"Investing in Global X augments our ETF strategy by expanding and deepening our participation in this fast-growing industry," said Jed Laskowitz, co-head of global investment management solutions for JP Morgan Asset Management.
Credit Suisse adds several UBS wealth managers to Mexico-based team
Under CEO Tidjane Thiam, Credit Suisse's new strategy is centered on the expansion of wealth management operations in emerging markets, including Mexico and Brazil.
Itaú loses Latam bond specialist
Alejandro Schuma was responsible for Latin American corporate credit and local markets and ran the Itaú Latam Corporate Bond fund.
Prima AFP names new investment manager
José Larrabure will be the Peruvian pension manager's new head of investments beginning on May 1, 2016. He replaces José Antonio Roca.
General Atlantic to increase stake in Brazil’s XP Investimentos to 49%
The brokerage firm and fund distributor is growing not only in Brazil but also in the US, where it will probably double headcount this year to about 90 people, with half in Miami and the other half in New York, says CEO Guilherme Benchimol.
Brazilian equity funds enjoy best month since 2002
The Brazilian stock market appreciated strongly in March, with the Ibovespa moving up by 16.97%, the highest monthly upturn since October 2002, helping Brazilian equity funds post some hefty gains.
Brazil’s Itaú eyes Citigroup’s Latin American operations
An acquisition of Citi's chain of banks in Latin America would help Itaú reduce its dependence on Brazil, acknowledged the firm's Ricardo Villela Marino, head of Latam operations.
BlackRock: Institutional investors increasingly embrace factor investing
Factor investing holds that the risks and returns of all investments, no matter how nominally diverse, can be mapped to a set of common factors. BlackRock's Mark McCombe says investors increasingly believe that factor strategies can drive enhanced performance.
Miami office of Morgan Stanley hooks trio from UBS
A Coral Gables-based UBS team that oversaw about USD 1 billion in client assets left to join Morgan Stanley in Miami, according to market sources.
Mexican Afores suffered a small drop in profits in 2015
Mexico's 11 Afore private-pension managers recorded net income of MXN 8.9 million (USD 516 million) in 2015, a 2% decline in local currency terms. Fee-based revenues of the managers were MXN 26.8 billion (USD 1.5 billion), an increase of roughly 5% for the year.









