New investment rules have provoked a hiring spree among Chilean AFPs, which are revamping their organizational structures on the strategy side to best take advantage of new investment opportunities.
Roger Mogrovejo named to dual CIO role
August 15, 2018 by
Roger Mogrovejo has assumed CIO responsibilities at affiliated insurance companies Chilena Consolidada and Zurich-Santander.
AFP Cuprum’s alternatives-ready investment policy submitted to regulator
August 15, 2018 by
"By combining alternatives appropriately with the rest of the portfolio, we can help our members achieve a better pension," Cuprum's investment manager, Gustavo Price, told Fund Pro Latin America.
BCI Asset Management brings Lennar into its alternatives offering
August 15, 2018 by
Lennar, a real-estate developer in the US, is Bci's fourth global partner, alongside First Trust, Adams Street Partners and WellsFargo, said Bci's Sebastián Rodas.
Chile’s economic-stability fund would see boost in flows under Piñera national-security plan
August 15, 2018 by
A boost in the fund's assets from USD 14 billion to USD 30 billion or more would result from President Piñera's bill to shift some of Codelco's profits from the Armed Forces to the SWF.
Private-debt specialist Sartor AGF goes out in search of foreign clients
August 15, 2018 by
Alfredo Harz, general manager of Sartor AGF, sees an opportunity in offering alternatives strategies - particularly funds linked to private financing - to local and international investors.
Neuberger’s Global Thematic Equity fund debuts on Pershing
August 4, 2018 by
The offshore version of this high-conviction fund, managed by Daniel Paduano’s group within Neuberger Berman, has a 28-year track record in the US.
Colombia’s Davivienda hires Itaú selector to run its international investment area
August 2, 2018 by
Corredores Davivienda, a Colombian brokerage firm, has hired ex-Itaú senior fixed-income fund selector Lucas Toro Duque as its head of international investments.
LarrainVial buys its way into alternatives biz
August 2, 2018 by
Larrain announced that it would buy a 50% stake in CMB Prime, a local alternatives manager specializing in closed-end infrastructure asset portfolios.
BTG Pactual to exclusively distribute Robeco funds in Brazil
August 2, 2018 by
BTG's Marcos Pimentel noted that the firm already distributes with Reliance Asset Management; Evli Fund Management and Capital Dynamics in Latin America, but feels Robeco funds are best suited for the still-unsophisticated Brazilian market.
