The pricing source of the iShares Silver Trust (SLV), which aims to replicate the performance of the price of silver, was changed Aug. 15 to the “London Silver Price,” and will be administered by CME Group Inc. and Thomson Reuters. The ETF is popular among Latin institutions.
Flow Report – Colombian Pension Funds (Obligatory + Voluntary) Investments in Cross-Border Funds and ETFs – June 2014
August 22, 2014 by
Excel workbook detailing inflows/outflows of Colombian pension funds into international funds / ETFs. Includes names of all funds/ETFs as well as amounts invested in each. Data as of June 30, 2014.
Companies mentioned in this report: Dimensional; Vontobel; Aberdeen; Franklin Templeton; Investec; Robeco; Morgan Stanley; Schroder; JP Morgan; MFS; ING; BBH; Pictet; Amundi; Matthews Funds; Fidelity; BlackRock; Pioneer; WisdomTree; Invesco; Deka; LarrainVial; AllianceBernstein; AZ Fund Management; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon; HSBC; Allianz; iShares; State Street; Vanguard; Proshares; PowerShares; Pimco; Van Eck; Lyxor; Protección; Porvenir; Colfondos; Skandia; Horizonte; HSBC; FiduDavivienda.
League Table – Assets Gathered by Cross-Border Fund Managers and ETFs Sponsors –Colombian Pension Funds – June 2014
August 21, 2014 by
Includes assets gathered by cross-border fund managers and ETFs sponsors in the Colombian pension funds market. Also includes monthly inflows / outflows and market share. Data as of June 30, 2014.
Companies mentioned in this report: iShares; Dimensional; Aberdeen; Investec; Franklin Templeton; Morgan Stanley; BlackRock, ING; MFS; Amundi; Fidelity; Matthews Funds; Invesco; JP Morgan; BBH; Deka; AllianceBernstein; LarrainVial; AZ Fund Management; BNY Mellon; BNP Mellon; HSBC; BNP Paribas; Allianz; Lyxor; Protección; Porvenir; Colfondos; Skandia; Horizonte; HSBC; FiduDavivienda; FiduColombia.
Colombian AFP Pension Fund Industry Statistics – June 2014
August 21, 2014 by
Excel workbook detailing, over various time periods, asset totals and affiliate trends among Colombian AFP pension funds. Data as of June 30, 2014.
Companies mentioned in this report: AFP Protección; AFP Porvenir; AFP Horizonte; AFP Colfondos; AFP Skandia.
Holdings Report – Colombian Pension Fund Investment in Cross-Border Securities – June 2014
August 20, 2014 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 June 30, 2014.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; AllianceBernstein; Allianz; Amundi; AZ Fund Management; BBH; BlackRock; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon; Deka; Dimensional; Fidelity; Franklin Templeton; HSBC; ING; Invesco; Investec; iShares; JP Morgan; LarrainVial; Lyxor; Matthews Funds; MFS; Morgan Stanley; N/A; Pictet; Pimco; Pioneer; PowerShares; Robeco; Schroder; State Street; Van Eck; Vanguard; Vontobel; WisdomTree; Proteccion; Porvenir; Colfondos; Skandia; HSBC; FiduDavivienda; Colseguros; Popular; Alianza.
Peruvian AFP Pension Fund Industry Statistics – July 2014
August 20, 2014 by
Excel workbook detailing, over various time periods, asset totals and affiliate trends among Peruvian AFP pension funds. Data as of July 31, 2014.
Companies mentioned in this report: Habitat; Integra; Prima; Profuturo.
Peruvian AFP Investments in International Mutual Funds – July 2014
August 19, 2014 by
Excel workbook detailing Peruvian AFP allocations to global mutual fund managers, over various time periods. Also included is a breakdown of offshore allocations by asset class, over various time periods. Data as of July 31, 2014.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon Asset Mgt.; Capital; Deutsche; Franklin Templeton; Investec; BlackRock - iShares; Janus; Julius Baer; MFS; Muzinich; Pictet; PineBridge Investments; Pioneer; PowerShares; Robeco; Schroder; State Street Van Eck; Vanguard; WestLB; Dimensional; Fidelity; JP Morgan; Fidelity; UBS; LarrainVial; Axa; Habitat; Prima; Profuturo; Integra.
Peru’s AFPs can now invest up to 20% in alternatives
August 15, 2014 by
AFPs can now invest up to 15% of their type 2 moderate portfolios and 20% of their type 3 aggressive portfolios in alternatives, without weighing against the overall equity limit. The previous limit was a scant 3%, and was being fully utilized.
Fitch assigns Bci Asset Management highest standards rating
August 15, 2014 by
The rating reflects Fitch's view that the company's investment platform and operating framework are superior relative to the standards applied by global institutional investors.
Deutsche retires DWS brand in Americas, renames retail product suite
August 15, 2014 by
The change affects all open-end funds, closed-end funds, the variable insurance portfolios, and exchange-traded funds.
