Ernesto Diez, CEO of Scotia Fondos, said the Canadian firm's strategy is to offer clients integrated solutions so they can adequately diversify their investments, either working with in-house managers or third parties.
BlackRock completes acquisition of Mexican infrastructure investment firm
October 14, 2015 by
This acquisition of Infraestructura Institucional, a specialist in transportation, energy and social infrastructure, is another step towards establishing BlackRock’s infrastructure investment capabilities in Latin America.
Franklin adds to Mexican fund lineup in fixed-income segment
October 6, 2015 by
Hugo Petricioli, the Franklin's director and country manager in Mexico, said the launch would expand its product line and make "our investment strategies available to more investors."
Afores join forces with Canadian investor to fund Mexican infrastructure projects
October 1, 2015 by
CDPQ, whose president is Michael Sabia (photo) and the consortium of Mexican Afores plan to commit about USD 1 billion each to the venture. CDPQ will hold a 51% interest, with Afores XXI Banorte, Sura, Banamex, Pensionissste and infrastructure fund Fonadin holding the rest.
With backing of Azimut, Más Fondos is set to add a line of proprietary funds
September 18, 2015 by
Backed by the new mutual-fund regulations in Mexico, Mexican fund supermarket Más Fondos is primed to launch its own line of four proprietary funds. The conservative target is to end 2019 with just under US 1 billion in AUMs.
Deutsche Asset & Wealth makes Mexican private-banking hire
September 18, 2015 by
Pascal Landrove has many years of private-banking experience in the region, serving as Mexican managing director of Swiss-owned Lombard Odier and also as Latam relationship manager at UBS.
Vibrant, agile Mexican fund industry in sight thanks to streamlined regulations
September 1, 2015 by
"There was a lot of very tedious bureaucracy in the past, but now the creation and operation of funds will be much smoother," says Eduardo Flores Herrera (photo) of Mexico's CNBV.
Credit Suisse names Pedro Jorge Villarreal the CEO of its Mexican operation
August 16, 2015 by
Pedro Jorge Villarreal, a 15-year veteran of Credit Suisse, will be taking over the country CEO role from Hector Grisi, who has moved to Grupo Financiero Santander México.
Pension association suggests allowing smaller Afores to invest in cross-border funds
August 6, 2015 by
"This possibility would an interesting revolution for active managers, especially for smaller Afores, which find the cost of mandates beyond their means," said Carlos Noriega, president of Amafore.
Fóndika AUMs grow 16.2% with purchase of Zurich platform
August 6, 2015 by
While Fóndika currently distributes the local and international funds of 10 managers, CEO Juan Carlos Pelayo noted that new regulations will allow the platform to commercialize any publicly offered Mexican funds it finds interesting.
