Marcela Arias of the Colombian mutual fund association, Asofiduciarias, is optimistic about a boom in REIT activity beginning as early as the second half of 2018.
Archives for April 2018
Arc of ETF growth in Mexico hinges on retail investor sophistication
April 18, 2018 by
"Demand for ETFs will continue to grow and remain on a positive trend," says José Oriol Bosch Par, director of the Mexican Stock Exchange, told Fund Pro Latin America. Others note that strides in investor education could boost usage of these vehicles.
Principal expands its onshore Mexican offering to capture repatriated assets
April 18, 2018 by
Principal Fondos de Inversion this spring launched two new global funds - one a feeder and the other subadvised - to meet the investment needs of capital repatriated in 2017, said the firm's Luis Lozano.
Chilean Mutual Fund Industry Net New Investments (NNI) Report – March 2018
April 18, 2018 by
Excel workbook detailing net new investments (NNI) of all locally registered Chilean mutual funds, asset managers and industry sectors. Also includes monthly and year to date NNI data by asset class, region, sector and manager by sector. Data as of March 31, 2018.
Companies mentioned in this report: Banchile; BancoEstado; BBVA; Bci; BGT Pactual; Celfin; Compass; CorpBanca; Cruz del Sur; EuroAmerica; Fintual; Itaú; LarrainVial; Nevasa HMC; Principal; Santander; Scotia; Security; Sura; Toesca; Vision Advisors; Zurich.
Chilean Mutual Fund Industry Statistics – March 2018
April 18, 2018 by
Excel workbook detailing, over various time periods, mutual fund industry asset growth by sector and managers. Data as of March 31, 2018.
Companies mentioned in this report: Banchile; BancoEstado; BBVA; Bci; Bice; BTG Pactual; CorpBanca; EuroAmerica; Fintual; Itaú; LarrainVial; Principal; Satander; Scotia; Security; Sura; Toesca; Vision Advisors; Zurich.
Henriquez passes baton as Insigneo enters new growth phase
April 17, 2018 by
Daniel de Ontanon, a veteran with leadership roles in Citi's private banking area, will take over as Insigneo's CEO, effective April 30, 2018. Raul Henriquez will continue in his role as chairman of the USD 8.5 billion advisory.
Brazilian investors’ focus on riskier fund classes intensified in first quarter of 2018
April 17, 2018 by
Since last October, balanced funds and equity funds have raised BRL 88 billion, compared to BRL 25 billion in outflows for fixed-income funds.
Peruvian AFP Pension Fund Industry Statistics – March 2018
April 17, 2018 by
Excel workbook detailing, over various time periods, asset totals and affiliate trends among Peruvian AFP pension funds. Data as of March 31, 2018.
Companies mentioned in this report: Habitat; Integra; Prima; Profuturo.
Old Mutual wholesalers agree to distribute OMGI funds as independent company
April 17, 2018 by
Old Mutual Global Investors' US offshore and Latin American offshore sales team has gone independent, and will continue to offer OMGI funds - and perhaps other brands - via its newly established, Miami-based, third-party distribution firm.
League Table – Assets Gathered by Distributors of Cross-Border Funds and ETFs – Chilean AFP Market – March 2018
April 16, 2018 by
This league table provides a ranking of all distributors of cross-border funds and ETFs, by AUM and market share, and a listing of the brands that each distributor represents in dealings with Chilean pension managers. It also includes annual inflows/outflows by cross-border brand. Data as of March 31, 2018.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; Alfred Berg; AllianceBernstein; Allianz; Altis; Ashmore; Aviva Investors; Axa; Bice; BlackRock; BlueBay; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon; BNY Mellon AM; BTG Pactual; Capital Advisors; Compass Group; Credit Suisse; Deka; Deutsche; Dimensional; DWS; Econsult; Edmond de Rothschild; Eurizon; EuroAmerica; Falcon; F&C; Fidelity; Franklin Templeton; GAM; GLG; Goldman Sachs ; Henderson; HMC Capital; HSBC; IM Trust; ING; Invesco; Investec; iShares; JP Morgan; Julius Baer; LAAMA; LarrainVial; Latinus; M&G; Matthews Funds; MFS; Morgan Stanley; Natixis; Nomura; Oaktree; Oddo; Oppenheimer; Pictet; Picton Advisors; Pimco; Pioneer; Pioneer Chile; Robeco; Schroders; SEB; State Street; Swiss Advisors; Threadneedle; TIAA-CREF; UBS; Van Eck; Vanguard; Vision Advisors; Vontobel; WAC research; WisdomTree; Security; Muzinich.
