Power Shares, State Street, and BlackRock’s iShares are the top three ETF families receiving investments from the AFPs. Meanwhile, Henderson, Julius Baer, and Aberdeen are among the leading mutual fund managers.
Peruvian AFP cross-border investments reached 34.84% of total portfolio in November
December 26, 2013 by
CCR Monthly Approval Report – December 2013
December 26, 2013 by
A rundown of the financial instruments approved, rejected and affirmed by the Comisión Clasificadora de Riesgo. Month of December 2013. Goldman Sachs got another two products listed: Global Strategic Income Bond Portfolio and Global US Real Estate Balanced Portfolio.
Holdings Report – Assets Gathered by Cross-Border Fund Managers and ETF Sponsors – Colombian Pension Fund Market – October 2013
December 26, 2013 by
Excel workbook detailing Colombian AFP allocations to mutual fund managers and ETF sponsors. Data as of October 31, 2013.
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, Popular, Colseguros, FiduColombia.
Holdings Report – Colombian Pension Fund Investment in Cross-Border Securities – October 2013
December 23, 2013 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.
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; ProShares; Robeco; Schroder; State Street; Van Eck; Vanguard; Vontobel; WisdomTree; Proteccion; Porvenir; Colfondos; Horizonte; Skandia; HSBC; FiduDavivienda; FiduColombia; Colseguros; Fiduciar.
AFPs are also looking favorably at unified fund law
December 23, 2013 by
The elimination of capital-gains taxes on some local vehicles could encourage more foreign participation, contributing to more liquidity in types of products that are heavily dependent on AFP investment.
Colombian AFP Pension Fund Industry Statistics – September 2013
December 23, 2013 by
Excel workbook detailing, over various time periods, asset totals and affiliate trends among Colombian AFP pension funds. Data as of September 30, 2013.
Companies mentioned in this report: AFP Protección, AFP Porvenir, AFP Horizonte, AFP Colfondos, AFP Skandia
Peruvian AFPs ask SBS to consider Latam allocations as “local” investments
December 20, 2013 by
The maneuver would free up another 4% of quota for investing in cross-border instruments domiciled outside of the region.
Holdings Report – Assets Gathered by Cross-Border Fund Managers and ETF Sponsors – Peruvian Pension Fund Market – November 2013
December 19, 2013 by
Excel workbook detailing Peruvian AFP allocations to mutual fund managers and ETF sponsors. Data as of November 30, 2013.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; Allianz - Dresdner; BlackRock; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon Asset Mgt.; Deutsche; Dimensional; Fidelity; Franklin Templeton; Henderson; Investec; iShares; Janus; Julius Baer; MFS; Muzinich; Pictet; Pioneer; PowerShares; Robeco; Schroder ; State Street; Van Eck; Vanguard ; WestLB; Habitat; Integra; Prima; Profuturo
Chilean AFPs were strong buyers of cross-border mutual funds in November
December 19, 2013 by
Chilean pension funds made over USD 2 billion in new allocations, bringing total non-domestic investment to USD 68.8 billion. Cross-border mutual funds and direct investments in government bonds were the most chosen instruments type to increase positions. Products of Axa, Pioneer, BlackRock, and Invesco benefitted the most from the renewed enthusiasm of the AFPs.
Peruvian AFP Investments in Cross-border Securities – November 2013
December 17, 2013 by
Excel workbook detailing Peruvian AFP allocations to mutual fund managers and ETF sponsors, over various time periods. Also included is a breakdown of offshore allocations by asset class, over various time periods. Data as of September 30, 2013.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; Allianz - Dresdner; BlackRock; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon Asset Mgt.; Deutsche; Dimensional; Fidelity; Franklin Templeton; Henderson; Investec; iShares; Janus; Julius Baer; MFS; Muzinich; Pictet; Pioneer; PowerShares; Robeco; Schroder ; State Street; Van Eck; Vanguard ; WestLB; Habitat; Integra; Prima; Profuturo
