After five years as CEO at Itaú AGF Chile, the executive returns to Brazil to control the area of products for the institutional investors, corporates and distributors.
Pension regulator sees large opportunity in Afore market for global firms
May 9, 2014 by
The head of the pension fund regulator, the Consar, told Fund Pro Latin America that it is "inevitable and absolutely indispensable" that an increase in the 20% international-investment limit be discussed in Congress. Meanwhile, the CIO of Afore Banamex shares his bold plan to move the international portfolio to active managers.
F&C Asset Management now in hands of Bank of Montreal fund unit
May 9, 2014 by
According to Latin Asset Management, F&C had USD 246 million in assets under management from Chilean institutional investors (mostly AFPs and mutual fund managers) at the end of March 2014.
Colombia – AFP Report Statistics – February 2014
May 7, 2014 by
Excel workbook detailing investments of each Colombian mandatory pension funds to international mutual fund managers. Includes names of all funds as well as amounts invested in each. Data as of February 28, 2014.
Companies mentined in this report: iShares; State Street; Vanguard; Dimensional; Vontobel; Aberdeen; Franklin Templeton; Investec; Morgan Stanley; Robeco; ProShares; BBH; JP Morgan; PowerShares; Schroder; ING; Pictet; Amundi; Matthews Funds; Fidelity; WisdomTree; MFS; Pioneer; BlackRock; PIMCO; Invesco; Deka; LarrainVial; AllianceBernstein; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon; AZ Fund Management; Lyxor; Porvenir; Proteccion; Horizonte; Colfondos; Skandia.
League Table – Assets Gathered by Cross-Border Fund Managers – Chilean Institutional Market – December 2013
May 7, 2014 by
Includes assets gathered by cross-border fund managers in the Chilean pension funds (AFPs), mutual funds (AGFs) and life insurers. Period: twelve months ending December 31, 2013.
Companies mentioned in this report: iShares; Vanguard; Aberdeen; Franklin Templeton; Investec; Axa; Schroders; Fidelity; Pioneer; JP Morgan; Invesco; BNP Paribas; State Street; Robeco; Dimensional; Julius Baer; BlackRock; BNY Mellon; Deutsche; Goldman Sachs; Pictet; Ashmore; PIMCO; BlueBay; WisdomTree; Threadneedle; Vontobel; ING; Matthews Funds; Allianz and Others.
Performance Report – Mexican Mutual Fund Investments in Cross-Border Funds and ETFs – April 2014
May 6, 2014 by
Excel workbook detailing, over various time periods, returns of each international fund/ETF receiving investments from Mexican Mutual Funds. Period ending April 30, 2014.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; BBVA; BlackRock; BNP Paribas; EDM; Fidelity; First Trust; Franklin Templeton; Global X; Henderson; ING; Investec; iShares; JP Morgan; MFS; Morgan Stanley; Oppenheim; Pioneer; PowerShares; Principal; ProShares; Robeco; Santander; Schroders; State Street; Van Eck; Vanguard; WisdomTree.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – April 2014
May 5, 2014 by
Of the 20 products approved, 16 are domiciled in Ireland, after nearly three-year hiatus: funds domiciled Ireland were delisted by the CCR in September 2011, after the country's credit-rating fell below investment grade.
CVM rule change would drastically reduce minimum-investment hurdle for ‘superqualified’ investors
May 5, 2014 by
Currently, funds of international funds require a minimum investment of BRL 1 million (USD 400,000) - a very high hurdle even for an affluent investor with millions in net worth. The proposed change by the CVM is to allow fund sponsors to set their own minimum-investment amounts for funds exclusively designed for Professional Investors, provided that these investors have BRL 1 million invested in total in the Brazilian market.
BlackRock to offer S&P 500 ETF in Brazil
May 5, 2014 by
US ETF issuers, including ProShares, Invesco Power Shares, Vanguard and State Street, have turned increasingly to Latin America as an important avenue for asset gathering, particularly from institutional investors.
Performance Report – Chilean AFP Investments in Cross-Border Funds and ETFs – April 2014
May 5, 2014 by
Excel workbook detailing, over various time periods, returns of each international fund/ETF receiving investments from Chilean AFP. Period ending April, 2014.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; Alfred; Berg; AllianceBernstein; Allianz; Ashmore; Aviva; Investors; Axa; BlackRock; BlueBay; BNP; Paribas; BNY; Mellon; AM; BTG; Pactual; Deutsche; Dimensional; DWS; Edmond; de; Rothschild; F&C; Fidelity; Franklin; Templeton; GAM; GLG; Goldman; Sachs; ; Henderson; HSBC; ING; Invesco; Investec; iShares; JP; Morgan; Julius; Baer; LarrainVial; M&G; Matthews; MFS; Morgan; Stanley; Natixis; Oppenheimer; Pictet; PIMCO; Pioneer; Robeco; Schroder; SEB; State; Street; Swiss & Global; Threadneedle; TIAA-CREF; UBS; Van; Eck; Vanguard; Vontobel; WisdomTree.
