Fueled by October’s substantial 11.2% upturn in the Ibovespa, Brazilian equity funds were atop the industry’s return rankings, also recording the industry’s highest year‐to‐date returns.
Ribeiro announces departure from Santander AM in Brazil
October 13, 2016 by
Conrado Engel, chairman of Santander's asset-management business in Brazil, will reportedly take the place of Luciane Ribeiro, until a new CEO is named.
Citi ups investment in Mexico, while selling off Argentine and Brazilian consumer units
October 13, 2016 by
Jane Fraser, Citi Latin America CEO, emphasized that the firm would continue to have a presence in Argentina and Brazil outside of the consumer segment.
Stein resurfaces at Itaú Unibanco
September 29, 2016 by
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.
