Gustavo Pires, commercial manager at fund platform XP, estimated that, with new rules lowering the minimum investment on global funds, the potential audience for global feeder funds is likely to expand 50-fold in Brazil.
Brazilian platforms add cross-border funds in wake of rule changes, difficult economy
September 30, 2015 by
Nestle pension fund selects JPM, Allianz and Schroders for initial cross-border allocation
September 18, 2015 by
Alessandra Cardoso, investment manager of Nestle's pension fund, the Funepp, said the fund will be splitting 50-50 its equity portfolio between domestic and cross-border risk.
With backing of Azimut, Más Fondos is set to add a line of proprietary funds
September 18, 2015 by
Backed by the new mutual-fund regulations in Mexico, Mexican fund supermarket Más Fondos is primed to launch its own line of four proprietary funds. The conservative target is to end 2019 with just under US 1 billion in AUMs.
Volcom Capital to distribute Nikko and Ardian funds in Chile
September 18, 2015 by
"It's a nice challenge and I think I have learned from the best, which is Compass Group," said Felipe Larraín, ex-manager of Compass's institutional distribution business and now head of Chile's newest multi-brand distributor, Volcom Capital.
Deutsche Asset & Wealth makes Mexican private-banking hire
September 18, 2015 by
Pascal Landrove has many years of private-banking experience in the region, serving as Mexican managing director of Swiss-owned Lombard Odier and also as Latam relationship manager at UBS.
BofA Merrill manager survey finds deterioration in global outlook
September 18, 2015 by
"Contrarians will be noting the aggressive underweight positioning in emerging markets,” said Michael Hartnett, chief investment strategist at BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research.
Rule changes in Chile could unleash AFP investment boom in private equity
September 10, 2015 by
Pension Superintendent Tamara Agnic recognized that significant changes to the AFP investment regimen are under consideration. These modifications could potentially result in higher allocations to alternative asset classes, and direct investment by the AFPs in cross-border private-equity funds and REITs.
Conversion to public status boosts visibility of Chilean PE funds
September 10, 2015 by
The number of closed-end investment funds in Chile grew more than 30% in the first quarter of 2015 due mainly to the conversion of private funds into public funds, according to the president of the Chilean Investment Funds Association, Luis Alberto Letelier.
Allfunds opens second Latam rep office
September 10, 2015 by
Colombia native Carlos Felipe Stozitzky has been appointed as director of the new representative office in Bogotá.
Templeton and Brazilian insurer SulAmerica ink partnership, launch global fund
September 10, 2015 by
Franklin, which is headed in Brazil by Marcus Vinicius Goncalves (photo), was the last firm standing following a lengthy selection process that initially involved 40 managers, which was itself followed by a qualitative analysis with six finalists.
