Hanono has a long track record in the Afore industry, most recently managing the portfolio at Afore Invercap. He is also head of the Afore association's investment committee.
Sprenger named CEO of Sura AM and is given seat on Latin American executive committee
September 11, 2014 by
In his new role, Pablo Sprenger (photo) is responsible for growth of the pensions and annuities businesses, as well as life insurance and institutional funds in Mexico for Sura Asset Management Mexico.
BBVA Bancomer opens new UHN unit for high net worth clients
August 8, 2014 by
Bancomer UHN is the first office of its kind in Mexico and the world, combining products and services for family offices and high net-worth investors, with the backing of a global bank. This year Bancomer will open similar offices in the Mexican cities of Monterrey and Guadalajara.
BNP Paribas names new sales manager for Mexican institutional clients
August 1, 2014 by
After almost six years leading the institutional sales team at Compass Group in Mexico, in June Palacio took over responsibility for identifying the needs of the institutional clients of BNP Paribas Investment Partners and designing tailor-made investment solutions.
S&P Dow Jones to assume control of all Mexican Stock Exchange indices
July 25, 2014 by
S&P DJI will assume the marketing and commercial licensing of the BMV indices with the intent to jointly create new indices with the BMV. All current BMV indices will be co-branded S&P.
XXI Banorte faces challenge managing Mexico’s largest institutional portfolio
July 24, 2014 by
Mexico's largest pension manager says it will use its entire 20% international allocation to gain exposure to foreign equities, in part via ETFs and in part via mandates.
Sura: Afores need to expand foreign investments
July 24, 2014 by
Enrique Solórzano (photo), head of investments at Afore Sura, said that the Siefores representing younger people should adopt the investment models of countries such as Chile and Peru, which allow a higher rate of investment in equity than in bonds, as a means of increasing returns.
Consar expects pension managers to follow Afore Banamex’s model on mandates
July 16, 2014 by
In an interview with Fund Pro Latin America, Carlos Ramirez Fuentes (photo), president of the Consar, said that "Increases in both the contribution rate and the foreign investment limit are important changes to be discussed," adding, "we are concentrating a lot of risk in one basket by leaving 80% of savings in a single country."
First XXI Banorte mandate to be funded in November; more to follow
July 16, 2014 by
Mexico's largest pension fund has a short list of four managers ready for a second mandate, this time in commodities. In this article, CIO Ignacio Saldaña (photo) reveals how many more mandates the firm has lined up, as well as the percentage of total AUM it plans to allocate to global managers.
Pioneer poised to benefit from open architecture in Mexico
July 2, 2014 by
Increasingly there is an offer of diversification and specialization in investments in Mexico and that is where Pioneer is finding its place, says Gustavo Lozano (photo), country manager in Mexico.
