“The survey clearly shows that Latin Americans are strongly motivated to be successful savers and investors, yet have fallen behind in some key planning areas, especially retirement,” said Armando Senra, head of BlackRock's Latin America and Iberia region.
BlackRock: Latin Americans recognize demands of retirement, but have set aside very little
December 5, 2014 by
Canadian and MILA-listed securities can be bought locally by Chilean investors
December 5, 2014 by
SVS approved a resolution that exempts all listed investment securities registered with regulators in Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Canada as well from enrollment in the Registro de Valores Extranjeros (foreign securities register). Under the new rules, registered securities in any of these countries - including ETFs - will be able to be traded publicly by Chilean investors almost automatically.
Latest Market Vectors ETF in Mexico provides play on fracking
December 5, 2014 by
Deutsche Securities Casa de Bolsa in Mexico will act as local sponsor and filing agent for depository receipts of the new product, Market Vectors Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF (Ticker: FRAK).
CCR Monthly Approval Report – November 2014
December 2, 2014 by
A total of 23 mutual funds were added in November to the list of approved instruments to receive investments from Chilean Pension Managers (AFPs). BNP Paribas led with 14 funds registered in the month, followed by Vontobel (3) and Allianz (2).
Afore Banamex teases new international mandate
November 26, 2014 by
Fresh off the announcement of a commodity mandate with Deutsche Bank, Wellington and Schroders, Banamex said it is in the process of interviewing managers for what would be its third international equity mandate.
Natixis Global names Schroder exec to top post at new Mexican office
November 26, 2014 by
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.
