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.
Más Fondos sold to Italian financial advisory
June 27, 2014 by
Más Fondos distributes third-party funds and had asset under custody equal to USD 547 million as of May 2014. Through the partnership, Azimut and Más Fondos will develop an integrated platform centered on a proprietary financial-advisor network.
Madero: Subadvisory agreement with LyonRoss gives small investors access to alternative strategies
June 20, 2014 by
Alonso Madero (photo), director of Actinver Investment, acknowledges "the need to bring innovative products" to the firm's platform, as a way of competing with bank-owned managers and offering clients higher returns with excessive equity exposure.
Compass Group designates new institutional client director in Mexico
June 20, 2014 by
Ivan Ramil took over in June as director of institutional clients of Compass Group Mexico, replacing Luis Palacio, who moved to BNP. Ramil has spent the last three years as director of international strategy for the same company.
Pioneer says Consar is close to greenlighting funding of Banamex mandate
June 16, 2014 by
One of the chief missions of Pioneer in Mexico is to service the demand of the Afores, said Gustavo Lozano (photo). "We believe a natural and necessary way for Afores to diversify their international investments is with managers that are going to help them along the way."
Principal Financial Mexico names Veron leader of investment team
June 16, 2014 by
Juan Manuel Veron (photo) also joins Principal Financial Group's executive committee to strengthen the asset management area. He will command the Investment and financial-risks team.
Sprenger takes helm of Sura Mexico
June 11, 2014 by
The appointment of Chilean Pablo Sprenger as the new CEO of SURA Mexico will go into effect on July 1. Since December 2013, Sprenger had held the same post on an interim basis. In Mexico, SURA has 6.1 million clients and manages assets of USD 26.8 billion, with a market share of 14.3% in Siefore pension funds.
Through advisory relationships, BBVA brings “the whole world” to its fund portfolio
June 6, 2014 by
"We are looking for a couple of big players – advisors – to supplement our [global] portfolio, because the key concept in our private banking is open architecture," Javier Diez Jenkins, director of wealth management and private banking at BBVA, told Fund Pro Latin America.
