The group has registered three new funds with the CCR in Chile which will also be offered in Peru and Colombia.
Chilean AFPs added USD 743 million to their international portfolios in May
June 16, 2014 by
The dominant trend was to increase equity exposure, with mutual funds and ETFs capturing USD 666 million in new investments. Local distributor Compass Group managed to land new investments from AFPs on behalf of two global managers.
CCR loosens diversification rules for funds offered to local AFPs
June 16, 2014 by
The Commission raised the maximum percentage that mutual and closed-end investment fund portfolios can hold in the instruments of a single issuer or group. In so doing, it allows AFPs to purchase funds that are slightly less diversified.
AFP Capital replaces CIO
June 16, 2014 by
Francisco Guzman Molina (photo) assumes the position that until now was occupied by Ricardo Mogrovejo.
Private-fund investors likely to flock to mutual funds in wake of tax changes
June 11, 2014 by
Local mutual funds, which fall under the Unified Fund Law, will be taxed at 10%, while President Bachelet's (photo) tax reform will strip private investment funds (FIPs) of their 35% exemption from the corporate tax rate. The FIP segment is worth around USD 15 billion.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – May 2014
June 3, 2014 by
Twenty-one mutual funds and three ETFs were added in May to the list of approved instruments to receive investments from AFPs. Vanguard and Invesco led with six mutual funds each, followed by Allianz (3), Epsilon (3), DBX (3) Edmond de Rothschild (1), GAM (1) and PIMCO (1).
Most multifamily offices exempt from onerous registration requirements
May 28, 2014 by
It is estimated that multifamily offices manage about USD 3 billion, approximately 10% of the amounts managed by traditional single family offices, belonging to the richest families in Chile.
Pimco may have opening selling Irish-domiciled fixed-income ETFs to Chilean AFPs
May 20, 2014 by
The AFPs have shunned fixed-income ETFs to date because most are domiciled in the US and subject to withholding tax.
Cross-border products finally catch a break, capture USD 600 million in April from Chilean AFPs
May 20, 2014 by
Purchases were channeled for the most part through mutual funds, while ETFs lost positions. Seven products received at least USD 100 million in the period. Funds from Invesco, Templeton, DWS, BNP, and Blue Bay gathered the most.
JP Morgan forecasts AFPs will maintain position in local equity
May 14, 2014 by
Despite the leeway available on limits on investing abroad, domestic equity has stabilized at 15% to 19% of portfolio during the last five to six years, which suggests their being influenced by a mix of strategic and political considerations.
