Archives for May 2018

Holdings Report – Peruvian Pension Fund Investment in Cross-Border Securities – December 2017

Excel workbook detailing Peruvian pension fund allocations to cross-border mutual funds, ETFs, investment funds, stocks, bonds and deposits. 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 December 31, 2017.

Companies mentioned in this report: iShares; State Street; Vanguard; Henderson; Pioneer; Invesco; Matthews; WisdomTree; PowerShares; JP Morgan; BNP Paribas; Dimensional; Schroders; Pictet; Eastspring; Allianz; Deutsche; First Trust; GAM; Goldman Sachs; Aberdeen; BlackRock; UBS; Fidelity; Nomura; Robeco; NN IP; Van Eck; Investec; Axa; EDM; Threadneedle; Vontobel; Muzinich; GBM; Wellington; Morgan Stanley; Santander; Amundi; Tokio Marine; Groupama; MFS; Franklin Templeton; BNY Mellon AM; Habitat; Prima; Profuturo; Integra.

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Colombian AFPs turned to North American and Japanese equity in March

iShares Core S&P 500 and the iShares MSCI Japan added a combined USD 510 million for the month, as overall system AUM in cross-border funds and ETFs neared USD 20 billion.

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Fee concerns threaten to derail Afores’ chance to invest in mutual funds

Despite delays things are moving ahead at a steady pace and both the Amafore and the Consar have been working nonstop to achieve clear rules that allow Afores to invest in mutual funds, says Amundi Pioneer's Gustavo Lozano. A consequential meeting this week should provide additional clues.

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Brazilian pensions up their risk profile, turn to equity and hybrid funds

In the 12 months ending in March 2018, flows to equity/balanced mutual funds from Brazilian pension managers amounted to BRL 6.1 billion (USD 1.7 billion) compared with only BRL 570 million in fixed income.

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Mexican Mutual Fund Industry Net New Investments (NNI) Report – March 2018

Excel workbook detailing net new investments (NNI) of all locally registered Mexican 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: Compass; Sura IM; CI Fondos; Templeton; BNP Paribas; Mifel; Valores Afirme; Principal; Value; Finacces; Multivalores; Invex; Old Mutual; Intercam; Nafinsa; HSBC; Inbursa; Vector; Valmex; GBM; Monex; Actinver; Interacciones; Scotia; Banorte – Ixe; BBVA Bancomer; Santander; Banamex; Azimut; BTG Pactual.

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Mexican Mutual Fund Industry Statistics – March 2018

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: Banamex; BBVA Bancomer; BTG Pactual; Santander; Banorte – Ixe; Inbursa; Actinver; Azmut; Scotia Inverlat; HSBC; GBM; Nafinsa; Interacciones; Sura; Valmex; Vector; Invex; Value; Principal; Monex; Compass; Intercam; Skandia; Finaccess; Mifel; Multivalores; Valores Afirme; CI Fondos; Franklin Templeton; Invercap

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Win-win in the branding department as Banchile, Prudential ink distribution deal

"This agreement between two experienced asset managers gives investors access to a broader range of investment opportunities in one of the most important markets in the region," said Stuart Parker, PGIM Investments president and chief executive officer.

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Asian, Latin American equity attract Chilean AFP assets amid signs of slower global growth

Chilean AFPs increased their exposure once again to Asian equity, investing USD 716 million in April for USD 23.4 billion in total allocations to the asset class and a 28% market share. Investec cleaned up in this category as well as in Latin America.

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League Table – Assets Gathered by Distributors of Cross-Border Funds and ETFs – Chilean AFP Market – April 2018

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 April 30, 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.

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Merged Principal-Metlife Afore names new CIO

Néstor Fernández, who has spent a great deal of his career with MetLife, was named head of investments of Principal Afore, following its acquisition of MetLife Afore.

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