Sergio Rodríguez, director general of Financial Planning and Economic Studies of the regulator, says his agency is planning to extend the 20% limit on foreign securities, and that flexibility is the key to long-term thinking on the system.
New Consar president receptive to adjustments in the investment regime but no hurry
Carlos Ramírez Fuentes, new president of the pension regulatory body, said they would continue promoting diversification and the time had come for the second generation reforms.
Franklin Templeton sees an opportunity in Mexico
Company executives visited the country and were cautiously optimistic about signs of opening in the pension and investment fund sector.
Afores sector faces three challenges, Amafore says
International investment, the level of contributions and coverage are among priority topics. The regulator’s role is crucial for a real effort to deal with them and continue the evolution of the pension system in Mexico.
Compass Group sees a sluggish 2013 for funds
According to Luis Palacios, the group’s institutional sales director, important regulatory constraints will hold back growth in the sector.
Merger of Afore XXI with Afore Banorte could lead to extension of limits for foreign investment
XXI-Banorte will be the largest Afore which could be too big for the Mexican market, and there is also an obvious need for the regulator to extend the foreign asset investment limit.
BBVA Sells Mexico Pension Fund to Banorte, IMSS for USD1.6 Billion
Grupo Financiero Banorte and Mexico’s Social Security Institute, known as IMSS, will each pay half of the price for the Afore Bancomer unit.
Afore Banamex goes for two more mandates
About to fund the first mandate - which was won by BlackRock, Schroders and JP Morgan - Javier Orvañanos, investment manager at Afore Banamex, is now working on mandates for commodities and international securities.
Afore Sura Mexico ready to select fund managers in a few months
The Colombian company in Mexico starts its process to receive mandate in early 2013
Banamex offers Citi custody and management services to Afores in Mexico
Afore Banamex will be the first to use the Citi services for custody of its new international asset management mandates.





