The Veritas Asian Fund, managed by Ezra Sun, invests in Asia (ex Japan) and its performance has shown great consistency. In 2017, it had a return of about 50%, undoubtedly catching the attention of AFPs.
Four alternatives managers now approved in the CCR
February 27, 2018 by
Intermediate Capital Group, Oaktree Capital Management, The Carlyle Group and Ardian got the go-ahead from the risk-rating commission to offer alternatives products to the AFPs.
Chilean AFPs snapped up Asia and emerging market bonds in January
February 26, 2018 by
Emerging market bonds rivaled Asia equity for attention in January, attracting USD 702 million from Chilean AFPs. The category had USD 12.2 billion in AUM at the end of the month, making it the third-biggest allocation for the AFPs with a 13.9% share.
The iShares business in Mexico enjoyed a 38% jump in organic growth in 2017
February 26, 2018 by
In an extended interview with Fund Pro Latin America, Nicolas Gomez, head of iShares for Latin America and Iberia, discussed the scope of ETF business in the region and BlackRock's asset-gathering approach from a distribution and product perspective.
ETF providers seek to fill “commodity gap” in AFP investment regime
February 26, 2018 by
While commodities are off limits in AFP portfolios, ETF distributors are promoting products that have high correlation to various commodities and offer negative correlation to pension portfolios. Alberto Menéndez of Credicorp Capital, distributor of State Street, is among them.
Chilean Monthly AFP Report Statistics – January 2018
February 15, 2018 by
Excel workbook detailing investments of each Chilean pension funds to international mutual fund managers. Includes asset class and region/style growth. Data as of January 31, 2018.
Companies mentined in this report: Aberdeen; Alfred Berg; AllianceBernstein; Allianz; Ashmore; Aviva Investors; Axa; Bank of America; Barclays Bank; BBH; BlackRock; BlueBay; Baring; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon AM; BTG Pactual; Celfin; Citibank NA; Compass; Deutsche; Deutsche Bank AG; Dimensional; Edmond de Rothschild; EuroAmerica; F&C; Fidelity; Franklin Templeton; GAM; GLG; Goldman Sachs; Henderson; HSBC; IM Trust; Independencia; ING; Invesco; Investec; iShares; JP Morgan; Julius Baer; LarrainVial; Las Americas; M&G; Matthews; MFS; Moneda; Morgan Stanley; Nevasa HMC; Nordea; Oppenheimer; Petrobras; Pictet; Picton; PIMCO; Pioneer; Robeco; Santander; Schroder; SEB; Security; State Street; State Street Bank and Trust; Threadneedle; TIAA-CREF; Tokio Marine; UBS; Van Eck; Vanguard; Vontobel; WisdomTree.
League Table – Assets Gathered by Cross-Border Fund Managers and ETF Sponsors – Chilean AFP Market – January 2018
February 14, 2018 by
Includes assets gathered by cross-border fund managers and ETFs sponsors in the Chilean pension funds market (AFPs). Also includes monthly inflows / outflows and market share. Data as of January 31, 2018.
Companies mentioned in this report: iShares; Vanguard; JP Morgan; Deutsche; Julius Baer; Pioneer; Investec; PIMCO; Schroders; State Street; Robeco; Henderson; Dimensional; Matthews; Invesco; BNP Paribas; Franklin Templeton; Axa; Fidelity; GAM; BNY Mellon AM; Allianz; Aberdeen; NN IP; BlackRock; Eastspring; Morgan Stanley; Goldman Sachs; Pictet; Ashmore; MFS; Vontobel; HSBC; Oaktree; TIAA-CREF; Aviva Investors; UBS; Threadneedle; Nomura; AB; Eurizon; F&C; Nordea; Neuberger Berman; Wellington; Rogge; Credit Suisse; WisdomTree; Man; Baring; BlueBay; Muzinich; Security; EuroAmerica; Van Eck; Natixis.
Flow Report – Chilean AFP Investments in Cross-Border Funds and ETFs – January 2018
February 14, 2018 by
Excel workbook detailing inflows / outflows of Chilean pension funds into international funds / ETFs. Includes names of all funds/ETFs as well as amounts invested in each. Data as of January 31, 2018.
Companies mentioned in this report: JP Morgan; PIMCO; Matthews; Vanguard; Allianz; TIAA-CREF; Vontobel; Threadneedle; Baring; Nordea; Invesco; Morgan Stanley; Aviva Investors; MFS; Dimensional; UBS; Wellington; WisdomTree; F&C; NN IP; GAM; Julius Baer; Oaktree; Credit Suisse; BTG Pactual; Natixis; Man; Rogge; Eurizon; Neuberger Berman; Security; AB; EuroAmerica; Fidelity; BlueBay; BNY Mellon AM; Ashmore; HSBC; Van Eck; Franklin Templeton; Pictet; Nomura; Robeco; Muzinich; Henderson; Goldman Sachs; Eastspring; BNP Paribas; BlackRock; Investec; Pioneer; Schroders; Aberdeen; Deutsche; State Street; Axa; iShares.
Holdings Report – Chilean AFP Investment in Cross-Border Securities – January 2018
February 14, 2018 by
Excel workbook detailing Chilean pension fund allocations to cross-border mutual funds, ETFs, investment funds, bonds, stocks and other securities. Includes names of all securities as well as amounts invested in each. Data as of January 31, 2018.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; Alfred Berg; AllianceBernstein; Allianz; Ashmore; Aviva Investors; Axa; Bank of America; Barclays Bank; BBH; BlackRock; BlueBay; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon AM; BTG Pactual; Celfin; Citibank NA; Compass; Deutsche; Dimensional; Edmond de Rothschild; EuroAmerica; F&C; Fidelity; Franklin Templeton; GAM; GLG; Goldman Sachs; Henderson; HSBC; IM Trust; Independencia; ING; Invesco; Investec; iShares; JP Morgan; Julius Baer; LarrainVial; Las Americas; M&G; Matthews; MFS; Moneda; Morgan Stanley; Natixis; Nevasa HMC; Oppenheimer; Petrobras; Pictet; Picton; PIMCO; Pioneer; Robeco; Schroder; SEB; Security; State Street; State Street Bank and Trust; Columbia Threadneedle; TIAA-CREF; UBS; Van Eck; Vanguard; Vontobel; WisdomTree.
Flow Report – Chilean Mutual Fund Manager (AGF) Investments in Cross-Border Funds and ETFs – January 2018
February 14, 2018 by
Excel workbook detailing inflows / outflows of Chilean mutual funds into international funds and ETFs. Includes names of all funds and ETFs as well as amounts invested in each. Data as of January 31, 2018.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; AllianceBernstein; Allianz; Amundi; Ashmore; Aviva Investor; Axa; Banchile; BancoEstado; Baring; Baron; BBVA; Bci; Bestinver; Bice; BlackRock; Blackstone Asia; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon AM; Bradesco; Brown Advisory; BTG Pactual; Carmignac; Claymore; CorpBanca; Credit Suisse; Cruz del Sur; Deutsche; Dexia; Direxion Shares; East Capital; Edmond de Rothschild; EGShares; ETF Securities; Euroamerica; F&C; Fidelity; First State Investments; First Trust; Franklin Templeton; GAM; Global X; Goldman Sachs; Guggenheim; Henderson; HSBC; IM Trust; IndexIQ; ING; Invesco; Investec; iShares; Itaú; JP Morgan; Julius Baer; Jupiter; La Française AM; LarrainVial; Legg Mason; Lombard Odier; M&G; Matthews Funds; MFS; Morgan Stanley; Muzinich; Natixis; Neuberger Berman; NEVASA HMC; Nomura; Nordea; Penta; Pictet; PIMCO; PineBridge; Pioneer; PowerShares; Principal; Proshares; Raiffeisen; REYL; Robeco; Santander; Schroders; Schwab; Scotia; Security; SEI; Skandia; State Street; Sura; T. Rowe Price; Threadneedle; TIAA-CREF; Traditional Funds; United States Commodity Fund; Van Eck; Vanguard; Vontobel; WisdomTree; Yacktman AM; Zurich; Banchile; Santande; Bice; Sura; Scotia; Euroamerica; Zurich; CorpBanca; BCI; BTG Pactual; BBVA; Principal; Penta; BancoEstado; IM Trust; Itaú; Cruz del Sur; LarrainVial; Security.
