The distributor is looking for a manager specializing in Asia to complement its existing offer. Bice currently distributes funds of Goldman Sachs, Van Eck, Nordea, and TIAA-CREF.
Regulatory change extends fixed income spectrum for AFPs
July 12, 2013 by
The E fund will soon be able to invest in mutual funds and fixed income ETFs, even though up to 10% of the portfolio of these instruments relates to the restricted category.
Transfers begin to affect pension funds’ portfolio strategy
July 11, 2013 by
AFPs could be looking for more liquid instruments to deal with mass changes, such as happened in April at the suggestion of a pension consultant.
Idea of raising the pension contribution percentage gains ground
May 27, 2013 by
A state AFP is one of the proposals with most impact on presidential candidates, but would not have the support of the technical people.
Industry looks for increased liquidity for closed-end investment funds
April 10, 2013 by
The new legislation should include authorization to repurchase up to 10% of their own shares annually, Enrique Ovalle, general secretary of Acafi, says.
Bice Inversiones launches international fund with tax break
April 5, 2013 by
The Bice EE.UU mutual fund will trade on the stock exchange giving participants tax-free gains.
CCR defines indirect investment of local funds
February 24, 2013 by
New regulations will require changes in the internal regulations of funds and could have a significant impact on real estate funds.
Foreign banks step up presence in Chile
February 19, 2013 by
For this year, Goldman Sachs announces opening of offices while State Street is set to expand operations.
MFS chooses Picton as distributor to win back institutional market
February 11, 2013 by
The financial advisory firm Picton became the new distributor, for the Chilean and Peruvian institutional market, of the mutual funds of the asset management firm MFS, which previously had the same type of agreement with LarrainVial. With this move, Picton has added a second foreign manager to its institutional distribution area which began with the...
iShares recovers leadership among AFPs
January 31, 2013 by
In December iShares received investments of over USD1 billion. Axel Christensen, executive director for South America (ex Brazil) of BlackRock, pointed to the strong interest in increasing exposure in assets and regions with higher risk-return, in markets other than the USA.
