The staggered implementation, progressivity and varied purposing of independent workers’ contributions will cut into the planned inflows of AFP pension managers, notes AFP Association president Andrés Santa Cruz.
Holdings Report – Peruvian Pension Fund Investment in Cross-Border Securities – January 2019
Excel workbook detailing Peruvian pension fund allocations to cross-border mutual funds, ETFs, investment funds, stocks, bonds and deposits. Includes names of all securities as well as amounts invested in each. Also included is a breakdown of offshore allocations by asset class. Data as of January 31, 2019.
Companies mentioned in this report: iShares; State Street; Vanguard; Henderson; Pioneer; Invesco; Matthews; WisdomTree; PowerShares; JP Morgan; BNP Paribas; Dimensional; Schroders; Pictet; Eastspring; Allianz; Deutsche; First Trust; GAM; Goldman Sachs; BlackRock; UBS; Fidelity; Nomura; Robeco; NN IP; Van Eck; Investec; Axa; EDM; Threadneedle; Vontobel; Muzinich; GBM; Wellington; Morgan Stanley; Santander; Standard Life Aberdeen; Amundi; Tokio Marine; Groupama; MFS; Franklin Templeton; BNY Mellon AM; Habitat; Prima; Profuturo; Integra.
Santander is negotiating new partnerships to offer offshore fund of funds
Rudolf Gschliffner, product manager at Santander in Brazil, said the firm plans to launch at least one fund of funds this year, a total-return fund that would provide some diversity to the current offering.
Bradesco offers multi-country diversification to clients in Brazil
The funds offer the opportunity of investment in regional strategies, such as equity in Japan, United States or Europe, Bradesco's head of sales, Sergio Magalhães, told Fund Pro Latin America.
PGIM Real Estate global outlook: Striking the right portfolio balance late in the cycle
“The challenge for investors in the current environment is striking the right balance between taking on risk to capitalize on late-cycle growth opportunities and investing in strategies that offer greater downside protection,” said PGIM's Peter Hayes.
AFPs favor Asian equity and emerging-markets debt as markets recover
AFPs injected USD 760 million into emerging-markets bonds and USD 743 million into Asian equity in February, as total cross-border allocations passed the USD 80 billion mark.
Insurers look carefully at possible entry into pension business
In an interview with Fund Pro Latin America, Jorge Claude highlighted the qualities of the annuity product for execution of pension payments.
Wells Fargo/Gallup study: Investor optimism fell 18 points from a year ago
"While we do not see a recession in the near term, in many ways we are still recovering from the last one — which left a deep scar on many investors," says Wells Fargo's Tracie McMillion.
Flow Report – Mexican Mutual Fund Manager (OFI) Investments in Cross-Border Funds and ETFs – February 2019
Excel workbook detailing inflows / outflows of Mexican mutual funds into international funds and ETFs. Includes names of all funds and ETFs as well as amounts invested in each. Data as of February 28, 2019.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; BBVA; BlackRock; BNP Paribas; Deutsche; EDM; ETF Securities; Fidelity; First Trust; Franklin Templeton; Global X; Goldman Sachs; Guggenheim; Henderson; iShares; JP Morgan; Julius Baer; MFS; Nomura; PIMCO; Pioneer; PowerShares; Principal; ProShares; Robeco; Santander; Schroders; State Street; United States; Commodity Funds; Van Eck; Vanguard; WisdomTree; Actinver; Sura; GBM; Vector; Interacciones; Finaccess; Franklin Templeton; Compass; Intercam; Principal; Nafinsa; Old Mutual; HSBC; Scotia; Invex; Ixe; BBVA; Valmex; Santander; Banamex.
League Table – Assets Gathered by Cross-Border Managers & ETFs Sponsors – Mexican OFI Market – February 2019
Excel workbook detailing assets gathered by cross-border fund managers and ETFs sponsors in the Mexican mutual funds market (OFIs). Data as of February 28, 2019.
Companies mentioned in this report: iShares; Vanguard; State Street; Franklin Templeton; Aberdeen; Schroders; BlackRock; Principal; PowerShares; MFS; WisdomTree; Goldman Sachs; Robeco; Henderson; Fidelity; JP Morgan; Deutsche; Julius Baer; Pioneer; Santander; Nomura; First Trust; Van Eck; ProShares; Guggenheim; Global X; PIMCO; BBVA; United States; Commodity Funds; ETF Securities; BNP Paribas; Banamex; Santander; Actinver; Valmex; Scotia; Sura; Franklin Templeton; Principal; BBVA; Ixe; GBM; Finaccess; Invex; HSBC; Vector; Compass; Old Mutual; Intercam; Interacciones; Invercap; Monex; Nafinsa.












