The Chilean subsidiary of the giant Brazilian group already has distribution agreements with the firms Evli, Reliance Singapore, Solar Capital Partners, Audax, Mobius Capital and Krane Funds.
BTG Pactual locks up regional distribution deal with T. Rowe Price, hires new sales head
Gold ETFs may be OK’d by AFP regulator, a boon to State Street, BlackRock, Van Eck and Invesco
Gold ETFs will likely be approved for Chilean AFP investment in the first half of 2020, said pension superintendent Osvaldo Macías.
Third-party distributor Unicorn SP looks to add fourth manager before 2020
Unicorn currently works with Vontobel for US Offshore and Latam intermediary clients, BNY Mellon for US Offshore and Muzinich in Latin American retail and institutional markets, said David Ayastuy, founder,
Becon lands distribution deal with EFG’s New Capital fund range
New Capital is the mutual fund arm of EFG Asset Management, a global investment manager with both a Dublin and Luxembourg range of funds.
Excel Capital plans to launch four funds in the next six months
Although distribution of foreign firms is their core business, they are also strengthening their AGF.
Chilean AFPs return to Asian, Latin American equity funds in September
Chilean AFPs finished September with USD 78.9 billion invested in cross-border funds and ETFs, 69% of which was in equities.
Bank of America adds 40 model portfolios to Merrill Lynch Investment advisory program
New investment-manager model portfolios offer clients more choice and flexibility, with guidance from the company’s chief investment office.
Sinking interest rates boost allocations to riskier Brazilian fund classes
The Balanced-Mixed class drew USD 2.4 billion of new flows in the month, raising BRL 14 billion between January and September, the largest amount among fund classes.
Colombian AFP association adds voice to coming 2020 reform package
Jorge Llano Salamanca of private pension association Asofondos, argues that Colombia is hampered by problems in the public pension sector, which he views as unsustainable.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – August 2019
A total of 13 products were added in the month from ninedifferent asset managers: Fisch AM, Lord Abbet, Aktia, Pictet, PIMCO, Robeco, JP Morgan, Lindsay Goldberg and Manulife.








