David Salamanca, director of financial regulation at the Ministry of Finance, said a technical commission had been meeting since November last year and would continue its work until March, when it would deliver its final considerations.
New Colombian pension decree may include loosened cross-border investment rules
February 25, 2014 by
Flow Report – Colombian Pension Funds (Obligatory + Voluntary) Investments in Cross-Border Funds and ETFs – December 2013
February 20, 2014 by
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.
Companies mentioned in this report: Dimensional; Vontobel; Aberdeen; Franklin Templeton; Investec; Robeco; Morgan Stanley; Schroder; JP Morgan; MFS; ING; BBH; Pictet; Amundi; Matthews Funds; Fidelity; BlackRock; Pioneer; WisdomTree; Invesco; Deka; LarrainVial; AllianceBernstein; AZ Fund Management; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon; HSBC; Allianz; iShares; State Street; Vanguard; Proshares; PowerShares; Pimco; Van Eck; Lyxor; Protección; Porvenir; Colfondos; Skandia; Horizonte; HSBC; FiduDavivienda.
Holdings Report – Colombian Pension Fund Investment in Cross-Border Securities – December 2013
February 19, 2014 by
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 December 31, 2013.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; AllianceBernstein; Allianz; Amundi; AZ Fund Management; BBH; BlackRock; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon; Deka; Dimensional; Fidelity; Franklin Templeton; HSBC; ING; Invesco; Investec; iShares; JP Morgan; LarrainVial; Lyxor; Matthews Funds; MFS; Morgan Stanley; N/A; Pictet; Pimco; Pioneer; PowerShares; ProShares; Robeco; Schroder; State Street; Van Eck; Vanguard; Vontobel; WisdomTree; Proteccion; Porvenir; Colfondos; Horizonte; Skandia; HSBC; FiduDavivienda; FiduColombia; Colseguros; Fiduciar.
Colombian AFP Pension Fund Industry Statistics – December 2013
February 17, 2014 by
Excel workbook detailing, over various time periods, asset totals and affiliate trends among Colombian AFP pension funds. Data as of December 31, 2013.
Companies mentioned in this report: AFP Protección; AFP Porvenir; AFP Horizonte; AFP Colfondos; AFP Skandia.
League Table – Assets Gathered by Cross-Border Fund Managers and ETFs Sponsors – Colombian Pension Funds – November 2013
February 5, 2014 by
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 November 30, 2013.
Companies mentioned in this report: iShares; Dimensional; Aberdeen; Investec; Franklin Templeton; Morgan Stanley; BlackRock, ING; MFS; Amundi; Fidelity; Matthews Funds; Invesco; JP Morgan; BBH; Deka; AllianceBernstein; LarrainVial; AZ Fund Management; BNY Mellon; BNP Mellon; HSBC; BNP Paribas; Allianz; Lyxor; Protección; Porvenir; Colfondos; Skandia; Horizonte; HSBC; FiduDavivienda.
Flow Report – Colombian Pension Funds (Obligatory + Voluntary) Investments in Cross-Border Funds and ETFs – November 2013
February 4, 2014 by
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. Period ending November 30, 2013.
Companies mentioned in this report: Dimensional; Vontobel; Aberdeen; Franklin Templeton; Investec; Robeco; Morgan Stanley; Schroder; JP Morgan; MFS; ING; BBH; Pictet; Amundi; Matthews Funds; Fidelity; BlackRock; Pioneer; WisdomTree; Invesco; Deka; LarrainVial; AllianceBernstein; AZ Fund Management; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon; HSBC; Allianz; iShares; State Street; Vanguard; Proshares; PowerShares; Pimco; Van Eck; Lyxor; Protección; Porvenir; Colfondos; Skandia; Horizonte; HSBC; FiduDavivienda.
Four cross-border funds landed first-time investments in November from Colombian AFPs
February 3, 2014 by
Colombian pension funds added another USD 415 million to their holdings of cross-border ETFs and mutual funds in November, surpassing the USD 9 billion level. Aberdeen, BlackRock, Investec and Schroders all succeeded in landing a first-time investment for an equity product during the month.
Holdings Report – Colombian Pension Fund Investment in Cross-Border Securities – November 2013
February 3, 2014 by
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.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; AllianceBernstein; Allianz; Amundi; AZ Fund Management; BBH; BlackRock; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon; Deka; Dimensional; Fidelity; Franklin Templeton; HSBC; ING; Invesco; Investec; iShares; JP Morgan; LarrainVial; Lyxor; Matthews Funds; MFS; Morgan Stanley; N/A; Pictet; Pimco; Pioneer; PowerShares; ProShares; Robeco; Schroder; State Street; Van Eck; Vanguard; Vontobel; WisdomTree; Proteccion; Porvenir; Colfondos; Horizonte; Skandia; HSBC; FiduDavivienda; FiduColombia; Colseguros; Fiduciar.
Relaunch of Colombian fund industry set for 2014
January 16, 2014 by
The most important changes in the new rules include allowing specialization of the various activities required to operate mutual funds, fast-tracking the authorization and distribution process for funds investing in traditional assets, and a more prominent role for custodians. In addition, non-Colombian securities registered in MILA countries would now be considered "traditional" assets.
Colombian pension managers added a USD 1 billion to their cross-border portfolios in October
January 6, 2014 by
Colombian AFP pension funds added USD 580 million to their positions in cross-border securities in October, of which 80% was applied to ETFs. Purchases were concentrated in equity-oriented products to the USA and Europe. Products of State Street and iShares benefitted the most for the new inflows.
