PIMCO's Gio Onate, who heads the Mexican effort, joins a team of close to 25 professionals focused on the Latin American and Caribbean markets.
Sura launches traditional fund lineup in native Colombia
SURA says it wants to offer clients the possibility of investing in any country in which they have a presence (Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Uruguay and Argentina).
Chile’s Altis AGF hires general manager with expertise in finance and investments
Alfredo Tagle Silva, who has previously held investment-related positions at Banchile, Citibank, and LarrainVial, has joined the senior management team at the AGF.
AllianceBernstein taps seasoned pro Bruno Stein to lead its Brazil expansion
In his few short weeks with AB, Stein, formerly with BlackRock and Itaú, has been taken aback by the sudden interest in global exposure among Brazilian investors.
JPM ascends US Offshore vet to bolster coverage
John Oestreicher, client advisor for the US Offshore business, is taking on additional responsibility to serve as national sales manager for US Offshore.
‘Positive environment of accumulation’ for Afores justifies Goldman’s local presence in Mexico
Pension reform should increase alternative investments in Mexico according to Ramon Fernandez, vice-president at GSAM.
GBM lands investment from SoftBank to accelerate the democratization of investments in Mexico
GBM will keep investing in having the best product offering for our institutional and corporate clients, as well as building the best external advisor base in the country,” stated GBM's co-CEO Pedro de Garay Montero.
XP partners with Giant Steps, a leading Brazilian quant manager
XP sees a future for quantitative investing in Brazil, where systematic/quantitative strategies represent less than 2% of total AUM.
BTG Pactual scoops up Universa for USD 132 million
Universa Group is a diverse firm controlling Empiricus Research, Vitreo Holding, Money Times and Seu Dinheiro.
Matthews Asia turns over Latin American institutional distribution to Picton
Matthews had previously been using HMC Capital as its Andean distributor, but moved to Picton after a thorough partner search.