The AFPs finished December with USD 84.3 billion in cross-border funds and ETFs, 71% of which was in equities. iShares remained the leading asset gatherer despite hemorrhaging USD 1.2 billion in the month,
Behind the scenes, Brazilian pensions ready international-investment areas
February 6, 2020 by
Three pension firms shared their plans to invest abroad. Western Asset, Nordea, Vanguard, BlackRock, BNP and JP Morgan are among the global brands receiving allocations.
With Asian fund at USD 1 billion, Veritas looks to grow AFP offering
February 6, 2020 by
A China-oriented fund could may be joining Veritas's sole Chilean offering, managed by Ezra Sun, which has raised USD 1 billion.
Equity funds in Brazil enjoyed banner year in 2019, shattering records
February 5, 2020 by
With net funding of BRL 17 billion in December, the equity class ended the year with its best annual performance and the industry's largest net inflow at BRL 86 billion, tripling its 2018 result.
Local advisors witness asset shift abroad amid Chilean unrest
February 5, 2020 by
Multi-family offices and the HNW segments of local banks have followed large family offices in moving wealth outside the country, advisors told Fund Pro Latin America.
It’s happening! Mexican Afore first out of gate with USD 450 million cross-border fund allocation
February 5, 2020 by
The CIO of a top Mexican Afore sat down with Fund Pro Latin America to discuss its initial investment in cross-border funds and its future global strategy, which is very keyed in to Asia.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – January 2020
February 4, 2020 by
Lazard, Credicorp Capital, Franklin Templeton, Pictet, Aditya Birla Sun Life, Altamar, Golden Gate, CarVal Investors, Golub, Kayne Anderson and Monarch were the managers registering products in January 2020.
JPM adds its name to list of managers with Afore-ready products
January 16, 2020 by
The fund – JPM US Select Equity – aims to achieve a return in excess of the US equity market by investing primarily in US companies that are selected by a research-driven investment process based on the fundamental analysis.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – December 2019
January 13, 2020 by
SEI and LFDE, La Financière de l'Echiquier, led the list of registered investment products with five and three mutual funds, respectively, followed by Morgan Stanley and Wellington each with one product approved.
Compass Group gets green light to offer first Brazilian-domiciled fund
February 7, 2020 by
Compass opened the Brazil office in 2018 and obtained a license to manage funds in December 2019. In 2020 it plans on launching credit funds, domestic equity funds as well as feeders that link to global managers.
