Total allocations from Colombian AFPs to offshore funds and ETFs reached USD 19.2 billion in July.
Colombia’s Davivienda hires Itaú selector to run its international investment area
August 2, 2018 by
Corredores Davivienda, a Colombian brokerage firm, has hired ex-Itaú senior fixed-income fund selector Lucas Toro Duque as its head of international investments.
Colombian AFPs favor North America, emerging markets amid trade tensions
July 13, 2018 by
Total allocations to offshore funds and ETFs rose USD 109 million to end the month with USD 20 billion under management.
Trade rhetoric inspired Colombian AFPs to keep assets closer to home in April
June 20, 2018 by
Colombian AFPs showed a preference for North American and Latin American equity in April, while scaling back their positions in emerging-market equities, as escalating US trade rhetoric encouraged the AFPs to invest domestically.
Colombian AFPs want more contributors in system, even if they receive less from each affiliate
June 12, 2018 by
Instead of two regimes (state-run pay-as-you-go and AFPs) competing, there should be a single system based on government social security and individual contributions to public and private AFPs, says the Colombian pension association.
Colombian AFPs turned to North American and Japanese equity in March
May 22, 2018 by
iShares Core S&P 500 and the iShares MSCI Japan added a combined USD 510 million for the month, as overall system AUM in cross-border funds and ETFs neared USD 20 billion.
Colombian fund industry seeks to raise profile as investor demand heats up
May 9, 2018 by
Efforts to align funds according to investment strategy, educate the public and provide better outreach are underway has AUMs climbed more than 20% in 2017, says Marcela Arias of Asofiduciarias.
New real-estate fund regs permit hiring of third-party managers
April 18, 2018 by
Marcela Arias of the Colombian mutual fund association, Asofiduciarias, is optimistic about a boom in REIT activity beginning as early as the second half of 2018.
Colombian AFPs raise exposure to North American equity amid volatility
March 25, 2018 by
Colombian AFPs raised their exposure to cross-border funds end ETFs by USD 186 million in February for USD 20.3 billion under management, plunging into North American equity even as volatility rocked US equity markets.
Colombian AFPs began 2018 with a redemption bias in cross-border markets
March 20, 2018 by
Despite the outflows, strong returns led to an increase in allocations to cross-border products, which stood at USD 20.9 billion versus USD 19.7 billion at the end of 2017.
