Natixis named as its managing director for Mexico Mauricio Giordano, an executive that had up until August 2014 been working in the business analysis and implementation area at Schroders, a firm that has led the way in successfully securing global mandates from the Afores.
Old Mutual signs cross-border distribution agreement with Uruguayan platform
November 26, 2014 by
The distribution agreement with the Uruguayan group, AIVA, will provide enhanced coverage for OMGI's product range in the US and Latin American offshore market.
Itaú now licensed to operate broker-dealer in Mexico
November 26, 2014 by
Itaú has been expanding in Latin America, in an attempt to ease its dependence on Brazil, where a recession has taken hold.
BTG Pactual appoints new director of wealth management
November 19, 2014 by
BTG Pactual Peru has named Guillermo Van Oordt as the new director of wealth management for its Peru office. The appointment comes months after José Antonio Blanco was appointed as CEO.
Deutsche in Latin roadshow promoting ETFs with tactical asset allocation model
November 19, 2014 by
The strategy was explained in a Nov. 11 seminar on Megatrends in Passive Investment Strategy, held in Santiago, with the participation of executives from this manager, representatives of MSCI, Morningstar and the Chilean Ministry of Finance, among others.
PineBridge well-placed to take advantage of Latam private-equity opportunities
November 19, 2014 by
Stacy Steimel, managing director, portfolio manager, and head of Latin America Equities, said her firm currently has a preference for the secondaries market, focusing on smaller transactions, as well as private credit.
Cristóbal Monje, ex BlackRock exec, joins Fidelity in Chile
November 19, 2014 by
Monje is one of the first hires following Fidelity's touchdown in Santiago, from where it will be seeking to widen the scope of its institutional business in the region.
BM&F Bovespa and S&P Dow Jones reach landmark index agreement
November 19, 2014 by
New indices being considered are: factor-based indices (e.g. dividend, volatility, and multi-asset), those based on risk control, as well as sector indices, each based upon established and recognized S&P DJI methodologies.
First Trust AlphaDEX ETFs approved for sale to Mexican pensions
November 19, 2014 by
First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX and First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX provide pension managers an index-based option that seeks risk-adjusted excess returns over time by selecting and weighting stocks based on fundamental merit-based factors.
Fitch affirms HSBC Gestão and multimanager unit at ‘Highest Standards’
November 19, 2014 by
Fitch believes that HSBC Gestão's main challenge is to increase participation in higher value-added funds in the face of strong competition, to improve performance of its funds and grow its AUM in an increasingly challenging environment.
