Former CEO of the country’s largest asset manager, BB DTVM, Takahashi will now serve as advisor to BlackRock in Brazil.
Holdings Report – Colombian Pension Fund Investment in Cross-Border Securities – July 2016
September 23, 2016 by
Excel workbook detailing Colombian pension fund (Obligatory + Voluntary) allocations to cross-border mutual funds, ETFs, private equity funds, bonds, stocks and other securities. 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 July 31, 2016.
Companies mentioned in this report: iShares; Vanguard; State Street; Dimensional; Aberdeen; Deutsche; Morgan Stanley; Vontobel; JP Morgan; Schroders; Goldman Sachs; Advent; WisdomTree; MFS; Franklin Templeton; NB; Blackstone; Partners Group; BlackRock Robeco; Investec; Pictet; Harbour Vest; NN IP; Julius Baer; Threadneedle; Carlyle; Neuberger Berman; Fidelity; Invesco; Matthews Funds; Southern Cross; Finesa; Coller; Apollo; BBH; BNP Paribas; Axa; Warburg Pincus; PineBridge; GSP; Alp; Pomona; Pioneer; BBVA Bancomer; Horizons; AB; Deka; Bain; Court Square; Capital Partners; Ardian; Quilvest; PIMCO; River Stone Carlyle; BNY Mellon; Az Multi Asset; Amundi; Mandarine; Allianz; AllianceBernstein; Porvenir; Proteccion; Colfondos; Old Mutual; FiduDavivienda; GNB Sudameris; Alianza; Colseguros; Popular.
Brazilian Mutual Fund Manager Net New Investments (NNI) Report – August 2016
September 23, 2016 by
Excel workbook detailing net new investments (NNI) of all locally registered Brazilian mutual managers. Includes monthly NNI data, 30-day % change, month-end assets and market share by managers. Data as of August 31, 2016.
Companies mentioned in this report: Banco do Brasil, Itaú Unibanco, Bradesco, Caixa Econômica Federal, Santander Brasil, BTG Pactual, Credit Suisse, J Safra Asset Mgt., Votorantim, Legg Mason, BNY Mellon Asset Mgt., Funcef, JP Morgan, BNP Paribas, Fundacao Cesp, Citigroup, Vinci Partners, Opportunity, Sul America Investimentos, Intrag, BRL Trust, Quantitas, Real Grandeza, Morgan Stanley, BW, GPS - CFO, JGP, Icatu, SPX, Gávea, Fundacao Sistel, Porto Seguro, Pátria, Pessoas fisicas Fundacao, Integral Investimentos, GAP Prudential, Banrisul, Plural Capital, Vale do Rio Doce Fundacao, Fapes Fundacao, Mapfre, Riviera, Oliveira Trust, Alfa, Brasilprev Seguros, Pragma, BNB, Dynamo, Kinea, and others.
Brazilian Mutual Fund Managers Industry Statistics – August 2016
September 23, 2016 by
Excel workbook detailing, over various time periods, mutual fund industry asset growth by managers. Data as of August 31, 2016.
Companies mentioned in this report: Banco do Brasil, Itaú Unibanco, Bradesco, Caixa Econômica Federal, Santander Brasil, BTG Pactual, Credit Suisse, J Safra Asset Mgt., Votorantim, Legg Mason, BNY Mellon Asset Mgt., Funcef, JP Morgan, BNP Paribas, Fundacao Cesp, Citigroup, Vinci Partners, Opportunity, Sul America Investimentos, Intrag, BRL Trust, Quantitas, Real Grandeza, Morgan Stanley, BW, GPS - CFO, JGP, Icatu, SPX, Gávea, Fundacao Sistel, Porto Seguro, Pátria, Pessoas fisicas Fundacao, Integral Investimentos, GAP Prudential, Banrisul, Plural Capital, Vale do Rio Doce Fundacao, Fapes Fundacao, Mapfre, Riviera, Oliveira Trust, Alfa, Brasilprev Seguros, Pragma, BNB, Dynamo, Kinea, and others.
Chilean AFPs added allocations to Asia and emerging-market-bond funds in August
September 22, 2016 by
Funds from Templeton and BlackRock led the advance in the Asian region, while an Asian products from Investec and a Japanese fund from Julius Baer were among the biggest losers in August, which was another bad month for US and European funds as well.
PIMCO scores with currency-hedged Brazilian fixed-income fund
September 20, 2016 by
"We decided to offer a fund protected from currency volatility," said Luis Otavio Oliveira, vice president of PIMCO and responsible for business development in Latin America.
Vision Advisors creates business development area, led by Javiera Prado
September 20, 2016 by
As a replacement for Prado in the institutional area, Vision has named an executive that had previously worked for local third-party representative Swiss Advisors.
MFS reorganizes its Latin American sales approach
September 20, 2016 by
MFS has lost two Argentina-based directors, named a Miami-based executive as managing director for the Americas, and ended a third-party distribution relationship with Santiago-based Picton Advisors.
Itaú names Safra fund manager as global CIO for private banking area
September 19, 2016 by
Nicholas McCarthy will be based in Sao Paulo and oversee strategy for asset allocation and the investment-advisory business for wealthy Latin American individuals.
HIG Capital takes aim at Colombian private-equity and alternatives market
September 19, 2016 by
The global private-equity firm has installed Andrés Marulanda, an MIT graduate with nine years' experience in the local private-equity market, in its newly established Bogota office.
