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.
Private-fund investors likely to flock to mutual funds in wake of tax changes
June 11, 2014 by
Local mutual funds, which fall under the Unified Fund Law, will be taxed at 10%, while President Bachelet's (photo) tax reform will strip private investment funds (FIPs) of their 35% exemption from the corporate tax rate. The FIP segment is worth around USD 15 billion.
Santiago Zarauza is the new head of Latam distribution at HMC Capital
June 11, 2014 by
Zarauza joins the firm, which has raised close to USD 1 billion in Chile for global managers, after a successful period with JP Morgan Funds.
Panel recommendation on AFP benchmarks could force additional offshore allocations
June 2, 2014 by
A committee of experts is set to opine on how to set minimum-return benchmarks, and also weigh in on the government's proposal to stimulate the outflow of dollars by encouraging additional cross-border exposure on the part of the AFPs.
Pension managers replace equity with mutual funds and ETFs
May 28, 2014 by
Local experts point to disappointing results in Brazilian equities and attractive opportunities in global mid-cap companies that target the consumer sector.
Most multifamily offices exempt from onerous registration requirements
May 28, 2014 by
It is estimated that multifamily offices manage about USD 3 billion, approximately 10% of the amounts managed by traditional single family offices, belonging to the richest families in Chile.
Pimco may have opening selling Irish-domiciled fixed-income ETFs to Chilean AFPs
May 20, 2014 by
The AFPs have shunned fixed-income ETFs to date because most are domiciled in the US and subject to withholding tax.
