“If investors choose asset classes, sectors and stocks carefully, they can meaningfully outperform the market," says BofA Merrill's Candace Browning. "2017 could be the year of the active investor.”
Performance Report – Chilean AFP Investments in Cross-Border Funds and ETFs – November 2016
December 12, 2016 by
Excel workbook detailing, over various time periods, returns of each international fund/ETF receiving investments from Chilean AFP. Data as of November 30, 2016.
Companies mentioned in this report: AllianceBernstein; Aberdeen; Allianz; Ashmore; Aviva Investors; Axa; BlackRock; BlueBay; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon AM; Credit Suisse; Deutsche; Dimensional; Eastspring; Eurizon; EuroAmerica; F&C; Fidelity; Franklin Templeton; GAM; Goldman Sachs; Henderson; HSBC; Invesco; Investec; iShares; JP Morgan; Julius Baer; Man; Matthews; MFS; Morgan Stanley; Muzinich; Natixis; Neuberger Berman; NN IP; Nomura; Nordea; Oaktree; Pictet; PIMCO; Pioneer; Robeco; Rogge; Schroders; Security; State Street; Threadneedle; TIAA-CREF; UBS; Van Eck; Vanguard; Vontobel; Wellington; WisdomTree.
Performance Report – Mexican Mutual Fund Investments in Cross-Border Funds and ETFs – November 2016
December 12, 2016 by
Excel workbook detailing, over various time periods, returns of each international fund/ETF receiving investments from Mexican Mutual Funds. Data as of November 30, 2016.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; BBVA; BlackRock; BNP Paribas; Deutsche; 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; Van Eck; Vanguard; WisdomTree.
Chilean AFPs showed renewed interest for US equities ahead of of November elections
December 10, 2016 by
AFP exposure to North American equity hit a three-month-high of USD 10.4 billion in October, as managers plowed USD 438 million into the segment. Over the last three months, the SPDR S&P 500 has accumulated USD 1.2 billion in new AFP investment.
Regulators, intermediaries not worried by impact of Trump on Mexican fund industry
December 9, 2016 by
Edurado Flores Herrera, vice-president of Securities Supervision at Mexico's CNBV, discussed with Fund Pro Latin America the new mechanisms in place to buffer the mutual-fund clients from market-induced shocks.
XXI Banorte plans early 2017 RFP
December 9, 2016 by
XXI is the most active Afore in terms of international mandates, having announced a USD 150 million mandate with Pioneer, new disbursements in its European mandate with BlackRock and Schroders, and, according to CIO Sergio Méndez, an upcoming RFP in early 2017.
Emerging-markets products sit atop Colombian AFPs’ cross-border shopping list
December 6, 2016 by
AFP exposure to emerging markets rose in September to nearly 25%, compared with only 10% in December 2015. The largest allocation for the month was for USD 136 million into Vontobel Emerging Markets Equity–I, made by a single AFP.
Chilean AFPs suffering small-scale exodus of talent
December 5, 2016 by
Jorge Valencia left AFP Habitat to join Banco Santander as head of global markets. AFPs are finding it difficult to retain executives as salaries tend to pale vs. those offered in the local asset-management market.
League Table – Assets Gathered by Latin American Mutual Fund Managers – September 2016
December 5, 2016 by
This league table provides a ranking of Latin American Mutual Fund Managers, domiciled in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, by AUM. It also includes annual growth/loss and percentage change . Data as of September 30, 2016.
Companies mentioned in this report: Banco do Brasil; Itaú; Bradesco; Santander; Caixa Econômica Federal; Citigroup; HSBC; BBVA; BTG Pactual; Credit Suisse; J Safra Asset Mgt.; Votorantim; Funcef; BNP Paribas; Legg Mason; Banchile; Sura; Scotia; Banorte – Ixe; Fundacao Cesp; Verde; JP Morgan; Inbursa; Quantitas; Plural Capital; Actinver; BRL Trust; BW; Bci; Sul America Investimentos; Opportunity; Vinci Partners; Pátria; GBM; Grupo Aval; Morgan Stanley; Oliveira Trust ; Icatu; Real Grandeza; Intrag; Credicorp Capital; JGP; Pessoas fisicas Fundacao; LarrainVial; SPX; BancoEstado; Principal; Security; Porto Seguro; Banrisul; Alianza; Gávea; BNY Mellon Asset Mgt.; Vale do Rio Doce Fundacao; Bice; GPS – CFO; Fapes Fundacao; Pragma; Modal; Mapfre; Kinea; Planner; XP Investor; Merrill Lynch; Riviera; MHFT; Davivienda; Rio Bravo Investimentos; Pellegrini; Brasilprev Seguros; BNB; O3; Dynamo; Reliance; Phronesis Investimentos; Petra; Ceres Fundacao; Interacciones; Telos Embratel; CorpBanca; Nafinsa; Compass; Vector; CBS Fundacao; Galicia Adm. de Fondos; Schroders; BBM; Alfa; Consenso; Integral Investimentos; Serpros Fundacao; GAP Prudential; Valmex; Tarpon; Banco Clássico; Kondor; BancoOB; Ibiuna; G5; Valores Bancolombia and Others.
League Table – Assets Gathered by Latin American Pension Fund Managers – September 2016
December 5, 2016 by
This league table provides a ranking of Latin American Pension Fund Managers, domiciled in Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Uruguay by AUM. It also includes annual growth/loss and percentage change. Data as of September 30, 2016.
Companies mentioned in this report: Sura; Metlife; Principal; Habitat; Banorte; Grupo Aval; Banamex; Scotiabank; Profuturo GNP; BCP; Invercap; PensionISSSTE; Inbursa; Coppel; Banco República; Planvital; Skandia; BPDC; Modelo; Itaú Unibanco; Banco Popular; Banco Azteca; Banco Nacional; BCR; BHD; Bandes; Vida Plena; BanReservas; BAC; CCSS-OPC; Banco General; BanVivienda; Romana.
