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
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.
Colombia – AFP Report Statistics – April 2018
Excel workbook detailing investments of each Colombian mandatory pension funds to international mutual fund managers. Includes names of all funds as well as amounts invested in each. Data as of April 30, 2018.
Companies mentioned in this report: 1832 AM; Aberdeen; AllianceBernstein; Allianz; Amundi; BBH; BlackRock; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon; Deka; Deutsche; Dimensional; Fidelity; Franklin Templeton; Groupama; Horizons; Invesco; Investec; iShares; Janus Henderson; JP Morgan; Mandarine; Matthews Funds; MFS; Morgan Stanley; Neuberger Berman; NN IP; Powershares; Pictet; PIMCO; Pioneer; Robeco; Schroders; State Street; Vanguard; Vontobel; WisdomTree; Porvenir; Proteccion; Colfondos; Old Mutual; FiduDavivienda; GNB Sudameris; Colseguros; Popular; Alianza.
Flow Report – Colombian Pension Funds (Obligatory + Voluntary) Investments in Cross-Border Funds and ETFs – April 2018
Excel workbook detailing inflows/outflows of Colombian pension funds into international funds / ETFs. Includes names of all funds/ETFs as well as amounts invested in each. Data as of April 31, 2018.
Companies mentioned in this report: iShares; Vanguard; State Street; Dimensional; Aberdeen; Deutsche; Vontobel; Schroders; WisdomTree; MFS; Morgan Stanley; Franklin Templeton; BlackRock; Investec; Robeco; Pictet; JP Morgan; Goldman Sachs; Julius Baer; NN IP; Threadneedle; Neuberger Berman; Fidelity; Invesco; Matthews Funds; BBH; BNP Paribas; Pioneer; Horizons; AB; Deka; PIMCO; BNY Mellon; Mandarine; Amundi; Allianz; Protección; Porvenir; Colfondos; Colseguros; Old Mutual; Horizonte; HSBC; FiduDavivienda; Popular; Alianza.
League Table – Assets Gathered by Cross-Border Fund Managers and ETFs Sponsors – Colombian Pension Funds – April 2018
Includes assets gathered by cross-border fund managers and ETFs sponsors in the Colombian pension funds market. Also includes monthly inflows / outflows and market share. Data as of April 31, 2018.
Companies mentioned in this report: iShares; Vanguard; State Street; Dimensional; Aberdeen; Deutsche; Vontobel; Schroders; WisdomTree; MFS; Morgan Stanley; Franklin Templeton; BlackRock; Investec; Robeco; Pictet; JP Morgan; Goldman Sachs; Julius Baer; NN IP; Threadneedle; Neuberger Berman; Fidelity; Invesco; Matthews Funds; BBH; BNP Paribas; Pioneer; Horizons; AB; Deka; PIMCO; BNY Mellon; Mandarine; Amundi; Allianz; Protección; Porvenir; Colfondos; Colseguros; Old Mutual; Horizonte; HSBC; FiduDavivienda; Alianza.
Holdings Report – Colombian Pension Fund Investment in Cross-Border Securities – April 2018
Excel workbook detailing Colombian pension fund (Obligatory + Voluntary) allocations to cross-border mutual funds, ETFs, private equity funds, bonds, stocks and other securities. Includes names of all securities as well as amounts invested in each. Also included is a breakdown of offshore allocations by asset class. Data as of April 30, 2018.
Companies mentioned in this report: iShares; Vanguard; State Street; Dimensional; Aberdeen; Deutsche; Morgan Stanley; Vontobel; JP Morgan; Schroders; Goldman Sachs; Advent; WisdomTree; MFS; Franklin Templeton; NB; Blackstone; Partners Group; BlackRock Robeco; Investec; Pictet; Harbour Vest; NN IP; Julius Baer; Threadneedle; Carlyle; Neuberger Berman; Fidelity; Invesco; Matthews Funds; Southern Cross; Finesa; Coller; Apollo; BBH; BNP Paribas; Axa; Warburg Pincus; PineBridge; GSP; Alp; Pomona; Pioneer; BBVA Bancomer; Horizons; AB; Deka; Bain; Court Square; Capital Partners; Ardian; Quilvest; PIMCO; River Stone Carlyle; BNY Mellon; Az Multi Asset; Amundi; Mandarine; Allianz; AllianceBernstein; Porvenir; Proteccion; Colfondos; Old Mutual; FiduDavivienda; GNB Sudameris; Alianza; Colseguros; Popular.
Colombian Mutual Fund Managers Industry Statistics – March 2018
Excel workbook detailing, over various time periods, mutual fund industry asset growth by managers. Data as of March 31, 2018.
Companies mentioned in this report: Bancolombia; Alianza; Bogotá; Valores Bancolombia; Credicorp Capital; Corredores Davivienda; Corficolombiana; Davivienda; Occidente; BBVA; La Previsora; CitiValores; BTG Pactual; Ultraserfinco; Compañía de Profesionales de Bolsa; Helm; Acción; Fiduagraria; Colpatria; Popular; Old Mutual; SEAF Colombia; Casa de Bolsa; Servitrust GNB Sudameris; Alianza Valores; Colmena; ADCAP; Central; Global Securities; Fiducoldex; Progresion; Gestión; Helm; Acciones y Valores; Seguridad; País; Servivalores; GNB Sudameris; Asesoría e Inversiones; Compass Group; AFIN; Old Mutual; LarrainVial.
Colombian AFP Pension Fund Industry Statistics – March 2018
Excel workbook detailing, over various time periods, asset totals and affiliate trends among Colombian AFP pension funds. Data as of March 31, 2018.
Companies mentioned in this report: AFP Protección; AFP Porvenir; AFP Colfondos; AFP Old Mutual.
Colombian AFPs turned to North American and Japanese equity in March
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
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.