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
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
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
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.
League Table – Assets Gathered by Cross-Border Managers & ETFs Sponsors – Mexican OFI Market – May 2014
Excel workbook detailing assets gathered by cross-border fund managers and ETFs sponsors in the Mexican mutual funds market (OFIs). Also includes monthly inflows / outflows and market share. Data as of May 31, 2014.
Companies mentioned in this report: iShares; Vanguard; Aberdeen; State Street; Schroders; MFS; Franklin Templeton; BlackRock, Principal; Hederson; PowerShares, JP Morgan; EDM; BNP Paribas; Robeco;BBVA; First Trust; Van Eck; Santander; Oppenheim Pramerica; Pioneer; WisdomTree; Investec; Proshares; Fidelity; Global X; PIMCO; ING; Morgan Stanley; United States Commodity Fund; EasyETF; Actinver; Banamex; BBVA; Compass; Franklin Templeton; GBM; HSBC; Interacciones; Intercam; Invex; Ixe; Principal; Santander; Scotia; Sura; Valmex; Vector; Old Mutual.
Pioneer says Consar is close to greenlighting funding of Banamex mandate
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
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
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.
Flow Report – Mexican Mutual Fund Manager (OFI) Investments in Cross-Border Funds and ETFs – May 2014
Excel workbook detailing inflows / outflows of Mexican mutual funds into international funds and ETFs. Includes names of all funds and ETFs as well as amounts invested in each. Data as of May 31, 2014.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; Axa; BBVA; BlackRock; BNP Paribas; EasyETF; EDM; Fidelity; First Trust; Franklin Templeton; Global X; Henderson; ING; Investec; iShares; JP Morgan; MFS; Morgan Stanley; Oppenheim Pramerica; Pioneer; PowerShares; Principal; ProShares; Robeco; Santander; Schroder; State Street; Van Eck; Vanguard; WisdomTree; Actinver; Banamex; BBVA; Compass; GBM; HSBC; Inbursa; Interacciones; Intercam; Ixe ; Principal; Santander; Old Mutual; Valmex; Vector; Franklin Templeton; Scotia; Invex; Sura.
Holdings Report – Mexican Mutual Fund Manager (OFI) Investment in Cross-Border Mutual Funds and ETFs – May 2014
Excel workbook detailing Mexican mutual fund allocations to global fund managers. Includes names of all funds as well as amounts invested in each. Also included is a breakdown of offshore allocations by asset class. Data as of May 31, 2014.
Companies mentioned in this report: Banamex; Valmex; Sura; BBVA; Santander; Actinver; Scotia; Principal; Ixe; Inbursa; GBM; HSBC; Compass; Skandia; Interacciones; Franklin; Templeton; Invex; Vector; Intercam; Aberdeen; BBVA; BlackRock; BNP; Paribas; EasyETF; EDM; Fidelity; First; Trust; Franklin; Templeton; Global; X; Henderson; ING; Investec; iShares; JP; Morgan; MFS; Morgan; Stanley; Oppenheim; Pramerica; Pioneer; PowerShares; Principal; ProShares; Robeco; Santander; Schroder; State; Street; Van; Eck; Vanguard; WisdomTree.










