Total allocations to offshore funds and ETFs rose USD 109 million to end the month with USD 20 billion under management.
Trade rhetoric inspired Colombian AFPs to keep assets closer to home in April
June 20, 2018 by
Colombian AFPs showed a preference for North American and Latin American equity in April, while scaling back their positions in emerging-market equities, as escalating US trade rhetoric encouraged the AFPs to invest domestically.
Developed-market equities lose luster for Chilean AFPs in May
June 19, 2018 by
Chilean AFPs pulled USD 125 million of assets from offshore funds and ETFs in May, cooling on European, Japanese and North American equities as trade concerns plagued markets. Asian and Latin American equities continued to attract flows, however.
Colombian AFPs turned to North American and Japanese equity in March
May 22, 2018 by
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.
Asian, Latin American equity attract Chilean AFP assets amid signs of slower global growth
May 21, 2018 by
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.
Chilean AFPs retreat from US and Japan, while pumping assets into Latam and Asia
May 9, 2018 by
Chilean AFPs poured USD 1 billion into Asian and Latin American equity in March, as fears of a global trade war rocked markets. T. Rowe Price's Anh Lu is optimistic that 2018 will be a good year for Asia equity, buoyed by market reforms in China,
Colombian AFPs raise exposure to North American equity amid volatility
March 25, 2018 by
Colombian AFPs raised their exposure to cross-border funds end ETFs by USD 186 million in February for USD 20.3 billion under management, plunging into North American equity even as volatility rocked US equity markets.
Chilean AFPs go deeper into Asia, Latin America equity
March 21, 2018 by
While the industry scaled back its cross-border allocation overall, Asia equity took in USD 673 million from Chilean AFPs during February. The sector now has USD 22.3 billion in AFP allocations.
Colombian AFPs began 2018 with a redemption bias in cross-border markets
March 20, 2018 by
Despite the outflows, strong returns led to an increase in allocations to cross-border products, which stood at USD 20.9 billion versus USD 19.7 billion at the end of 2017.
Chilean AFPs snapped up Asia and emerging market bonds in January
February 26, 2018 by
Emerging market bonds rivaled Asia equity for attention in January, attracting USD 702 million from Chilean AFPs. The category had USD 12.2 billion in AUM at the end of the month, making it the third-biggest allocation for the AFPs with a 13.9% share.
