The former director of research and chief economist at the Central Bank of Chile will oversee the Andean region for the Brazilian-based firm.
Garcia Lagos replaces Guida as CEO of Itaú Chile AGF
July 11, 2014 by
Until now he was serving as chief investment officer at Corpbanca. Guida was been named head of wholesale products at Itaú Asset Management and has returned to Brazil.
Colombian Pension Funds: international exposure impacted by reaching of equity ceiling
July 2, 2014 by
Appetite for cross-border investments of Colombian Pension Funds got frozen in April. With a stronger Peso plus the equity-investment limit of the multifondo Moderado virtually reached, cross-border fund activity was brought to nearly a standstill.
Pioneer poised to benefit from open architecture in Mexico
July 2, 2014 by
Increasingly there is an offer of diversification and specialization in investments in Mexico and that is where Pioneer is finding its place, says Gustavo Lozano (photo), country manager in Mexico.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – June 2014
July 2, 2014 by
Barings, through its local distributor BTG Pactual, led with seven funds listed in June. Dimensional Fund Advisors and BNY Mellon also had a multiple of funds approved for the month.
Nestle pension plan hires ex-Towers exec Cardoso
July 2, 2014 by
Alessandra Cardoso (pictured), a former Towers Watson executive, will occupy the new position of investment manager in the entity running two funds with a combined USD 650 million in assets under management.
Colombian unit of Old Mutual builds out its local business
July 2, 2014 by
The president of Old Mutual in Colombia, Daniel Cortés McAllister (photo), said the firm is intent on growing the mutual-fund and life-insurance businesses, and is also adding brokerage and real estate to its product portfolio.
Will a state-run Chilean AFP invest like its private peers?
June 27, 2014 by
In theory, investment in certain strategic state enterprises could get priority, along with support for the country’s monetary policies. Fund Pro Latin America investigates the range of possibilities.
Aberdeen appoints Americas co-heads
June 27, 2014 by
With the Scottish Widows acquisition behind it, Aberdeen has restaffed the command structure for Latin America. Aberdeen alum Bev Hendry has returned to the company, and Andrew Smith has been promoted. Both will work from the Philadelphia offices of Aberdeen.
Pension managers may be showing renewed interest in active funds
June 27, 2014 by
Even though Peruvian pension managers' positions in ETFs continue to increase, distributors detect an opening to other portfolio management models.
