The fund will invest in investment-grade Latin American fixed-income securities and be marketed through various global mutual fund platforms, but under the name (or brand) of a European bank, said t BICE's Enrique Santibáñez.
Afore XXI Banorte makes it easy for Mexican expats to save for retirement
September 15, 2017 by
XXI Banorte's Juan Manuel Valle Pereña said the Afore's alliance with uLink gives US-based Mexican expats an easy-to-navigate and easy-to-access service to make voluntary retirement contributions from any device or computer.
Evli Fund Management latest brand added to BTG Pactual’s platform
August 30, 2017 by
Evli is a Finnish manager specializing in corporate bonds, factors, small caps and frontier markets. Ignacio Pedrosa, BTG Pactual manager for third-party distribution, believes the firm's high-performing funds are natural fits for AFPs.
Vanguard sees cost competition aiding its AUM growth in Mexico
August 30, 2017 by
“In recent years our clients have told us they like Vanguard's low-cost quality offering, but they wanted more presence and a closer relationship with us," said Juan Manuel Hernández, and ex-BlackRock and iShares executive named to head Vanguard's first Mexico City office.
Asian, European and emerging-markets funds lifted in Chilean AFP offshore surge
August 30, 2017 by
Chilean AFPs finished July with USD 68.9 billion abroad, a level not seen since July 2015, and compares with USD 57.7 billion in December. Funds by Aberdeen, Allianz, Investec, GAM and Invesco were in high demand.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – August 2017
August 30, 2017 by
Investec and Morgan Stanley had two products each registered, while JP Morgan and Lord Abbett followed completed the list with one fund each.
BTG Pactual set to launch broker-dealer in Argentina
August 30, 2017 by
Grupo BTG Pactual SA's broker-dealer in Argentina will start operations by early September, as Latin America's largest independent investment bank seeks to boost exposure to potential capital markets expansion in the country.
Pimco puts on asset-gathering master class in Brazil
August 30, 2017 by
Pimco's Brazil-domiciled feeder funds, which invest in cross-border Pimco products, raised roughly USD 350 million in the first six months of 2017, with AUMs jumping from USD 61 million to USD 419 million. Luis Otavio Oliveira, Pimco's VP of business development, explains how.
MFS looks to reinforce its Latin American sales team
August 15, 2017 by
Miami-based L. José Corena, managing director-Americas, will continue to oversee of sales and administrative matters in the region as MFS looks to fortify its Latin American sales effort.
AllianceBernstein sets up in Chile, and keeps partnership with Vision Advisors
August 15, 2017 by
Ignacio Fuenzalida, who was heading MFS Investment's efforts in the Andean region, was hired to run AB's newest Latin American office. Alliance will continue using Vision Advisors as a rep firm in a more targeted effort.
