Santander CEO Jesús Mendoza del Río wants to list a global equities version of Mexico's premier ESG fund, a local equity product which launched last summer.
BlackRock hires Paula Salamonde to lead Brazilian ETF biz
April 27, 2021 by
Paula Salamonde, who worked at MSCI for 21 years until her departure in 2019, joined BlackRock’s São Paulo office in April.
Sura in Chile expands alliances with local and international fund firms
April 22, 2021 by
Following its open architecture philosophy, Sura has inked deals in 2021 with Morgan Stanley, Toesca, Sartor, and Ameris Capital to bring new options to clients, says Renzo Vercelli.
Global relationships power Banorte’s surge in international fund AUM
March 5, 2021 by
Banorte’s Alejandro Aguilar Ceballos spoke about the firm’s many subadvisory relationships with global managers, which have helped the firm respond to retail-investor demand for diversification.
BlackRock makes new push into tepid Brazil ETF market
December 22, 2020 by
The firm will offer iShares through Brazilian depositary receipts, or BDRs, listed on the B3 exchange.
BlackRock sees AFPs increasing their use of fixed-income ETFs
August 26, 2020 by
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.
