Nicolas Gazitua, who spent the last seven years in a sales role at Compass Group, will lead the alternatives manager's Santiago-based team, in coordination with NY co-heads Mark Benedetti and Vladimir Colas.
AFP Habitat publishes its new policy for alternatives amid management shakeup
July 14, 2018 by
Alejandro Bezanilla, moved from CIO to CEO, Meanwhile, Carolina Mery, newly appointed CIO, explained Habitat's approach to the use of alternatives in the context of their investment policy published on June 26.
Regulator green-lights direct investment in alternatives by AFP Capital
July 14, 2018 by
The pension regulator has approved AFP Capital's alternatives investment policy; AFP Habitat followed close behind.
Colombian AFPs favor North America, emerging markets amid trade tensions
July 13, 2018 by
Total allocations to offshore funds and ETFs rose USD 109 million to end the month with USD 20 billion under management.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – June 2018
July 2, 2018 by
Seven mutual funds, 20 ETFs and three alternatives were added in June to the list of approved instruments eligible to receive allocations from Chilean Pension Managers (AFPs).
Financial professionals can earn CFA credits at upcoming Neuberger seminar
June 21, 2018 by
BECON Investment Management and Neuberger Berman will host the first-ever series of advisor-focused events in Latin America in which attendees can acquire Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) continuing-education credits.
Trade rhetoric inspired Colombian AFPs to keep assets closer to home in April
June 20, 2018 by
Colombian AFPs showed a preference for North American and Latin American equity in April, while scaling back their positions in emerging-market equities, as escalating US trade rhetoric encouraged the AFPs to invest domestically.
Poor showing in May puts small dent in Brazilian fund industry’s YTD growth for 2018
June 20, 2018 by
Despite negative flows of BRL 4 billion in May, there was positive flows for riskier asset classes, including equities, hybrid funds and riskier classes of fixed-income funds.
Miguel Varas joins Amundi’s Latin American team
June 20, 2018 by
The former AFP Provida executive will take on a client segment made up of central banks and sovereign funds, while also working to strengthen already-established distribution ties with regional AFPs.
Amundi strengthens focus on Latin American institutional asset gathering
June 20, 2018 by
After its merger with Pioneer, Amundi has decided to attack the Latin American institutional market from Santiago and Mexico, leveraging the experience of Silvia Fernández, who led Pioneer's distribution area in Andean markets.
