The AFPs injected just USD 53.5 million into cross-border funds and ETFs during February. That brought total assets under management to USD 93.6 billion, 67% of which was in equities.
Chilean AFP x AFP Investments in International Funds – December 2020
Excel workbook detailing investments of each Chilean AFP in international funds. Includes names of all funds as well as amounts invested in each. Data as of December 31, 2020.
Companies mentioned in this report: iShares, Schroders, JPMorgan, PIMCO, Allianz, DWS, Ninety One, Robeco, UBS, Vanguard, Baillie Gifford, Aberdeen Standard, Veritas, Amundi, Man GLG, Goldman Sachs, GAM, State Street, Moneda, BNP Paribas, Axa, Lord Abbett, HSBC, Pictet, Fidelity, Invesco, Barings Dimensional, PineBridge, Credit Suisse, NN IP, Morgan Stanley, Janus Henderson, Banchile, Nordea, BlueBay, LarrainVial, Lazard, BTG Pactual, Nomura, AQR, Bci, EFG, Vontobel, Neuberger Berman, Compass, Santander, Ashmore, Berenberg, Toesca, Independencia, AllianceBernstein, Franklin Templeton, Bice, Credicorp Capital, Aviva Investors, Security, Capital Advisors, CMB LV, TIAA-CREF, CMB Prime, DoubleLine, Oaktree, BMO, BlackRock, Eastspring, BancoEstado, Mirae, KKR, Muzinich, Carlyle, Hamilton Lane, MainFirst, Lyxor, Van Eck, CVC CP, Lexington, LGT Capital Partners, HarbourVest, Avenue Capital Group, Vista Equity Partners, Ardian, HPS IP, Frontral, Partners Group, Matthews, Oak Hill Advisors, Blackstone, Edmond de Rothschild, Ameris, Antin Infrastructure Partners, Candriam, Legal & General, EQT Partners, Warburg Pincus, StepStone, Cinven, Permira, Triton Partners, Bradesco, Apax, William Blair, Coller IP, Hellman &Friedman, Scotia, Cerberus CM, La Financière de l'Echiquier, AZ Multi Asset, Platinum Equity, TPG GenPar, Zurich, Carval Investors, Strategic Partners, Apollo, Linzor CP, Itaú, WisdomTree, SPARX, ICG, Intermediate Capital Group, T. Rowe Price, Acadian, Lone Star, Volcom Capital, Falcom Capital, Link CP, IK Investment Partners, ODDO BHF, Southern Cross, Ares, Altamar, Landmark, Fortress, EuroAmerica, BNY Mellon AM, Stone Harbor, Habitat, Provida, Cuprum, Capital, Modelo, Planvital, Uno.
Mexican Mutual Fund Industry Net New Investments (NNI) Report – March 2021
Excel workbook detailing net new investments (NNI) of all locally registered Mexican mutual funds, asset managers and industry sectors. Also includes monthly and year to date NNI data by asset class, region, sector and manager by sector. Data as of March 31, 2021.
Companies mentioned in this report: BBVA, BlackRock, Santander, Banorte – Ixe, Actinver, Scotia, HSBC, Inbursa, GBM, Sura IM, Valmex, Vector, Nafinsa, Principal, Franklin Templeton, Invex, Monex, Skandia, Finaccess, Compass, Intercam, Multivalores, Value, CI Fondos, Azimut, BNP Paribas, Mifel, Valores Afirme, Axa, BTG Pactual.
Mexican Mutual Fund Industry Statistics – March 2021
Excel workbook detailing, over various time periods, mutual fund industry asset growth by sector and managers. Data as of March 31, 2021.
Companies mentioned in this report: BBVA, BlackRock, Santander, Banorte – Ixe, Actinver, Scotia, HSBC, Inbursa, GBM, Sura IM, Valmex, Vector, Nafinsa, Principal, Franklin Templeton, Invex, Monex, Skandia, Finaccess, Compass, Intercam, Multivalores, Value, CI Fondos, Azimut, BNP Paribas, Mifel, Valores Afirme, Axa, BTG Pactual.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – April 2021
DWS led with 10 products registered in the month, while JP Morgan followed with eights ETFs. J Safra, Jupiter, and Invesco completed the list. Bridgepoint, Brookfield, Morgan Stanley and Trilantic joined the list with one alternative product each.
Itaú AGF sees opportunities to manage savings withdrawn from AFPs
Among other things, a pioneering initiative between Itaú and Door Dash clone Rappi aims to make new, nimbler digital financial solutions more widely available in Chile.
Matthews Asia turns over Latin American institutional distribution to Picton
Matthews had previously been using HMC Capital as its Andean distributor, but moved to Picton after a thorough partner search.
ESG funds in Mexico present an opportunity for international asset managers
Santander CEO Jesús Mendoza del Río wants to list a global equities version of Mexico's premier ESG fund, a local equity product which launched last summer.
Latin American Pension Fund Investments in Cross-Border Securities – March 2021
Chart comparing levels of pension fund system investments in international mutual funds and other international securities. Data from Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico and Peru. Data broken out by instrument, Year-end totals from December 2016 through 2020, and as of March 31, 2021.
League Table – Assets Gathered by Cross-Border Fund Managers – Latin American Institutional Market – March 2021
Includes assets gathered by cross-border fund managers in the following markets: Chilean pension funds (AFPs), mutual funds (AGFs), investment funds (FIR), life insurer (LI), Colombian pension funds (AFPs), Mexican pension funds (Afores) and mutual funds (OFIs) and Peruvian pension funds (AFPs). Period: Three months ending March 31, 2021.
Companies mentioned in this report: Schroders; GAM; Pioneer; BlackRock; JP Morgan; Matthews; Invesco; PIMCO; DWS; Franklin Templeton; Ninety One; Vanguard; Robeco; Dimensional; Henderson; BNP Paribas; Fidelity; Aberdeen; Eastspring; Nomura; NN IP; Axa; Goldman Sachs; Morgan Stanley; Pictet; Vontobel; Ashmore; Allianz; TIAA-CREF; MFS; HSBC; 1832 AM; Wellington; BBH; AB; Aviva Investors; Threadneedle; BNY Mellon AM; Edmond de Rothschild; EDM; Neuberger Berman; Santander; Man; UBS; Amundi; Oaktree; AQR; Lyxor; Eurizon; Moneda; Tokio Marine; Principal; Security; Old Mutual; F&C.






