Funds from Templeton and BlackRock led the advance in the Asian region, while an Asian products from Investec and a Japanese fund from Julius Baer were among the biggest losers in August, which was another bad month for US and European funds as well.
Chilean AFPs added allocations to Asia and emerging-market-bond funds in August
Vision Advisors creates business development area, led by Javiera Prado
As a replacement for Prado in the institutional area, Vision has named an executive that had previously worked for local third-party representative Swiss Advisors.
Credicorp takes over Andean distribution for State Street
The tri-national firm had been looking for a passive manager for its distribution business, to complement its roster of traditional and alternatives firms, said Credicorp's Ignacio Montes, regional director of institutional distribution.
BTG Pactual Chile names new group heads
Fernando Massú, ex CEO of Corpbanca, has taken over as BTG's president, in replacement of Juan Andres Camus. New heads of the fund-management and brokerage arms were also named.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – August 2016
HSBC led with three mutual funds - two of them fixed-income products and one equity - while BNY Mellon and Lazard followed with two funds each. The list was completed by fund listings from Nordea and GAM, while State Street listed a real-estate ETF from its SPDR family.
First Trust gains access to Chilean investors via alliance with BCI
“We are focused on building a team worthy of the clients we have the privilege of working with in Chile and across Latin America," said Codie Sanchez-Baker, head of Latin America and US Offshore Distribution at First Trust.
LarrainVial installs UBAM as subadvisor for European fund, replacing EDM
Larrain said it made the switch after reviewing several managers, and found that "UBAM was the firm that best fit our investment philosophy, with processes and standards at the maximum level in the European fund industry."
Moneda taps Rojas to head its HNW segment
Traditionally an institutional manager, Moneda has been making inroads into the private-client segment, in response to demand from wealthy Chileans and the need to diversify the composition of its investor base and product lines.
Chilean AFPs are latest targets of populist fury
The pension industry and the global fund community that serves the market were stunned by the sudden surge of discontent with the privatized system, which was sparked by news of hefty pensions still received by state employees.
Chilean AFPs bailed on US, Asian and European equities in July
Meanwhile, the fixed-income category received a USD 661 million allocation that reversed a USD 518 million outflow in June. AUMs of USD 17.5 billion in cross-border fixed income were at a 12-month high.








