The movement reflected these investors’ search for higher returns, especially in medium- and long-term duration investments. In August, the fund industry raised BRL 50 billion (USD 16 billion), up 65% over the previous month.
China’s Fosun takes control of Brazilian interactive broker Guide Investimentos
September 18, 2017 by
Guide will maintain its current activities in wealth management, digital platforms, private and institutional brokerage, financial planning and insurance sales, according to current owner, Banco Indusval.
BB DTVM resets global feeder offering as drop in local yields looms
September 17, 2017 by
BB DTVM's Carlos André told Fund Pro Latin America it is readying two products, one of them a feeder fund investing in a cross-border Banco do Brasil multi-manager fund allocating to various global brands, and using a foreign-exchange hedge.
Pimco puts on asset-gathering master class in Brazil
August 30, 2017 by
Pimco's Brazil-domiciled feeder funds, which invest in cross-border Pimco products, raised roughly USD 350 million in the first six months of 2017, with AUMs jumping from USD 61 million to USD 419 million. Luis Otavio Oliveira, Pimco's VP of business development, explains how.
Brazilian mutual funds added another USD 8 billion in AUM in July
August 15, 2017 by
The industry has raised BRL 146 billion (USD 45 billion) in the year-to-date and BRL 212 billion (USD 66 billion) in the 12 months.
Brazilian fund industry attracts USD 36 billion in flows in first half
July 31, 2017 by
Affluent investors were behind most of the gains, and they allocated mostly to fixed-income and balanced/mixed funds. Short-term funds were outperforming other savings and investment vehicles in the market, leading to a migration of investors toward these vehicles.
BTG Pactual to distribute funds of Fraga-led Gávea Investimentos
July 25, 2017 by
Ignacio Pedrosa, BTG Pactual's manager for third-party distribution, said Gávea had exceptional managers with a combination of political and business experience very difficult to find.
BNP Paribas Brazil makes string of hirings to beef up wealth team
July 19, 2017 by
Rogerio Santos, who has passed through HSBC, Votorantim, BankBoston and Cititbank, was named BNP's commercial superintendent for wealth management. Five other hires were made to beef up the wealth management area.
Brazilian fund industry raises BRL 12.3 billion in May amid new political scandals
June 28, 2017 by
Despite the political turmoil, the fund industry shows net inflows of BRL 106 billion year‐to‐date, more than double the amount seen in the same period of 2016, when it reached BRL 46.3 billion.
One of Brazil’s last large, independent multi-family offices scooped up by UBS
June 5, 2017 by
Swiss banks including Julius Baer Group and Credit Suisse Group are already well-positioned in Brazil and are wagering on continued expansion of the private-banking industry.
