Banco Bradesco, Brazil’s second-largest bank by market value, said it will join rivals Banco Itau, BTG Pactual and XP Investimentos and open an office in Miami in July 2017.
Managers hopeful that lower rates will spur demand for cross-border offerings
Itajubá Investimentos' Carlos Garcia believes the reduction of local interest rates may attract Brazilian investors to global offerings, but cautioned that pension funds still need to be convinced to diversify.
Brazilian fund industry posts record net inflows in February and year to date
The Brazilian mutual fund industry recorded net inflows of BRL 20.7 billion (USD 6.6 billion) in February, the largest haul for any February on record.
Brazilian government is pushing for a fixed-income ETF; seeks sponsor
Brazil is preparing the launch of the first local fixed-income exchange-traded fund (ETF). The government will select one manager to run the product, which should be launched by the end of the second quarter.
Brazilian fund industry starts year with best January since 2013
The leading asset class was fixed income, with net inflows of BRL 35.4 billion (USD 11 billion) in the month, followed by balanced/mixed funds, with net inflows of BRL 6.7 billion.
Brazilian fund industry logs net inflows of BRL 109 billion in 2016
The fund industry reported record net inflows in December BRL 17 billion (USD 6 billion) with BRL 10 billion flowing into retirement funds (a record haul for any month), BRL 6.2 billion into fixed-income funds and BRL 2.6 billion into private-equity funds.
Guida returns to Chile to assist in Corpbanca-Itaú asset manager merger
"I returned to the country as CEO of Itaú Chile AGF to take over this business and contribute directly to the merger process" of Itaú and Corpbanca, Wagner Guida told Fund Pro Latin America.
Money managers could benefit from latest Brazilian repatriation law
“A relevant horizon of about BRL 150 billion (USD 40 billion) of "new" resources to be administered onshore and offshore has been opened," said Itau Private Bank's Gustavo Tavares.
Legg Mason installs cross-border distribution head in Sao Paulo
After 10 years as a Western Asset Brazil executive, Roberto Teperman now has the role of distributing the entire fund platform of the Legg Mason group, which includes nine subsidiaries around the world.
Brazilian equity funds suffer in wake of Trump election
Despite the performance setback for equity, the Brazilian fund industry is on pace to record its highest annual net inflows since 2012, as YTD net inflows reached BRL 89.7 billion at the end of November.







