Of interest to market observers is how Santander Asset Management's Latin American fund operations will be impacted, considering that these units are attached at the hip to their related retail banking operations, on which the asset manager depends for distribution.
Archives for April 2015
Santander Asset Management will be known as Pioneer Investments after pending merger
April 24, 2015 by
Peruvian Mutual Fund Industry Statistics – March 2015
April 22, 2015 by
Excel workbook detailing, over various time periods, mutual fund industry asset growth by sector and managers. Data as of March 31, 2015.
Companies mentioned in this report: BBVA Fondos Continental; Credifondo; Interfondo; NCF; Promoinvest; Scotia Perú; Sura.
Argentine Mutual Fund Industry Statistics – March 2015
April 22, 2015 by
Excel workbook detailing, over various time periods, mutual fund industry asset growth by sector and managers. Data as of March 31, 2015.
Companies mentioned in this report: Adm. Tit y Val.; Allaria Ledesma; Arpenta; Axis; Balanz; Bayfe; BBVA Francés; BNP Paribas; bST; Cima; CMA; Cohen; Consultatio; Convexity; Facimex; Bacs; Fondcapital; Gainvest; Galicia; Galileo; GPS Inestments; Gte de Fondos; HSBC; Itaú; Macro; Mariva; MBA; Megainver; Patagonia; Pellegrini; Proahorro; Provinfondos;RJ Delta; Sancor Seguros; Santader Río; SBS; Schroders; Surthern Trust; ICBC Bank; Nativa; Nuevo Chaco Fondos; Supervielle.
Chilean Mutual Fund Industry Statistics – March 2015
April 22, 2015 by
Excel workbook detailing, over various time periods, mutual fund industry asset growth by sector and managers. Data as of March 31, 2015.
Companies mentioned in this report: Banchile; BancoEstado; BBVA; Bci; Bice; BTG Pactual; CorpBanca; Cruz del Sur; EuroAmerica; IM Trust; Itaú; LarrainVial; Nevasa HMC; Penta; Principal; Satander; Scotia; Security; Sura; Zurich
Peruvian AFP Investments in International Mutual Funds – March 2015
April 20, 2015 by
Excel workbook detailing Peruvian AFP allocations to global mutual fund managers, over various time periods. Also included is a breakdown of offshore allocations by asset class, over various time periods. Data as of March 31, 2015.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon Asset Mgt.; Capital; Deutsche; Franklin Templeton; Investec; BlackRock - iShares; Janus; Julius Baer; MFS; Muzinich; Pictet; PineBridge Investments; Pioneer; PowerShares; Robeco; Schroder; State Street Van Eck; Vanguard; WestLB; Dimensional; Fidelity; JP Morgan; Fidelity; UBS; LarrainVial; Axa; Habitat; Prima; Profuturo; Integra.
Mexican Pension Fund Industry Statistics – March 2015
April 20, 2015 by
Excel workbook detailing, over various time periods, asset totals, inflows and affiliate trends among Mexican Afores. Data as of March 31, 2015.
Companies mentioned in this report: XX Banorte; Banamex; Sura; Profuturo GNP; Principal; Invercap; PensionISSSTE; Inbursa; Coppel; Metlife; Azteca; Afirme Bajío.
Chilean AFP Pension Fund Industry Statistics – March 2015
April 20, 2015 by
Excel workbook detailing, over various time periods, asset totals and affiliate trends among Chilean AFP pension funds. Data as of March 31, 2015.
Companies mentioned in this report: Capital, Cuprum, Habitat, Modelo, Planvital, Provida.
Chilean Monthly AFP Report Statistics – March 2015
April 20, 2015 by
Excel workbook detailing investments of each Chilean pension funds to international mutual fund managers. Includes asset class and region/style growth. Data as of March 31, 2015.
Companies mentined in this report: Aberdeen; Alfred Berg; AllianceBernstein; Allianz; Ashmore; Aviva Investors; Axa; Bank of America; Barclays Bank; BBH; BlackRock; BlueBay; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon AM; BTG Pactual; Celfin; Citibank NA; Compass; Deutsche; Deutsche Bank AG; Dimensional; Edmond de Rothschild; EuroAmerica; F&C; Fidelity; Franklin Templeton; GAM; GLG; Goldman Sachs; Henderson; HSBC; IM Trust; Independencia; ING; Invesco; Investec; iShares; JP Morgan; Julius Baer; LarrainVial; Las Americas; M&G; Matthews; MFS; Moneda; Morgan Stanley; Natixis; Nevasa HMC; Oppenheimer; Petrobras; Pictet; Picton; PIMCO; Pioneer; Robeco; Schroder; SEB; Security; State Street; State Street Bank and Trust; Threadneedle; TIAA-CREF; UBS; Van Eck; Vanguard; Vontobel; WisdomTree.
AFP Integra applauds raising of international investment limit in Peru
April 17, 2015 by
Raising the international investment limit to 42% "has been very positive for our system," said Jorge Ramos, CEO of Sura Peru - AFP Integra. "It has allowed us to diversify our investments and achieve positive real returns in all our funds despite the very negative performance of the local stock market."
BofA Merrill Lynch survey finds concerns of overvaluation in both equity and bond markets
April 17, 2015 by
The proportion of global investors saying equity markets are overvalued has reached its highest level since 2000. A net 25 percent of respondents to the global survey say that global equities are currently overvalued, up from a net 23% in March and a net 8% in February. This is still, however, short of the record-high level of a net 42% in 1999.
