Brazilian-based Western Asset is planning to launch funds with strategies in global fixed income in early July, when CVM Instruction 555 comes into force. The instruction brought major changes to investment funds, including making it easier to create and distribute funds of cross-border funds.
Franklin Templeton’s ex-country head Heitor de Souza Lima leaves firm
March 26, 2015 by
With the arrival of longtime US-based Templeton sales executive Marcus Vinicius Gonçalves in 2013, Lima went from country manager to sales manager, with responsibilities for the retail distribution area.
Funcesp seeks to hire global managers as overseas bets almost triple
March 26, 2015 by
International investments provided the pension fund’s best returns last year, at 15.4%, said chief investment officer Jorge Simino. Funcesp could potentially invest up to USD 900 million in cross-border vehicles, according to local regulation.
BlackRock expands institutional team in Brazil with new hire
March 19, 2015 by
Oliveira was previously part of the investment team of Towers Watson and also the funds of funds area of Banco Alpha de Investimentos. In addition, the executive served on the portfolio management team of Tendência Wealth Management.
State and municipal pensions barred from investing in local funds with international exposure
January 5, 2015 by
Local fund managers had been distributing their internationally-focused products to these Brazilian institutional investors through September 2014. However, a technical note (07/2014) issued by the MPS clarified that the RPPSs are not permitted to invest in international markets, even if the vehicle is local.
Local expert: The real impact on cross-border managers of eased international-investment rules in Brazil
December 22, 2014 by
A long-awaited, momentous change came about last week in Brazil, when its securities regulator made it much easier for the affluent to invest internationally via locally-domiciled products. Seeking reaction to the news, Fund Pro Latin America spoke with the longtime manager of a multinational fund firm - a Brazilian native sensitive to the needs and demands of Brazilian investors as well as the competitive environment for global firms. In this wide-ranging, 1,200-word article - what we would consider required reading for cross-border managers - the executive (whose name is revealed in the article) discusses what's really changed with the new regulations, the importance of the changes for cross-border managers, the likelihood of international diversification amongst the affluent, other market sectors that will soon be gaining easier access to international markets, the size of the "new" addressable market in light of these changes, the potential for - and wisdom of - new efforts by players from abroad setting up shop in Brazil, the competitive environment for funds vs. new ETF and depositary-receipt offerings that already provide some access to international markets, and what he considers to be the minimum requirements for success for cross-border firms considering Brazil.
Brazilian fund regulator eases international investment rules, setting stage for wave of cross-border offerings
December 19, 2014 by
The two instructions are seen by the global asset management community as game-changers in their approach to Brazil, since important segment of the onshore market will become addressable - at least after July 1, 2015, when the rules take effect.
CVM has begun drafting new qualified-investor rules
December 10, 2014 by
The Brazilian securities regulator, the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários responded to a request made by the Brazilian Association of Financial and Capital Markets (ANBIMA) and decided that revised regulations governing "suitability" and new definitions concerning qualified investors should enter into force simultaneously.
BM&F Bovespa and S&P Dow Jones reach landmark index agreement
November 19, 2014 by
New indices being considered are: factor-based indices (e.g. dividend, volatility, and multi-asset), those based on risk control, as well as sector indices, each based upon established and recognized S&P DJI methodologies.
Fitch affirms HSBC Gestão and multimanager unit at ‘Highest Standards’
November 19, 2014 by
Fitch believes that HSBC Gestão's main challenge is to increase participation in higher value-added funds in the face of strong competition, to improve performance of its funds and grow its AUM in an increasingly challenging environment.
