The opening of the office in Mexico City is Natixis Global AM's first effort to be present in Latin America and build a regional business. It is part of an ambitious plan that will also see the opening of two new offices in 2015, in strategic Latin American cities, Fund Pro Latin America has learned.
Itaú’s Setubal mentions Banamex as potential entry to Mexico
January 5, 2015 by
Itaú's interest in Banamex, which was acquired by Citigroup in August 2001 for USD12.5 billion, comes as Roberto Egydio Setubal (photo) seeks to build the São Paulo-based lender into the largest Latin American financial conglomerate.
Amafore: Afores will be managing USD 300 billion in 2020
December 10, 2014 by
With projections based on current conditions of the Retirement Savings System - i.e. a 6.5% compulsory contribution and 49.6% investment placed in government debt - the Afores are expected to reach net assets of MXP 4.3 trillion (USD 295 billion) by the end of 2020.
Latest Market Vectors ETF in Mexico provides play on fracking
December 5, 2014 by
Deutsche Securities Casa de Bolsa in Mexico will act as local sponsor and filing agent for depository receipts of the new product, Market Vectors Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF (Ticker: FRAK).
Afore Banamex teases new international mandate
November 26, 2014 by
Fresh off the announcement of a commodity mandate with Deutsche Bank, Wellington and Schroders, Banamex said it is in the process of interviewing managers for what would be its third international equity mandate.
Natixis Global names Schroder exec to top post at new Mexican office
November 26, 2014 by
Natixis named as its managing director for Mexico Mauricio Giordano, an executive that had up until August 2014 been working in the business analysis and implementation area at Schroders, a firm that has led the way in successfully securing global mandates from the Afores.
Itaú now licensed to operate broker-dealer in Mexico
November 26, 2014 by
Itaú has been expanding in Latin America, in an attempt to ease its dependence on Brazil, where a recession has taken hold.
PineBridge well-placed to take advantage of Latam private-equity opportunities
November 19, 2014 by
Stacy Steimel, managing director, portfolio manager, and head of Latin America Equities, said her firm currently has a preference for the secondaries market, focusing on smaller transactions, as well as private credit.
First Trust AlphaDEX ETFs approved for sale to Mexican pensions
November 19, 2014 by
First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX and First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX provide pension managers an index-based option that seeks risk-adjusted excess returns over time by selecting and weighting stocks based on fundamental merit-based factors.
Enrique Zorrilla Fullaondo is the new president of Scotiabank Mexico
November 12, 2014 by
The appointment was made on October 24 at a meeting of the board of directors of Scotiabank Mexico, which also proposed Guillermo Babatz Torres (ex-head of the Mexican Securities and Banking Commission, or CNBV), to replace James Meek as chairman of the board, subject to approval by shareholders.
