian pension fund (Obligatory + Voluntary) allocations to cross-border mutual funds, ETFs, private equity funds, bonds, stocks and other securities. Includes names of all securities as well as amounts invested in each. Also included is a breakdown of offshore allocations by asset class. Data as of January 31, 2014.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; AllianceBernstein; Allianz; Amundi; AZ Fund Management; BBH; BlackRock; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon; Deka; Dimensional; Fidelity; Franklin Templeton; HSBC; ING; Invesco; Investec; iShares; JP Morgan; LarrainVial; Lyxor; Matthews Funds; MFS; Morgan Stanley; N/A; Pictet; Pimco; Pioneer; PowerShares; ProShares; Robeco; Schroder; State Street; Van Eck; Vanguard; Vontobel; WisdomTree; Proteccion; Porvenir; Colfondos; Skandia; HSBC; FiduDavivienda; FiduColombia; Colseguros; Fiduciar.
No surprise: Global allocators shift to a “risk-off” position amid geopolitical uncertainty
March 19, 2014 by
The survey found that sentiment towards global emerging markets is close to reaching a low and that improvement is in sight. The proportion of global asset allocators underweighting emerging-market equities has risen two percentage points month-on-month to a net 31% – a new record low.
Gardener tapped to head up AXA’s newly-formed Institutional Client Group
March 19, 2014 by
Gardener, who was global CIO of Mercer before joining AXA, will lead the development of the firm's offering and approach to institutional clients, including insurance companies, pension funds, and sovereign wealth funds.
Claritas brings to market two funds of international funds
March 19, 2014 by
With an eye on the internationalization process that Brazilian pension funds are reluctantly starting early this 2014, a bunch of local mutual fund managers begin to bring to market locally-domiciled products that focus on cross-border instruments.
Distributors have mixed feelings about SBS change
March 19, 2014 by
Market agents contacted by Fund Pro Latin America said that, with the new rule, the SBS is clearly taking a load off its own shoulders, but at the same time saddling AFPs with the responsibility for due diligence. ETF providers and active managers with well-established relationships are the likely beneficiaries.
Flow Report – Chilean Mutual Fund Manager (AGF) Investments in Cross-Border Funds and ETFs – February 2014
March 17, 2014 by
Excel workbook detailing inflows / outflows of Chilean mutual funds into international funds and ETFs. Includes names of all funds and ETFs as well as amounts invested in each. Data as of February 28, 2014.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; AllianceBernstein; Allianz; Amundi; Ashmore; Aviva Investor; Axa; Banchile; BancoEstado; Baring; Baron; BBVA; Bci; Bestinver; Bice; BlackRock; Blackstone Asia; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon AM; Bradesco; Brown Advisory; BTG Pactual; Carmignac; Claymore; CorpBanca; Credit Suisse; Cruz del Sur; Deutsche; Dexia; Direxion Shares; East Capital; Edmond de Rothschild; EGShares; ETF Securities; Euroamerica; F&C; Fidelity; First State Investments; First Trust; Franklin Templeton; GAM; Global X; Goldman Sachs; Guggenheim; Henderson; HSBC; IM Trust; IndexIQ; ING; Invesco; Investec; iShares; Itaú; JP Morgan; Julius Baer; Jupiter; La Française AM; LarrainVial; Legg Mason; Lombard Odier; M&G; Manulife; Matthews Funds; MFS; Morgan Stanley; Muzinich; Natixis; Neuberger Berman; NEVASA HMC; Nomura; Nordea; Penta; Pictet; PIMCO; PineBridge; Pioneer; PowerShares; Principal; Proshares; Raiffeisen; REYL; Robeco; Santander; Schroders; Schwab; Scotia; Security; SEI; Skandia; State Street; Sura; T. Rowe Price; Threadneedle; TIAA-CREF; Traditional Funds; United States Commodity Fund; Van Eck; Vanguard; Vontobel; WisdomTree; Yacktman AM; Zurich; Banchile; Santande; Bice; Sura; Scotia; Euroamerica; Zurich; CorpBanca; BCI; BTG Pactual; BBVA; Principal; Penta; BancoEstado; IM Trust; Itaú; Cruz del Sur; LarrainVial; Security.
League Table – Assets Gathered by Cross-Border Fund Managers and ETFs Sponsors – AFP Market – February 2014
March 17, 2014 by
Includes assets gathered by cross-border fund managers and ETFs sponsors in the Chilean pension funds market (AFPs). Also includes monthly inflows / outflows and market share. Period ending: February 2014.
Companies mentioned in this report: iShares; Vanguard; Aberdeen; Franklin Templeton; Axa; Investec; Schroders; Fidelity; Pioneer; JP Morgan; BNP Paribas; Invesco; Dimensional; Robeco; Julius Baer; State Street; BlackRock; BNY Mellon AM; Deutsche; Goldman Sachs ; Ashmore; Pictet; PIMCO; BlueBay; Threadneedle; WisdomTree; Matthews Funds; Vontobel; Allianz; Aviva Investors; ING; Henderson; Edmond de Rothschild; HSBC; AllianceBernstein; M&G; UBS; Van Eck; F&C; BTG Pactual; LarrainVial; GLG; Alfred Berg; MFS; TIAA-CREF; Oppenheimer; SEB; Credit Suisse; Morgan Stanley; EuroAmerica; GAM; Natixis.
Flow Report – Mexican Mutual Fund Manager (OFI) Investments in Cross-Border Funds and ETFs – February 2014
March 17, 2014 by
Excel workbook detailing inflows / outflows of Mexican mutual funds into international funds and ETFs. Includes names of all funds and ETFs as well as amounts invested in each. Period ending February 28, 2014.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; Axa; BBVA; BlackRock; BNP Paribas; EasyETF; EDM; Fidelity; First Trust; Franklin Templeton; Global X; Henderson; ING; Investec; iShares; JP Morgan; MFS; Morgan Stanley; Oppenheim Pramerica; Pioneer; PowerShares; Principal; ProShares; Robeco; Santander; Schroder; State Street; Van Eck; Vanguard; WisdomTree; Actinver; Banamex; BBVA; Compass; GBM; HSBC; Inbursa; Interacciones; Intercam; Ixe ; Principal; Santander; Skandia; Valmex; Vector; Franklin Templeton; Scotia; Invex; Sura.
