Old Mutual has seen a 20% fall in its private-pension business due to the removal of a tax break for plan sponsors, said Alberto Baigts, commercial director of institutional business in Mexico.
Mexican Afores suffered a small drop in profits in 2015
April 8, 2016 by
Mexico's 11 Afore private-pension managers recorded net income of MXN 8.9 million (USD 516 million) in 2015, a 2% decline in local currency terms. Fee-based revenues of the managers were MXN 26.8 billion (USD 1.5 billion), an increase of roughly 5% for the year.
Afore XXI Banorte lines up three more mandates, including Asian equities and commodities
March 30, 2016 by
With these three mandates, the country's largest Afore plans to increase its international investments up to 9% of its total assets under management - just over USD 3.2 billion out of a total of USD 36.4 billion managed, said Ignacio Saldaña, investment director.
Afores boosted their private-equity exposure to 6% in 2015
March 7, 2016 by
During 2015 about USD 1 billion - through 19 issues - went to market, almost double the issues logged in the previous year. A local consulting firm says that there is another USD 1.9 billion dollars in the pipeline for upcoming CKDs.
Afores: Cross-border funds are the logical alternative to cumbersome mandate process
December 7, 2015 by
"We have emphasized repeatedly their advantages and [cross-border funds] are a proven option; Peru, Chile and Colombia use them and capitalize on them," said Carlos Noriega, president of the local Afore trade group (Amafore).
Pension association suggests allowing smaller Afores to invest in cross-border funds
August 6, 2015 by
"This possibility would an interesting revolution for active managers, especially for smaller Afores, which find the cost of mandates beyond their means," said Carlos Noriega, president of Amafore.
Consar, Afores and global managers discuss speeding up the mandate process
June 29, 2015 by
Consar President Carlos Ramírez has met recently with the teams of Afore Banamex and two global managers with which the pension manager has funded mandates, Schroders and BlackRock.
Custody issues delay Afore Sura mandate with four global firms
May 14, 2015 by
The pension manager hopes to fund this mandate - with Pioneer Investments, BlackRock, Investec Asset Management and Morgan Stanley - this year and will probably send a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a second mandate as well.
Ramirez warns of dire consequences to pension system if reforms are delayed
March 11, 2015 by
"The more we delay the fundamental reforms required by this system, the possibility of accumulating sufficient resources for the new generation of Mexicans will be reduced," warned Carlos Ramírez, president of the Consar, at a recent gathering of industry professionals.
Experts agree: Mexican pension system in need of urgent reform
February 18, 2015 by
Experts gathered at forum hosted by Principal Investments agreed that the first generations of Mexicans who retire with their Afore accounts will not receive a decent pension. The average OECD replacement rate is 54% (pension as a percent of salary) compared with just 28.5% in Mexico.
