In his new role, Goldberg (photo) will help drive emerging markets debt research, oversee investment strategy ideas and also serve as a member of BlackRock’s investment committee.
Swiss & Global bond chief finds Brazil relatively cheap
April 29, 2014 by
Swiss & Global Asset Management's head of fixed income has built up exposure to local-currency emerging-markets debt in Brazil and Indonesia and says the sector now looks very cheap compared to high-yield emerging market debt.
RBC says it will exit Chile and maintain long-distance relationships with Latin clients
April 21, 2014 by
In a move that seems prescient in retrospect, RBC was one of the few global firms that seemed eager to attack Latin America when most global firms seemed crippled by the 2008 recession and the losses racked up when the real-estate bubble burst and commodities prices sank. For some years, it stood nearly alone, adding resources and arguably was among the entities that most capitalized on the boom in wealth generation in Latin America.
Carlyle names Jeff Holland head of Private Client Group
April 14, 2014 by
Holland's group will in part focus on arrangements with bank feeder funds and other financial advisors through which high-net-worth and other qualified individuals may gain access to a range of Carlyle alternative asset products.
TIAA-CREF buys Nuveen Investments for USD 6.25 billion
April 14, 2014 by
TIAA-CREF will add USD 221 billion in assets, bringing its funds under management to about USD 800 billion. Both TIAA-CREF and Nuveen have small positions in the Latin American institutional business, though Nuveen is a much more visible brand in wealth-management circles.
BTG Pactual strengthens fund platform in Chile and Luxembourg
April 9, 2014 by
The asset manager will continue to develop closed-end funds in both domiciles, as a way of diversifying the investor base - a benefit to Pactual and to the investors themselves, argues Rodrigo Nader, CEO of Asset Management of BTG Pactual Chile.
Credicorp Capital: Institutionals will return to emerging markets
April 2, 2014 by
The firm believes there are no long-term fundamentals in favor of developed markets and that a change in asset allocation could take place by mid-year.
Fitch assigns a BBB+ rating to Sura Asset Management
April 2, 2014 by
SURA has a leading franchise in the mandatory pension fund business. With presence in six markets, a 23% regional market share, a customer base of over 16 million people and USD 113 billion of assets under management is the only mandatory pension fund manager with presence in the region’s top four markets (Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Peru).
Santander said to scoop up BNP’s Miami-based wealth unit
April 2, 2014 by
In a move sure to further boltster its standing as a major player in the Latin American wealth-management segment, Banco Santander is said to have purchased the USD 3 billion Miami private-banking portfolio of BNP Paribas.
LV Asset Management studying new registrations in Luxembourg
March 24, 2014 by
Along with other Chilean asset managers, Larrain doesn't see the point in doing locally-domiciled fund launches when the end client is a regional institutional investor. Registering in Luxembourg seems to make more sense for the additional doors it opens for smaller managers.
