The plan is to place a BRL 50 million ticket (USD 16.1 million), divided into the three equity funds managed by three separate managers. The pension fund plans on adding three additional managers by the end of the year, reaching five or six in total, says chief investment officer Jorge Simino.
Net new investments in May brighten prospects for the year
June 27, 2015 by
Brazilian mutual funds recorded net new investments (NNI) of BRL 9.5 billion, contributing to year-to-date NNI of BRL 22.2 billion through May 2015, vs. redemptions of BRL 8.6 billon in the year-earlier period.
Confirmed: New fund rules for Brazil delayed through October
June 18, 2015 by
the Anbima, which believes that the industry needs more time to adapt to the rules, which facilitate global investing, in order to create systems to control which clients can access certain types of funds.
Warburg-backed Guide Investimentos buys wealth management business of Simplific Pavarini
June 4, 2015 by
This latest in a string of acquisitions involves 400 clients and USD 160 million in AUM. It was the fifth acquisition for Guide in the last 18 months.
Asset managers ask CVM to delay Instruction 555 for three months
May 26, 2015 by
The regulation, among other things, will give mass affluent investors - most of whom operate via onshore accounts - a selection of local funds providing regional diversification.
Transamerica’s Mongeral Aegon unit sets up Brazilian feeder allocating to Neuberger Berman
May 14, 2015 by
Leonardo Camozzato (photo), a partner at Itajubá Investimentos, which is charged with distributing the fund, said that 15-20 Brazilian pension funds are looking seriously at the product.
Victoire hires Fabio Melo to develop new business with institutional investors
May 13, 2015 by
Before landing at Victoire, Melo was responsible for the relationship with institutional investors at NEO Investimentos.
S&P Dow Jones Indices first to launch smart-beta products in Brazil
May 13, 2015 by
The launch is a "very important step toward increasing index-based opportunities for investors and further educating them on the merits of the Brazilian capital market," said Edemir Pinto (photo), CEO of BM&F Bovespa.
Brazilian asset manager Gávea in talks to buy back control from JP Morgan
May 5, 2015 by
Gávea was co-founded in 2003 by Arminio Fraga, the former head of Brazil’s central bank. Gávea had BRL 18.1 billion (USD 5.8 billion) in assets under management as of February, according to Latin Asset Management.
