Of the 15 products approved, 10 are equity funds, three high yield bond funds, one commodity fund, and one real estate fund. Oddo, a French asset manager, made its first appearence with four products.
XP Investimentos buys Internet brokerage Clear
August 1, 2014 by
The holding company of XP Investimentos announced the acquisition of the Internet brokerage Clear in a transaction estimated at BRL 90 million.
Luciana Rodrigues takes over capital-markets area at Previ
August 1, 2014 by
The capital market area has been responsible, among other activities, for the process of foreign investment initiated by the pension fund this year.
Legg Mason announces deal for Martin Currie
August 1, 2014 by
The addition of Martin Currie is designed to expand Legg Mason’s capabilities in active equities, with the inclusion of the firm’s global equity, global emerging markets, Asian equity, European equity, Japan and China equity funds.
Deutsche A&WM hires Wilczewski to lead institutional coverage in the Americas
July 28, 2014 by
Wilczewski will focus on serving institutional investors, overseeing client coverage and distribution in the Americas. He was most recently head of advisory solutions at AON Hewitt.
Fitch affirms ARX Investimentos rating at highest standards
July 28, 2014 by
ARX's 'Highest Standards' ratings reflects Fitch's opinion that the company's investment platform and operating framework are superior relative to the standards applied by institutional investors in international markets.
JPM EMD chief sees high-yield sovereigns beating investment grade
July 28, 2014 by
One of the favorite asset classes of JP Morgan's Pierre-Yves Bareau (photo) is Brazilian inflation-linked bonds, which he said are benefiting from high real rates while breakevens are very low.
PineBridge strengthens team in Santiago with new hire
July 25, 2014 by
With the new addition of Adrien Grynblat, PineBridge hopes to develop its presence in the region, in the distribution of mutual funds and alternative investments.
S&P Dow Jones to assume control of all Mexican Stock Exchange indices
July 25, 2014 by
S&P DJI will assume the marketing and commercial licensing of the BMV indices with the intent to jointly create new indices with the BMV. All current BMV indices will be co-branded S&P.
XXI Banorte faces challenge managing Mexico’s largest institutional portfolio
July 24, 2014 by
Mexico's largest pension manager says it will use its entire 20% international allocation to gain exposure to foreign equities, in part via ETFs and in part via mandates.
