Roberto Salas (photo) told Fund Pro Latin America that distributing global brands to local AFPs is an additional way of generating value, and complements the development of in-house asset management capabilities.
Falcom, newest distributor to AFPs with Oddo offering, seeks other niche vehicles
September 2, 2014 by
Market experts predict shift to alternative funds as traditional yields shrink
August 26, 2014 by
Pressure on AFPs to deliver decent-sized pensions will lead to greater investment in this category, especially considering the narrow yields of regional fixed-income and the volatility of global equity markets.
Peru’s AFPs can now invest up to 20% in alternatives
August 15, 2014 by
AFPs can now invest up to 15% of their type 2 moderate portfolios and 20% of their type 3 aggressive portfolios in alternatives, without weighing against the overall equity limit. The previous limit was a scant 3%, and was being fully utilized.
JP Morgan institutional head charts diversification strategy by country and client
August 1, 2014 by
Juan Pablo Soffia told Fund Pro Latin America that the firm seeks to replicate its results with Chilean pension funds in Peru and Colombia, while also expanding the client base to other institutions, such as mutual fund managers and private banks in the three countries.
Security prepares range of Lux funds to compete for regional AFP assets
July 11, 2014 by
Pablo Jaque (photo), CIO of Inversiones Security, confirmed the move to Fund Pro Latin America. Chilean managers are launching products in Luxembourg to give them more visibility and the capacity to quickly capture investment from around the world, without having to create separate vehicles for their clients in Peru, Colombia, and Chile.
EDM prepares for landing in Latin America
July 11, 2014 by
Eusebio Díaz-Morera (pictured), said EDM's presence in Chile is closely linked with Larrain Vial Asset Management, which has contracted EDM for subadvisory of its Chilean-domiciled European mutual fund, whose portfolio is mirror of an EDM Sicav fund.
Will a state-run Chilean AFP invest like its private peers?
June 27, 2014 by
In theory, investment in certain strategic state enterprises could get priority, along with support for the country’s monetary policies. Fund Pro Latin America investigates the range of possibilities.
Pension managers may be showing renewed interest in active funds
June 27, 2014 by
Even though Peruvian pension managers' positions in ETFs continue to increase, distributors detect an opening to other portfolio management models.
With Europe back in vogue, Eurizon takes aim at AFP market
June 17, 2014 by
The group has registered three new funds with the CCR in Chile which will also be offered in Peru and Colombia.
CCR loosens diversification rules for funds offered to local AFPs
June 16, 2014 by
The Commission raised the maximum percentage that mutual and closed-end investment fund portfolios can hold in the instruments of a single issuer or group. In so doing, it allows AFPs to purchase funds that are slightly less diversified.
