BECON Investment Management and Neuberger Berman will host the first-ever series of advisor-focused events in Latin America in which attendees can acquire Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) continuing-education credits.
Developed-market equities lose luster for Chilean AFPs in May
June 19, 2018 by
Chilean AFPs pulled USD 125 million of assets from offshore funds and ETFs in May, cooling on European, Japanese and North American equities as trade concerns plagued markets. Asian and Latin American equities continued to attract flows, however.
AFP Provida takes steps to recover market share
June 11, 2018 by
Provida, for many years the leader in overall AUM in the Chilean AFP industry, has reduced its fees and made a key hiring on the investment side to shore up its sagging market share.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – May 2018
May 31, 2018 by
The CCR approved 10 alternatives products from Apax Partners, BlackRock, Hamilton Lane, Partners Group, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., PineBridge and Warburg Pincus.
Asian, Latin American equity attract Chilean AFP assets amid signs of slower global growth
May 21, 2018 by
Chilean AFPs increased their exposure once again to Asian equity, investing USD 716 million in April for USD 23.4 billion in total allocations to the asset class and a 28% market share. Investec cleaned up in this category as well as in Latin America.
EuroAmerica turns over fund-management and insurance business to Zurich for USD 155 million
May 10, 2018 by
According to Fund Pro Latin America, the deal will boost Zurich’s mutual fund business in Chile to well over USD 1 billion, by adding EuroAmerica AGF's USD 938 million in AUM to its current AUM of USD 363 million.
Chile’s AFP Provida names Ruiz-Esquide as chief executive
May 9, 2018 by
The addition of Ruiz-Esquide was the latest in a series of shakeups at the Chilean pension manager, which is owned by Met Life.
Chilean AFPs retreat from US and Japan, while pumping assets into Latam and Asia
May 9, 2018 by
Chilean AFPs poured USD 1 billion into Asian and Latin American equity in March, as fears of a global trade war rocked markets. T. Rowe Price's Anh Lu is optimistic that 2018 will be a good year for Asia equity, buoyed by market reforms in China,
CCR Monthly Approval Report – April 2018
May 9, 2018 by
Lombard Odier led with 10 mutual funds registered in the month, while AZ Fund followed with three of its own products. Eleven other mutual funds managers and ETFs sponsors completed the list with one product each.
Market praises role of Sergio Aratangy at pension regulator
May 9, 2018 by
The former Euroamerica AGF executive has put a "pro-market" stamp on his work at the Superintendencia de Pensiones regulator that oversees Chile's AFP industry.
