“The VanEck NDR Managed Allocation Fund will be just the first offering in what we expect will be a series of VanEck tactical fund solutions," said VanEck’s president and CEO Jan van Eck.
Fidelity: Investors bailing out of choppy markets may miss out on opportunities
May 18, 2016 by
“There is no question that the market had a volatile start to 2016, so it’s no surprise that volatility was a top concern for advisors in the first quarter,” said Scott E. Couto, president, Fidelity Institutional Asset Management.
BlackRock’s iShares unit to unveil new line of multi-factor sector ETFs
May 18, 2016 by
BlackRock’s Factor-Based Strategies Group, led by Andrew Ang, oversees the broadest suite of factor-based products and capabilities, with more than USD 142 billion in assets under management.
Deutsche hires Patrick Campion as head of Americas wealth management
May 18, 2016 by
Campion, a managing director, will report to Fabrizio Campelli, global head of Deutsche Bank Wealth Management and will become a member of the Wealth Management Executive Committee.
UBS names celebrated Citigroup vet as Americas vice chairman
May 18, 2016 by
Ed Montero had spent more than 50 years at Citigroup, most recently holding the position of vice chairman of Citi Private Bank and Wealth Management Latin America.
Brazilian pensions pulled back on international investments in 1Q
May 9, 2016 by
“This year we are seeing that pension funds are more cautious about investing in international funds," Francisca Brasileiro, senior investment consultant for Willis Towers Watson, told Fund Pro Latin America.
State Street sees institutions warming to factor-based models in low return environment
May 9, 2016 by
“Institutions are struggling with different investment policies that don’t meet their needs,” said Lori Heinel, chief portfolio strategist at State Street Global Advisors. Increasing adoption to approaches including objective- and factor-based models such as smart beta strategies may offer better risk weighted returns, SSGA says.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – April 2016
May 2, 2016 by
BNP Paribas led with three mutual funds - three of them Europe Equity products - registered in the month, while New Capital, a fund family belonging to EFG AM, followed with two mutual funds.
JP Morgan Brazil is bullish on demand for international offerings
May 2, 2016 by
Giuliano de Marchi believes there are 500,000 Brazilians with investments in excess of BRL 1 million, the amount needed to fully invest abroad. “Yet, only 1% of the investors able to invest abroad actually do it,” he told Fund Pro Latin America.
Mexico’s fund industry has grown just 9% in dollar terms the last five years
May 2, 2016 by
The 40% drop in the value of the Mexican peso has severely impacted results in dollar terms, while the number of investor contracts in funds has hovered around the 2 million mark.
