UBS Asset Management Americas also said it will partner with NextShares Solutions to support the development and launch of UBS-sponsored NextShares funds in 2017.
League Table – Assets Gathered by Cross-Border Fund Managers and ETFs Sponsors – Peruvian Pension Funds – February 2016
July 27, 2016 by
Includes assets gathered by cross-border fund managers and ETFs sponsors in the Peruvian pension funds market. Also includes monthly inflows / outflows and market share. Data as of February 29, 2016.
Companies mentioned in this report: iShares; State Street; Vanguard; WisdomTree; Henderson; PowerShares; Pioneer; Matthews; Allianz; Fidelity; Julius Baer; BNP Paribas; Threadneedle; Dimensional; Pictet; Morgan Stanley; Deutsche; Muzinich; Axa; Robeco; JP Morgan; Investec; Schroders; NN IP; UBS; GBM; Aberdeen; Vontobel; BlackRock; Invesco; Nomura; GAM; Van Eck; MFS; Franklin Templeton; BNY Mellon AM; Habitat; Prima; Profuturo; Integra.
BlackRock’s Latam MD tapped to head firm’s Australian operation
July 25, 2016 by
Dominik Rohe had been working with BlackRock in New York, where he served as a managing director and head of institutional and wealth for the Latin America and Iberia region.
Equity, fixed-income funds posted strong returns in June
July 25, 2016 by
In the year through June, the industry recorded net sales of BRL 38.1 billion (USD 14 billion), 29.5% more than in the same period last year, led by the Fixed Income and Pension funds.
Aegon unit to use Itajubá for Brazilian institutional distribution
July 21, 2016 by
The exclusive distribution agreement is aimed at boosting Mongeral Aegon's institutional-client base and its AUMs in the institutional segment, said Helder Molina, president of the firm in Brazil.
BTG Pactual names Pedrosa executive director of international funds area
July 14, 2016 by
Prior to joining BTG Pactual in June 2016, he was the Madrid-based Spanish country head of Tikehau Investment Management, a leading independent boutique with a strong focus on private debt.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – June 2016
July 14, 2016 by
Axa led with seven mutual funds registered in the month, all of them bond products, followed by Ashmore, Henderson and Natixis, each with one fund approved.
Brandão to head Mapfre Investimentos’ institutional area
July 14, 2016 by
Fernando Brandão was with Credit Suisse from 2010 until early this year, primarily in the asset management division of the bank and then in CSHG, when Credit Suisse took control of asset manager Hedging-Griffo in 2013.
Openfunds billed as new global standard for fund data interchange
July 14, 2016 by
"Openfunds," developed jointly by UBS, Credit Suisse, Julius Baer, Fundinfo AG and others, provides a widely accepted standard for efficient fund data transmission, says Michael Partin, Openfunds committee member and CIO of Fundinfo.
Institutional risk-management strategies need urgent overhaul, finds AllianzGI RiskMonitor
June 23, 2016 by
Neil Dwane, global strategist at AllianzGI said that that two-thirds of institutions are calling for innovative new strategies to help balance risk-return trade-offs, provide greater downside protection and replace traditional approaches to risk management.
