Credicorp is launching Cayman- and Luxembourg-domiciled funds in the equity and debt markets. The Condor Equity Fund invest exclusively in MILA, while the Latin American Corporate Debt Fund seeks to invest 40 to 60 percent in MILA and the remainder in Mexico and Brazil primarily. Meanwhile, it is in the fundraising period for its Peru Real Estate Fund and its Colombian Real Estate Construction Fund, which offer investors access to MILA’s developing real estate sector.
Peru’s AFPs can now invest up to 20% in alternatives
August 15, 2014 by
AFPs can now invest up to 15% of their type 2 moderate portfolios and 20% of their type 3 aggressive portfolios in alternatives, without weighing against the overall equity limit. The previous limit was a scant 3%, and was being fully utilized.
Pension managers may be showing renewed interest in active funds
June 27, 2014 by
Even though Peruvian pension managers' positions in ETFs continue to increase, distributors detect an opening to other portfolio management models.
Pension managers replace equity with mutual funds and ETFs
May 28, 2014 by
Local experts point to disappointing results in Brazilian equities and attractive opportunities in global mid-cap companies that target the consumer sector.
Distributors have mixed feelings about SBS change
March 19, 2014 by
Market agents contacted by Fund Pro Latin America said that, with the new rule, the SBS is clearly taking a load off its own shoulders, but at the same time saddling AFPs with the responsibility for due diligence. ETF providers and active managers with well-established relationships are the likely beneficiaries.
Derivatives use by long-only funds still likely to frustrate global managers in Peru
March 12, 2014 by
The regulation, which will create a system similar to the one operating in Colombia, provided a glass-half-empty vs. glass-half-full predicament for global fund managers, since mention of derivatives use in the funds' investment policies may still prevent largely long-only funds from flying under the regulators' radar.
Peruvian regulator gets out of approvals business
March 11, 2014 by
As part of the implementation of the AFP reform, the SBS eliminated the obligation to register financial instruments considered "simple" and most frequently allocated to, which cover about 97% of pension fund investments. This includes cross-border mutual funds.
BTG Pactual names former Citi executive as its Peru chief
March 5, 2014 by
Brazil-based BTG Pactual has announced the appointment of José Antonio Blanco as general manager for Peru, responsible for leading BTG Pactual's growth strategy in the following areas: investment banking, asset management, wealth management and sales & trading.
WisdomTree extends global reach in Latin America
February 28, 2014 by
The Peruvian pension regulator approved the sale of 12 WisdomTree ETFs, a necessary condition before they can be purchased.
Peruvian AFP cross-border investments reached 34.84% of total portfolio in November
December 26, 2013 by
Power Shares, State Street, and BlackRock’s iShares are the top three ETF families receiving investments from the AFPs. Meanwhile, Henderson, Julius Baer, and Aberdeen are among the leading mutual fund managers.
