Jorge Villarreal has been named chief executive officer of Credit Suisse Mexico, replacing Hector Grisi, who was named CEO of Santander Mexico nearly a year ago.
Afores’ reluctance to diversify confounds regulator
November 17, 2016 by
"There is underutilization of investment limits on nearly all fronts," said Carlos Ramírez, president of the Afore regulatory body. He cited underutilization of equity limits, as well as the minor positions of the Afores in foreign securities.
Vanguard adds three ETFs to Mexican offering, bringing total to 65
November 16, 2016 by
"Vanguard is pleased to be able to cross-list additional products on the bolsa to help meet Mexican investors' needs for low-cost and broadly diversified ETFs," said Kathy Bock, head of Vanguard Americas.
Deutsche sells Mexican banking and brokerage business to InvestaBank
November 14, 2016 by
InvestaBank would gain control of Deutsche's lucrative depository-receipt business in Mexico, which has profited from sales of foreign securities (including ETFs) on the Mexican Stock Exchange.
Pension consultant: Small firms can’t afford to launch, fund corporate plans
November 2, 2016 by
Recent tax reform is only partly to blame for slow growth of corporate plans in Mexico, Antonio Valencia, director of actuarial operations at the Vitalis pension consulting firm, told Fund Pro Latin America.
Investec shuts Compass-run Mexican equity fund amid fall in AUM
October 21, 2016 by
The Investec GSF Mexican Equity fund was launched as Luxembourg-domiciled fund in February 2014 using the expertise of Latin American investment specialist Compass Group and its CIO Luis Yance, Citywire reported.
Principal Afore to invest up to USD 200 million in first international mandate
October 14, 2016 by
The selected manager must be very active in the geography of interest, "in order to operate with great depth in terms of company selection, which is what interests us," Juan Manuel Verón, chief investment officer of this global operator in Mexico, told Fund Pro Latin America.
Citi ups investment in Mexico, while selling off Argentine and Brazilian consumer units
October 13, 2016 by
Jane Fraser, Citi Latin America CEO, emphasized that the firm would continue to have a presence in Argentina and Brazil outside of the consumer segment.
Afore Banamex ready to fund Asian mandates
October 5, 2016 by
Rodrigo Blancas, Afore Banamex's international equity portfolio manager, told Fund Pro Latin America that the funding to four global managers will total USD 500 and USD 600 million for the Asian market and will take place in October.
Four Mexican Afores are preparing international mandates
September 28, 2016 by
XXI Banorte is one of four Mexican Afores actively soliciting RFPs from global managers or planning to do so in the short term. Sergio Méndez, CIO of XXI Banorte, said the Afore will analyze proposals for Asian and US mandates in October, and fund them by the end of the year.
