BlackRock and Lazard led, both with three mutual funds approved in the month, while Jupiter, UBS and State Street with one product each completed the list.
Brazilian investors pulled BRL 14 billion out of more volatile funds in April
May 19, 2022 by
Equities and Balanced-Mixed funds, the most volatile, faced BRL 14 billion in net outflows, with redemptions of BRL 7.3 billion and BRL 6.7 billion, respectively.
Colombian AFPs restructure their positions, turning to international fixed income in March
May 16, 2022 by
Pension funds moved into fixed income during March, investing USD 170 million, mostly into emerging-markets debt funds. On the other hand, their redemptions of equity products totaled USD 139 million.
AFPs soured on international equities in March
May 16, 2022 by
Funds specializing in equities in both the Asian and European markets sustained the heaviest redemptions, losing USD 859 million and USD 686 million, respectively.
19 BDRs of ETFs from Global X arrive at the B3
April 20, 2022 by
The ETF BDRs will initially be intended for qualified investors (with more than BRL 1 million invested), but should soon be available for general investors as well.
Investor caution boosts demand for Brazilian fixed-income funds
April 4, 2022 by
Investor caution was rewarded by fixed-income funds’ strong performance, while poor returns led to outflows from equity and mixed funds in February.
Colombian closed-end funds given OK to issue bonds
April 4, 2022 by
Until now only private-equity funds have been allowed to issue bonds. Leveraging is also a new possibility for closed-end vehicles.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – March 2022
April 4, 2022 by
Nordea lead with four equity funds approved, followed by Bci, Candriam, JSS, Schroders, Vontobel and Arcano with one product each.
Colombian AFPs pumped brakes on cross-border allocations in February as market volatility rose
April 3, 2022 by
Although AFPs continued to increase their exposure in equities, they shed positions in debt and money market instruments. AUMs rose just USD 98 million for the month.
Emerging-equity products were the choice for Chilean AFPs in February
April 3, 2022 by
By product type, ETFs received a total of USD 982 million in net subscriptions, while active funds shed USD 251 million.
