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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Peruvian AFPs will face additional redemptions after May 19 ruling

Regardless of the outcome of the presidential election, additional withdrawals and weakening of the AFP system appear likely.

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JP Morgan AM expands its ETF business in Mexico

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).

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