State Street Global Advisor announced that it has lowered the management fees on 41 SPDR exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including those investing in a wide range of international and domestic asset classes, effective immediately.
Performance Report – Mexican Mutual Fund Investments in Cross-Border Funds and ETFs – January 2015
February 3, 2015 by
Excel workbook detailing, over various time periods, returns of each international fund/ETF receiving investments from Mexican Mutual Funds. Data as of January 31, 2015.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; BBVA; BlackRock; BNP Paribas; EDM; Fidelity; First Trust; Franklin Templeton; Global X; Henderson; ING; Investec; iShares; JP Morgan; MFS; Morgan Stanley; Oppenheim; Pioneer; PowerShares; Principal; ProShares; Robeco; Santander; Schroders; State Street; Van Eck; Vanguard; WisdomTree.
Performance Report – Chilean AFP Investments in Cross-Border Funds and ETFs – January 2015
February 3, 2015 by
Excel workbook detailing, over various time periods, returns of each international fund/ETF receiving investments from Chilean AFP. Data as of January 31, 2015.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; Alfred Berg; AllianceBernstein; Allianz; Ashmore; Aviva Investors; Axa; BlackRock; BlueBay; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon AM; BTG; Pactual; Deutsche; Dimensional; DWS; Edmond Rothschild; F&C; Fidelity; Franklin Templeton; GAM; GLG; Goldman Sachs; Henderson; HSBC; ING; Invesco; Investec; iShares; JP Morgan; Julius Baer; LarrainVial; M&G; Matthews; MFS; Morgan Stanley; Natixis; Oppenheimer; Pictet; PIMCO; Pioneer; Robeco; Schroder; SEB; State Street; Swiss & Global; Threadneedle; TIAA-CREF; UBS; Van Eck; Vanguard; Vontobel; WisdomTree
CCR Monthly Approval Report – January 2015
February 2, 2015 by
A total of 14 products were added in January to the list of approved instruments to receive investments from Chilean Pension Managers (AFPs). PowerShares led with 11 equity ETFs domiciled in the USA.
Peru – AFP Report Statistics – September 2014
January 31, 2015 by
Excel workbook detailing investments of each Peruvian mandatory pension funds to international mutual fund managers. Includes names of all funds as well as amounts invested in each. Data as of September 30, 2014.
Companies mentined in this report: iShares, State Street, PowerShares, Henderson, Van Eck, Pioneer, Dimensional, Allianz, Pictet, Julius Baer, Deutsche, Vanguard, Muzinich, Threadneedle, Franklin Templeton, ING, Janus, Aberdeen, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Matthews, Investec, Robeco, Fidelity, Schroders, Axa, BNY Mellon, BNP Paribas, MFS, Integra, Prima, Profuturo, Habitat.
Argentine Mutual Fund Industry Net New Investments (NNI) Report – December 2014
January 30, 2015 by
Excel workbook detailing net new investments (NNI) of all locally registered Argentine 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 December 31, 2014.
Companies mentioned in this report: Adm. Tit y Val.; Allaria Ledesma; Arpenta; Axis; Balanz; Bayfe; Frances ADM. de Inv.; BNP Paribas; bST; Cima; CMA; Cohen; Consultatio; Convexity; Facimex; BACS; Fondcapital; Gainvest; Galicia; Galileo; GPS Inestments; Gte de Fondos; HSBC; Itaú; Macro; Mariva; MBA; Megainver; Patagonia; Pellegrini; Proahorro; Provincia;RJ Delta; Sancor Seguros; Santader Río; SBS; Schroders; Southern Trust; Standard Bank; Supervielle.
Mexican Mutual Fund Industry Statistics – December 2014
January 29, 2015 by
Excel workbook detailing, over various time periods, mutual fund industry asset growth by sector and managers. Data as of December 31, 2014.
Companies mentioned in this report: Banamex; BBVA Bancomer; Santander; Banorte – Ixe; Inbursa; Actinver; Scotia Inverlat; HSBC; GBM; Nafinsa; Interacciones; Sura; Valmex; Vector; Invex; Value; Principal; Monex; Compass; Intercam; Skandia; Finaccess; Mifel; Multivalores; Valores Afirme; CI Fondos; Franklin Templeton; Ve por Más; American Express; Invercap.
Marcello Pasquatti, 17-year veteran at MFS in Brazil, joins Pimco in Miami
January 29, 2015 by
Pasquatti, who began working for MFS in 1997 on the international sales desk, will be reporting to Alec Kersman, executive vice-president, head of Latin America & the Caribbean.
Fitch appoints Peter Shaw head of Latin America
January 29, 2015 by
Fitch Ratings has announced the appointment of Peter Shaw (photo), managing director, as head of Latin America. Most recently, Shaw was the regional credit officer for Latin America, a position he assumed in December 2010. He previously managed Fitch's Latin American Financial Institutions group.
Mexican Finance Ministry goes all in on open architecture for mutual funds
January 29, 2015 by
The Finance Ministry unveiled an open-architecture scheme that would prevent mutual fund managers from working exclusively with only one mutual fund distribution company or entity (usually the bank that owns them), and ensure that any distributor willing to offer a manager's fund should be allowed to do so.
