Fixed-income ETF trading volume spiked by a factor of four or five during the onset of the pandemic, said Benjamín Souza, director and fixed income strategist for Latin America at BlackRock.
Chile set to redeem another USD 3 billion from FEES stabilization fund
April 30, 2020 by
The USD 12.4 billion sovereign wealth fund's cross-border equity positions are managed by BlackRock and Mellon.
BlackRock, others ready to pull trigger on global offerings in Brazil
January 19, 2020 by
"We have a vision to contribute to this important moment of change in investors' portfolio allocation," says Rodrigo Araujo, the firm's Brazilian director.
BlackRock feeder lands on XP platform in Brazil
October 1, 2019 by
"We are a great "incentivizer" of the distribution of international products, and we want to give the investor access to quality products," XP's Leon Goldberg told Fund Pro Latin America.
BlackRock names CEO for Brazil amid Americas shakeup
April 3, 2019 by
Massaru Takahashi, a former Banco do Brazil asset management CEO, has worked as a senior management consultant for BlackRock since 2016.
BlackRock’s alternatives group brings solutions-based approach to Latam market
July 25, 2019 by
With USD 184 billion in alternatives AUM, BlackRock aims to bring a local focus to alternatives offerings in Latin America, positioning itself as a provider of solutions for a growing number of clients, says New York-based Roque Calleja.
Colombian AFPs shifting ETF exposure to UCITS
July 3, 2019 by
BlackRock's Diego Mora confirmed that the AFPs are moving to these vehicles because of their tax efficiency and a host of other characteristics.
Younger Colombian AFP affiliates move into more age-appropriate investment vehicles, spurring equity demand
June 13, 2019 by
BlackRock's Diego Mora viewed the government's rule change with optimism, noting that AFP demand for internationally diversified products like ETFs will increase.
Colombian AFPs favor emerging-markets equities in choppy market
February 27, 2019 by
Led by iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, the emerging-markets-equity category attracted USD 140 million from AFPs in an otherwise poor December for cross-border firms.
BlackRock: Global institutions shifting from public to private risk
January 8, 2019 by
“As the economic cycle turns, we believe that private markets can help clients navigate this more challenging environment,” said BlackRock's Edwin Conway.