A total of 15 mutual funds and 2 ETFS were added in September to the list of approved instruments to receive investments from Chilean Pension Managers (AFPs). Two asset managers made first appearence in the list: Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CBIC) and China AMC.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – August 2014
A total of 22 mutual funds were added in August to the list of approved instruments to receive investments from Chilean Pension Managers (AFPs).
Deutsche names Andrés de Goyeneche chief country officer of Chilean bank
The executive will continue to be based in Santiago and report to Bernardo Parnes, CEO of Deutsche Bank Latin America, and Alberto Ardura, head of capital markets and treasury solutions, Latin America.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – July 2014
Of the 15 products approved, 10 are equity funds, three high yield bond funds, one commodity fund, and one real estate fund. Oddo, a French asset manager, made its first appearence with four products.
db X-trackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares recieves approval from CCR
Chilean AFPs can gain direct equity exposure to the China A-shares market via this vehicle, the first direct investment in China A-shares to be registered in Chile and listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading in local time.
Security prepares range of Lux funds to compete for regional AFP assets
Pablo Jaque (photo), CIO of Inversiones Security, confirmed the move to Fund Pro Latin America. Chilean managers are launching products in Luxembourg to give them more visibility and the capacity to quickly capture investment from around the world, without having to create separate vehicles for their clients in Peru, Colombia, and Chile.
Garcia Lagos replaces Guida as CEO of Itaú Chile AGF
Until now he was serving as chief investment officer at Corpbanca. Guida was been named head of wholesale products at Itaú Asset Management and has returned to Brazil.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – June 2014
Barings, through its local distributor BTG Pactual, led with seven funds listed in June. Dimensional Fund Advisors and BNY Mellon also had a multiple of funds approved for the month.
Will a state-run Chilean AFP invest like its private peers?
In theory, investment in certain strategic state enterprises could get priority, along with support for the country’s monetary policies. Fund Pro Latin America investigates the range of possibilities.








