Regardless of the outcome of the presidential election, additional withdrawals and weakening of the AFP system appear likely.
JP Morgan AM expands its ETF business in Mexico
May 26, 2021 by
JP Morgan Asset Management has announced the launch of two UCITs ETFs as part of its ‘BetaBuilders’ product suite: J.P. Morgan BetaBuilders US Treasury 0–3 Months UCITS ETF – USD (acc) (BB3M N) and J.P. Morgan BetaBuilders US Treasury 0–3 Months UCITS ETF – MXN Hedged (MB3M N).
Brazilian fund industry raises BRL 23 billion in April and reaches 70% of 2020 balance
May 17, 2021 by
The fund industry raised BRL 23.3 billion (USD 4.3 billion) in April, bringing net year-to-date flows to BRL 124.1 billion (USD 20 billion), already accounting for 70% of the 2020's net gain.
Record 1Q 2021 flows to cross-border funds in Brazil inspire loftier growth projections
May 17, 2021 by
"Popularization is just beginning. When I look at the industry, I am optimistic. This was the strongest quarter," said Giuliano De Marchi, head of Latin America for JPM AM.
Colombian AFPs add to emerging-markets bonds, Asian and global equities in February
May 13, 2021 by
Cross-border funds and ETFs finished the month with USD 28.8 billion of Colombian pension assets under management.
In turning aside challenge to third withdrawal, Constitutional Court puts AFP system at risk
May 12, 2021 by
Following the surprise ruling, the Constitutional Court can no longer be looked to as a free-market bulwark and protector of the "Chilean Model."
Chilean AFPs dip cautiously into cross-border products in February after 2020 raid by savers
May 6, 2021 by
The AFPs injected just USD 53.5 million into cross-border funds and ETFs during February. That brought total assets under management to USD 93.6 billion, 67% of which was in equities.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – April 2021
May 4, 2021 by
DWS led with 10 products registered in the month, while JP Morgan followed with eights ETFs. J Safra, Jupiter, and Invesco completed the list. Bridgepoint, Brookfield, Morgan Stanley and Trilantic joined the list with one alternative product each.
Itaú AGF sees opportunities to manage savings withdrawn from AFPs
May 4, 2021 by
Among other things, a pioneering initiative between Itaú and Door Dash clone Rappi aims to make new, nimbler digital financial solutions more widely available in Chile.
Matthews Asia turns over Latin American institutional distribution to Picton
May 3, 2021 by
Matthews had previously been using HMC Capital as its Andean distributor, but moved to Picton after a thorough partner search.
