Initiative of the Mutual Fund Association seems like more of a political announcement than a project with a real future, sources told Fund Pro Latin America.
AFP Protección: formalización del trabajo es un gran desafío
March 19, 2015 by
En el plano de las inversiones, debería seguir ampliándose la preferencia por ETFs sobre fondos activos.
Colombian AFPs’ performance now judged in part against S&P index
February 26, 2015 by
Standard & Poor's Colombia Select Index, along with the pre-existing Colcap, will now form part of a new aggregate index against which local AFPs will benchmark their returns. Other indices meeting criteria laid out by the Superintendencia Financiera can also be added to the aggregate index.
Neuberger Berman opens office in Colombia
January 29, 2015 by
Mauricio Barreto (photo), who spent 11 years as vice-president of Lehman Brothers and, more recently three years at the Colombian-based Acciones y Valores brokerage firm, will be supported by Ana Maria Roa Sarmiento and together they will service the local investment community.
Colombian infrastructure program generating interest for investors in alternatives
October 12, 2014 by
The "Fourth Generation Concessions Program," introduced two years ago by the Colombian government, has created considerable expectations among foreign and local sponsors who want to develop investment vehicles for project implementation. AFPs would be likely buyers of the products.
Patria Investimentos to open Colombian private-equity shop
October 10, 2014 by
The firm, which is backed by Blackstone, has announced that it will open an office in Colombia and investment of up to USD 500 million.
Swiss & Global manager plans to double Colombian bond exposure
September 19, 2014 by
Enzo Puntillo, who manages seven emerging market debt funds at the Swiss group, has built a 4.3% position in the country over the past few weeks and said he plans to double it in the near future.
Market Vectors to offer 10 ETFs in Colombia
September 11, 2014 by
ETF issuers, including iShares and Horizons, have turned to Colombia as a new avenue for asset gathering, particularly from institutional investors.
Details of AFP minimum-return proposal nearing release
August 8, 2014 by
The proposal aims to stimulate greater portfolio diversification by AFPs, whose investments are currently concentrated in domestic public debt and local equity, by increasing exposure to foreign assets.
Colombian Pension Funds: international exposure impacted by reaching of equity ceiling
July 2, 2014 by
Appetite for cross-border investments of Colombian Pension Funds got frozen in April. With a stronger Peso plus the equity-investment limit of the multifondo Moderado virtually reached, cross-border fund activity was brought to nearly a standstill.
