An initial executive at the new Miami office will be Eric Figueroa, who was named regional representative for the Colombian market.
BlackRock: Global institutions look to real estate, hedge funds and infrastructure as stock valuations peak
BlackRock's Edwin Conway says his clients' two-pronged strategy for navigating risk and volatility is to maintain cash levels and selectively take active positions in alternatives and other illiquid vehicles.
Natixis gets NYSE license to create actively managed ETF
“We are always looking for innovative new ways to give investors convenient access to our actively managed strategies,” said David Giunta, CEO for the US and Canada at Natixis Investment Managers.
LarrainVial to promote Invesco funds in Uruguay/Argentina market
Invesco products being offered initially in Argentina and Uruguay will reportedly be linked to European equities, according to Larrain's Sebastián Caronni.
Allianz GI’s ‘performance fee’ funds charge investors only when beating benchmarks over 12 months
“Investors are demanding a new value proposition from active managers that proves their ability to deliver returns above the benchmark,” said Douglas Eu, CEO US for AllianzGI.
Andbank bids to be among Argentina’s first licensed global investment advisers
Andorran private bank Andbank, already active in Mexico and Brazil, wants to be operational in Argentina in the first half of 2018, said Carlos Moreno, the firm's head of the Americas.
HMC Capital selected as subadvisor for Swedish manager East Capital
The Latin American firm’s investment team, led by Santiago Arias, will collaborate with managers of the Swedish firm's Sustainable Emerging Markets Fund.
Natixis: Institutional investors embrace active managers amid fears of bubble, increased volatility
“Investors are facing unprecedented challenges as central banks unwind the easy money policies that have dominated the markets since the financial crisis and prepare for the first challenging bond market in more than a generation,” said Natixis's David Giunta.
Headstrong millennials take financial planning into their own hands
“As we observe how Americans look at their financial future, younger generations continue to rewrite the rules for the rest of us,” said Aron Levine, head of Merrill Edge









