GIS, Northeast and Hencorp rebranded as Insigneo, a firm with USD 8 billion in client assets

Raul Henriquez is the CEO of Insigneo, the result of the integration of several companies: Global Investor Services, HB Asset Management, Alpha Capital, Hencorp Wealth Advisors, and the recently acquired Northeast Securities.

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Colombian AFPs shun US, see better opportunities in Europe and Asia

AFP exposure to Europe, Asia and even emerging markets were at year-to-date highs, as the rise of the US stock market failed to excite Colombian portfolio managers.

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Senior Goldman exec to take reins of Julius Baer’s Latin operations

Beatriz Sanchez is slated to replace Gustavo Raitzin, who has led the Julius Baer's Latin America effort since 2005, overseeing the firm's expansion in Latin America and broadening the business along a network of currently eight locations.

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CCR Monthly Approval Report – July 2017

Only three products were added in the month from three different asset managers: HSBC, Macquarie and Kames Capital.

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BNY Mellon Latam head sees opportunities in Chile, Uruguay and potentially Mexico

Sasha Evers, who leads BNY Mellon IM's Latin business from Madrid, says the firm will maintain its current team size in Santiago, Chile, while pursuing a strategy of organic growth.

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Brazilian fund industry attracts USD 36 billion in flows in first half

Affluent investors were behind most of the gains, and they allocated mostly to fixed-income and balanced/mixed funds. Short-term funds were outperforming other savings and investment vehicles in the market, leading to a migration of investors toward these vehicles.

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UBS Wealth Management: Anxiety abounds among baby boomers approaching retirement

UBS's Paula Polito said that baby boomers, instead of 'living to work,' need to start 'working on living,' i.e. figuring out how they will fill their time and find their purpose once they leave the workforce."

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BNP Paribas Brazil makes string of hirings to beef up wealth team

Rogerio Santos, who has passed through HSBC, Votorantim, BankBoston and Cititbank, was named BNP's commercial superintendent for wealth management. Five other hires were made to beef up the wealth management area.

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Central Bank boosts international limit for Peruvian AFPs

The increase will encourage AFPs to continue to diversify their investments abroad just as they approached the previous limit of 44%.

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BTG Pactual adds Indian expert to third-party fund platform

BTG plans to distribute the UCITS funds to institutional clients across Latin America, according to Ignacio Pedrosa, head of third-party distribution at Pactual.