Invex adds third-party European fund to its private-banking platform

The boutique bank has included the EDM-advised fund on its third-party platform. The bank is encouraging its clients to diversify their portfolios, Jean Louis Guisset, director of Invex private banking business, told Fund Pro Latin America.

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Scotia Wealth one of Mexico’s biggest promoters of third-party distribution

With its new brand Scotia Wealth Management, the Canadian firm manages (USD 9 billion) in Mexico, of which 7% is invested in third-party funds such as Compass Group and Black Rock.

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Afore redemptions from foreign equities seen as natural response to volatility

Afores have moved to instruments with the most favorable risk-adjusted returns in light of global volatility in both interest and exchange rates, said Carlos Noriega, president of the AMAFORE.

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Axa Investment Managers to launch local fund operation in Mexico

Led by Salvador Moreno Segura, AXA's staff also includes Salvador Galindo Cuspinera (formerly of the local operation of Sura Investment Management) as designer of fund portfolios and head of the local investment team.

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Responding to calls for transparency, Consar provides more details on Afore investment strategies

In an interview with Fund Pro Latin America, the head of the Afore association defended the lack of access to pension fund portfolios, citing the competitive operating environment in which the Afores operate.

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Afores scaled back their foreign exposure in the first quarter

Turbulence in the first quarter forced Afores to refocus their investment portfolios toward strategies that give them higher returns and minimize volatility, BlackRock's Juan Hernández told Fund Pro Latin America.

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Actinver makes play for Afore investment with latest ETF launch

Speaking of Actinver's MILA ETF, investment director Alonso Madero Rivero said, "We believe Mexican Afores could be interested in this tracker because it combines the 62 largest liquid companies representative of the Pacific Alliance."

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Actinver launches ETF to capture investor interest in MILA

"We want to stimulate the tracker business because it has huge potential in Mexico," Alonso Madero Rivero, investment director of Actinver Corp., told Fund Pro Latin America.

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Principal Financial has new CEO in Mexico

Llaneza took over in April, replacing Alejandro Elizondo who became vice-president and CEO of Principal Financial International based in Iowa.

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Sura Mexico makes larger play for affluent business

Sura's "High-Net-Worth Plus" segment aims to attract clients based in part on personalized attention and access to international strategies, says Luis Ortiz, CEO of the voluntary business at Sura Mexico.

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