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.
Affluent Chileans shifting capital to cross-border markets
November 12, 2014 by
Due to the higher exchange rate and uncertainty about tax reform, international exposure in typical HNW portfolios may have topped 50%. Tax reform, a weaker currency, and poor returns in the local market are behind the shift.
Compass Group seals distribution agreements with Nomura and Fortress
November 12, 2014 by
Compass's mutual fund platform offered to Chilean institutional investors is now formed by PIMCO, UBS Global Asset Mgt., Vanguard, and five others, while their offering of alternative funds includes Bain Capital, Fortress and two others.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – October 2014
November 12, 2014 by
While iShares led with 20 ETFs registered in the month, of which 13 are fixed income products, Janus and Rogge won approval for four and three of theirs mutual funds, respectively.
Enrique Zorrilla Fullaondo is the new president of Scotiabank Mexico
November 12, 2014 by
The appointment was made on October 24 at a meeting of the board of directors of Scotiabank Mexico, which also proposed Guillermo Babatz Torres (ex-head of the Mexican Securities and Banking Commission, or CNBV), to replace James Meek as chairman of the board, subject to approval by shareholders.
Barclays announces changes to its benchmark fixed-income indices
November 12, 2014 by
The changes impacted Barclays' Emerging Markets, Global Aggregate, US MBS and Inflation-Linked indices.
