CEO of Citigroup, Michael Corbat, has been attempting to cut costs and increase revenues by scaling back the group’s global operations. Apparently, Citi's Uruguayan operations, including the wealth-management-distribution business, will survive the scaleback.
BlackRock loses top executive at Brazilian office
January 28, 2016 by
A replacement has not yet been named for Bruno Stein, who played a key role in getting iShares listed on the local exchange and also pioneered in landing the first Brazilian pension allocations in cross-border funds.
Itaú shopping for private-banking operations in Argentina and Mexico
January 28, 2016 by
Argentina and Mexico are the markets Itaú is considering for expansion, according to Ricardo Villela Marino, executive vice president and board member of the Brazilian behemoth.
Report: Latam Offshore market strengthens while US Offshore increasingly Miami-centric
January 21, 2016 by
“According to our estimates, the overall size of the three asset-gathering segments stands at USD 105 billion, with the US offshore segment accounting for more than half of the total at USD 56 billion,” said Thomas Ciampi, founder and director of Latin Asset Management.
Brazil’s fund industry suffers worst contraction since 2008
December 18, 2015 by
As a result, year-to-date net new investment fell to BRL 7.9 billion, the lowest 11-month level since 2008, despite record net flows of BRL 32.6 billion (USD 8 billion) into retirement funds for the year.
ANBIMA recategorizes Brazilian funds based partially on new CVM classification
December 7, 2015 by
Funds will be classified on three levels, using first the classification established by the CVM, followed by their management style, asset-allocation and risk factors, and finally additional details of their investment strategies.
Brazilian pension execs visit London to discuss global investing with three top managers
December 7, 2015 by
Columbia Threadneedle, Aberdeen and Investec hosted a delegation of seven Brazilian pension fund officials as part of a week-long seminar. "With Brazil experiencing a sharp slowdown, it has become clear that there is a need to diversify away from the local market," said Joseph Sweigart, senior institutional sales director at Columbia Threadneedle.
Retirement funds in Brazil empowered to invest more in equity, infrastructure and foreign instruments
November 23, 2015 by
Resolution 4444 gives the USD 170 billion open pension system in Brazil some needed flexibility, and aligns the industry more closely with the investment regime of corporate pension plans. "In general, this is very positive," said Marcelo Mello, vice-president at SulAmérica Investimentos.
Columbia Threadneedle teams with institutional heavyweight Rio Bravo in Brazil
October 14, 2015 by
Columbia Threadneedle’s Joseph Sweigart said his firm is teaming with independent manager Rio Bravo Investimentos to launch a Brazilian-domiciled European-equity fund targeting Brazil’s corporate-pension market.
Mirae’s Brazilian arm to launch local feeder investing in Asia ex-Japan
October 14, 2015 by
Jorge Sierra, director at Mirae Asset in Brazil, said the Korean firm will attack both institutional and individual investors with the launch. The local feeder invests in the USD 700 million Mirae Asia Great Consumer fund, whose benchmark is the MSCI Asia Ex-Japan index.
