Gávea will keep its hedge funds and private-equity funds, which are the firm’s core businesses. Equity funds and real-estate funds will likely stay with JP Morgan, which operates as a local asset manager in Brazil.
Fóndika AUMs grow 16.2% with purchase of Zurich platform
August 6, 2015 by
While Fóndika currently distributes the local and international funds of 10 managers, CEO Juan Carlos Pelayo noted that new regulations will allow the platform to commercialize any publicly offered Mexican funds it finds interesting.
Picton poaches Baring Asset Management from BTG Pactual
July 28, 2015 by
Baring had previously distributed its funds via Celfin Capital, which was purchased by BTG Pactual. With the help of Picton and Matías Eguiguren, the firm seeks to compete for allocations in Europe, Asia and emerging markets.
AGFs have not yet assimilated new supplementary activities
July 28, 2015 by
This new regulation authorizes supplementary activities for companies that manage mutual funds and closed-end investment funds, including managing and distributing shares of foreign funds and providing investment advisory services to local firms.
Cash contributions to retirement schemes raise money-laundering fears
July 28, 2015 by
According to sources in the sector, the issue of cash contributions has raised the eyebrows of some international players interested in the potentially huge global-investment-mandate business with the Afores, which manage close to USD 200 billion.
BofA Merrill survey: Investors hoard cash as confidence in China wanes
July 28, 2015 by
“Rising risk aversion and stretched cash levels provide a contrarian buy signal for risk assets in Q3,” said Michael Hartnett, chief investment strategist at BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research.
MetLife and Arturo Hanono, veteran CIO, part ways
July 27, 2015 by
The longtime CIO of Afore Invercap, Hanono had jumped to MetLife in May 2014, where he was responsible for the group's investment and strategy units.
Julius Baer enters Mexico with stake in leading financial advisory
July 27, 2015 by
The partnership with NSC Asesores, Mexico's leading independent financial advisory, gives Julius Baer "access to one of the largest and most promising domestic wealth management markets in Latin America," said Boris F.J. Collardi, CEO of Julius Baer.
Strong VC performance drives jump in State Street’s GX Private Equity Index
July 24, 2015 by
Venture capital was the best performing private equity strategy with a return of 3.87% in the quarter. However, Will Kinlaw, head of State Street Associates, warned that fund distributions are outpacing capital draws over the last 33 months. Limited partners may be at a loss on whether to reinvest these assets in private equity.
Ileana Salas to head global institutional sales at Santander AM
July 15, 2015 by
Salas will help build relationships with sovereign wealth funds, pension plans, investment consultants, corporates, insurers, wholesale clients and family offices.
