John Oestreicher, client advisor for the US Offshore business, is taking on additional responsibility to serve as national sales manager for US Offshore.
‘Positive environment of accumulation’ for Afores justifies Goldman’s local presence in Mexico
Pension reform should increase alternative investments in Mexico according to Ramon Fernandez, vice-president at GSAM.
Consar will soon be in charge of cross-border-fund approvals, replacing the Amafore
The Amafore’s vice-president, Alvaro Melendez, says he expects the change to occur toward the end of July or beginning of August 2021.
Mexican pension regulator urges legislators to broaden investment regime
Abraham Vela Dib, president of the Consar, argued that the regulator should have latitude to set offshore investment limits.
GBM lands investment from SoftBank to accelerate the democratization of investments in Mexico
GBM will keep investing in having the best product offering for our institutional and corporate clients, as well as building the best external advisor base in the country,” stated GBM's co-CEO Pedro de Garay Montero.
XP partners with Giant Steps, a leading Brazilian quant manager
XP sees a future for quantitative investing in Brazil, where systematic/quantitative strategies represent less than 2% of total AUM.
Afore Azteca to boost international positions with focus on thematic investing
"We are working to select funds that give us exposure to cutting-edge trends that are currently unfolding and that will shape the way the world works tomorrow,” said Azteca's Eduardo Parra.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – May 2021
BlackRock led with 11 ETFs of its iShares family, plus two mutual funds registered in the month, Allianz (5), AllianceBernstein (2), Wellington (2), Credit Suisse (1), Franklin Templeton (1), Invesco (1), Robeco (1) and Infravia Capital Partners (1) completed the list.
BTG Pactual scoops up Universa for USD 132 million
Universa Group is a diverse firm controlling Empiricus Research, Vitreo Holding, Money Times and Seu Dinheiro.
Pension withdrawals: Andean AFPs still hold lion’s share of most managers’ Latin AUMs
Matías Eguiguren, a partner at Picton, recognized the damage done to pension fund positions since the outbreak of COVID-19.