Corpbanca's recently formed agreement with Spanish-owned March Gestión de Fondos, which would have introduced the latter's products - or at least advisory skills - to the institutional market in Latin America - would appear to be in doubt in light of the proposed deal with BBVA.
Aberdeen replaces Americas head
December 27, 2013 by
Aberdeen has changed the leadership of its Americas business with the recruitment of David Steyn from rival asset manager AllianceBernstein.
Peruvian AFP cross-border investments reached 34.84% of total portfolio in November
December 26, 2013 by
Power Shares, State Street, and BlackRock’s iShares are the top three ETF families receiving investments from the AFPs. Meanwhile, Henderson, Julius Baer, and Aberdeen are among the leading mutual fund managers.
BTG Pactual launches local fund with international investment strategy
December 26, 2013 by
The launch is the latest in a series of new-product introductions in the USD 1 trillion Brazilian fund market aimed at providing local investors with some diversification out of local risk.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – December 2013
December 26, 2013 by
A rundown of the financial instruments approved, rejected and affirmed by the Comisión Clasificadora de Riesgo. Month of December 2013. Goldman Sachs got another two products listed: Global Strategic Income Bond Portfolio and Global US Real Estate Balanced Portfolio.
AFPs are also looking favorably at unified fund law
December 23, 2013 by
The elimination of capital-gains taxes on some local vehicles could encourage more foreign participation, contributing to more liquidity in types of products that are heavily dependent on AFP investment.
Ricciardi to join Deutsche Bank as head of Latam Global Transacion Banking
December 20, 2013 by
Ricciardi will report to Susan Skerritt, Head of Global Transaction Banking Americas and Shahrokh Moinian, Head of Trade Finance and Cash Management Corporates for the Americas. She will be based in São Paulo, Brazil.
Peruvian AFPs ask SBS to consider Latam allocations as “local” investments
December 20, 2013 by
The maneuver would free up another 4% of quota for investing in cross-border instruments domiciled outside of the region.
Fiscal reform takes bite out of tax benefit on pension-plan contributions
December 19, 2013 by
Up until 2013, contributions made by plan sponsors to private pension plans were 100% tax deductible. However, the new fiscal reform reduces the percentage to 53% and potentially just 47%, according to sources consulted by Latin Asset Management.
Chilean AFPs were strong buyers of cross-border mutual funds in November
December 19, 2013 by
Chilean pension funds made over USD 2 billion in new allocations, bringing total non-domestic investment to USD 68.8 billion. Cross-border mutual funds and direct investments in government bonds were the most chosen instruments type to increase positions. Products of Axa, Pioneer, BlackRock, and Invesco benefitted the most from the renewed enthusiasm of the AFPs.
