The Bice EE.UU mutual fund will trade on the stock exchange giving participants tax-free gains.
CCR defines indirect investment of local funds
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
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
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
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.
Pension fund portfolios ended 2012 with innovations
In December flows to international funds and ETFs stalled, but there was significant movement of portfolios toward equity in emerging markets and Asia. Fixed income funds are losing ground.
Corfo sees ending support for private equity by 2030
The state entity says 33% private participation in financing was achieved in 2012, and expects this figure to reach 60% by 2020.
Chilean Managers eye Luxembourg
By setting up mutual funds offshore, managers can offer advantages of liquidity to their institutional clients while simultaneously raising funds from foreign investors.
Managers confirm simplification of SBS registration process
Over the last few months the registration process for new foreign mutual funds has been reactivated, with record times of six weeks.
Bice Inversiones takes over distribution of Nordea in Chile
With this partnership the Norwegian bank aims to receive its first investments from the Chilean pension market.


