The original resolution by the Brazilian Monetary Council had paralyzed the offer of global funds to local pension managers, said Marc Forster, executive director at Western Asset in Sao Paulo.
CMN heeds industry advice, ditches rule requiring risk rating on cross-border funds
January 25, 2018 by
Brazilian fund industry raised USD 82 billion in 2017
January 19, 2018 by
Declining interest rates provoked transfers in 2017 to balanced/mixed funds which raised BRL 101 billion (USD 32 billion), and equity funds, which added BRL 21 billion (USD 7 billion).
Drop in interest rates pushes Brazilian investors out of short-term funds
January 14, 2018 by
A drop in interest rates has provoked investors to diversify their allocations, with most moving a portion of their holdings to balanced and mixed funds.
Brazilian managers dust off BDR funds to meet clients’ demands for global diversification
January 13, 2018 by
Western Asset's Mauricio Lima notes that BDR funds are not subject to new, restrictive regulations on international fund investing, so institutional investors may continue to use them without restriction.
Brazilian pensions less likely to invest abroad despite new resolution facilitating use of local feeders
December 13, 2017 by
A new rule intended to make it easier for Brazilian pensions to allocate to feeder funds investing in cross-border funds is so confusing that it may have the effect of causing redemptions from these products, at least until there is clarification.
CMN Resolution 4.611
December 11, 2017 by
Alters Resolution 3.792, from September 24, 2009, which set rules on the allocation of assets of plans administered by Brazilian closed pension funds.
Santander to assume management of JP Morgan’s Brazilian-risk funds
December 6, 2017 by
With the deal, Santander could add over USD 5 billion to its USD 80.5 billion in AUMs in Brazil. Santander already has more than 1 million local investors in its Brazilian-domiciled funds.
Record net inflows continue in Brazil
November 27, 2017 by
The Brazilian fund industry’s record net inflow through October 2017 - BRL 243 billion - reinforces the positive trajectory of the segment this year.
BlackRock teams with Icatu Seguros to launch pension fund with global equity exposure
October 24, 2017 by
"Different economic cycles to which savers are exposed during their period of accumulation of wealth requires new investment options to be created," says Rodrigo Araujo, director of BlackRock in Brazil.
BNP Paribas gets back in game, launching local feeder targeting Europe
October 23, 2017 by
The firm already has three other feeders in Brazil, but the new fund, to be launched in November, is its first with a foreign-exchange hedge," says BNP's Luiz Felipe Santos.
