Legg Mason, Invesco, Natixis, Lyxor, and Degroof Petercam were the managers registering products in January 2018.
Chilean regulator sets comment period for rules banning hedge funds from AFP portfolios
January 14, 2018 by
Amid concern from foreign distributors and managers, the Pensions Superintendency published a draft resolution on January 8 aimed at clarifying what types of hedge funds can be purchased by Chilean AFPs.
ACAFI welcomes new alternatives regulations, but still sees pending issues
January 4, 2018 by
ACAFI chief Luis Alberto Letelier said attractive products and the hard work of local managers - not capital repatriation - have been the major driver for growth of the closed-end fund business in Chile.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – December 2017
January 3, 2018 by
Products from HSBC, Lyxor, Aberdeen and others won approval, as did the first alternatives products from Carlyle Group, Oaktree Capital and Intermediate Capital Group.
Alternatives registration already underway in Chile
December 13, 2017 by
Managers that already have investments via feeder funds can submit their approval directly, while new firms will have to gain sponsorship from an AFP.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – November 2017
December 6, 2017 by
iShares, Oddo, Matthews , Lyxor, and Edmond de Rothschild were the fund sponsors gaining approval for new products.
CCR delists commodities products in response to new alternative-investment regime
November 21, 2017 by
The risk-rating agency responded to new rules put in place by the Pension authority, whose superintendent. Osvaldo Macías, said: "Investment in commodities will not be allowed at this stage by any modality, or investment in hedge funds."
Chilean market approves of investment limits on alternatives
November 8, 2017 by
The more aggressive multifunds will eventually be able to allocate up to 15% of their assets to alternatives; however, initially the Central Bank is allowing a maximum of 10% in the type A fund.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – October 2017
November 7, 2017 by
While First Trust led with four ETFs registered in the month, while AllianceBernstein, Axa, LarrainVial and Credicorp Capital also won approval for funds of their own.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – September 2017
October 12, 2017 by
Eurizon led with three mutual funds registered in the month, all of them domiciled in Luxembourg, followed by PineBridge and UBAM, each with two funds approved.
