HMC's Daniel Dancourt said if Peruvian AFPs continue to buy alternatives at their current rate, the maximum multi-fund limits may be reached in three to five years.
Peru’s AFPs can now invest up to 20% in alternatives
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.
Holdings Report – Chilean AFP Investment in Cross-Border Securities – June 2014
Excel workbook detailing Chilean pension fund allocations to cross-border mutual funds, ETFs, investment funds, bonds, stocks and other securities. Includes names of all securities as well as amounts invested in each. Data as of June 30, 2014.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; Alfred Berg; AllianceBernstein; Allianz; Ashmore; Aviva Investors; Axa; Bank of America; Barclays Bank; BBH; BlackRock; BlueBay; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon AM; BTG Pactual; Celfin; Citibank NA; Compass; Deutsche; Deutsche Bank AG; Dimensional; Edmond de Rothschild; EuroAmerica; F&C; Fidelity; Franklin Templeton; GAM; GLG; Goldman Sachs; Henderson; HSBC; IM Trust; Independencia; ING; Invesco; Investec; iShares; JP Morgan; Julius Baer; LarrainVial; Las Americas; M&G; Matthews; MFS; Moneda; Morgan Stanley; Natixis; Nevasa HMC; Oppenheimer; Petrobras; Pictet; Picton; PIMCO; Pioneer; Robeco; Schroder; SEB; Security; State Street; State Street Bank and Trust; Threadneedle; TIAA-CREF; UBS; Van Eck; Vanguard; Vontobel; WisdomTree.
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