Bruno Stein will be responsible for the commercial areas of the giant bank's retail and high-net-worth (wealth management) segments. He left BlackRock in March 2016 after nearly six years in a pioneering role for the company.
Itaú has pole position for acquisition of Citi’s Brazilian retail banking operation
September 29, 2016 by
Itaú has reportedly outbid Banco Santander in initial offers presented to Citigroup. The Spanish bank is exclusively negotiating on Citi's Argentine operation while Scotiabank is in talks for its Colombian holdings.
BlackRock hires Carlos Takahashi as strategist
September 23, 2016 by
Former CEO of the country’s largest asset manager, BB DTVM, Takahashi will now serve as advisor to BlackRock in Brazil.
PIMCO scores with currency-hedged Brazilian fixed-income fund
September 20, 2016 by
"We decided to offer a fund protected from currency volatility," said Luis Otavio Oliveira, vice president of PIMCO and responsible for business development in Latin America.
Itaú names Safra fund manager as global CIO for private banking area
September 19, 2016 by
Nicholas McCarthy will be based in Sao Paulo and oversee strategy for asset allocation and the investment-advisory business for wealthy Latin American individuals.
Fixed-income and flexible funds drive inflows in August
September 19, 2016 by
The Brazilian mutual fund industry posted net new inflows of BRL 21.1 billion (USD 6.4 billion) in August 2016, bringing total NNI to USD 72 billion in the first eight months of 2016.
Western Asset preps global-equity feeder allocating to sister firm ClearBridge Investments
September 7, 2016 by
The feeder fund will hit the ground running with BRL 35 million (USD 11 million) raised from Brazilian pension funds, said Marc Forster, executive director at Western Asset Mgt. in Sao Paulo.
Brazilian investors not enticed by sharp rise in share prices
August 23, 2016 by
Despite double-digit gains of the local stock market in July, investors dumped balanced and mixed funds and were agnostic on equity vehicles. Flows into short-term funds were strong, however.
JPM Brazil launches Global HY Bond in local currency
August 3, 2016 by
"This new fund will have returns calculated by the local interbank deposit certificate rate – CDI + 3%,” said Giuliano De Marchi, head of sales for Latam.
BRZ Patrimônio is Azimut’s third wealth-management acquisition of 2016
August 3, 2016 by
Azimut CEO Pietro Giuliani said the USD 1.2 million acquisition underscores his firm's commitment to Brazil and its "tireless search for local talent."
