Chart comparing levels of pension fund system investments in international mutual funds and other international securities. Data from Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. Data broken out by instrument, Year-end totals from December 2010 through 2015, and as of November 30, 2015.
Latin American Pension Fund Investments in Cross-Border Securities – November 2015
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Colombia – AFP Report Statistics – November 2015
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Excel workbook detailing investments of each Colombian mandatory pension funds to international mutual fund managers. Includes names of all funds as well as amounts invested in each. Data as of November 30, 2015.
Companies mentioned in this report: iShares; State Street; Vanguard; Dimensional; Vontobel; Deutsche; Aberdeen; Franklin Templeton; Investec; Morgan Stanley; Robeco; BBH; JP Morgan; Schroders; NN IP; Pictet; Amundi; Matthews Funds; Fidelity; WisdomTree; MFS; Pioneer; BlackRock; PIMCO; Invesco; Deka; AllianceBernstein; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon; AZ Fund Management; Goldman Sachs; Julius Baer; Threadneedle; Mandarine; Horizons; Allianz; Neuberger Berman; Porvenir; Proteccion; Horizonte; Colfondos; Old Mutual.
Holdings Report – Colombian Pension Fund Investment in Cross-Border Securities – November 2015
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Excel workbook detailing Colombian pension fund (Obligatory + Voluntary) allocations to cross-border mutual funds, ETFs, private equity funds, bonds, stocks and other securities. Includes names of all securities as well as amounts invested in each. Also included is a breakdown of offshore allocations by asset class. Data as of November 30, 2015.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; AllianceBernstein; Allianz; Amundi; AZ Fund Management; BBH; BlackRock; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon; Deka; Dimensional; Fidelity; Franklin Templeton; HSBC; ING; Invesco; Investec; iShares; JP Morgan; LarrainVial; Lyxor; Matthews Funds; MFS; Morgan Stanley; Old Mutual; Pictet; Pimco; Pioneer; PowerShares; Robeco; Schroder; State Street; Van Eck; Vanguard; Vontobel; WisdomTree; Proteccion; Porvenir; Colfondos; Old Mutual; HSBC; FiduDavivienda; Colseguros; Popular; Alianza; Correval.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – January 2016
January 28, 2016 by
A total of 19 products were added in January to the list of approved instruments to receive investments from Chilean Pension Managers (AFPs). Petercam, Highland Funds, AZ Multi Asset, MAN-GLG, Invesco, PIMCO and Pictet were among the managers registering products.
Distributors are hopeful that Colombian regulator’s proposed changes will stick
January 28, 2016 by
Daniel Navajas of Compass Group viewed positively the proposed changes, which include increased access to alternatives, investment in high-yield bond funds and hedge funds, and AFP access to cross-border funds that might have a shareholder owning more than 10%.
Chilean AFPs boosted European equity holdings in December while fleeing from high-yield bonds
January 28, 2016 by
December was tough on funds of AXA and BTG Pactual, while Deutsche and Henderson benefited from investment in Europe and PIMCO and JPM took advantage of AFP interest in low volatility fixed-income products.
League Table – Assets Gathered by Cross-Border Fund Managers and ETFs Sponsors – Chilean Institutional Market – December 2015
January 28, 2016 by
Includes assets gathered by cross-border fund managers in the Chilean pension funds (AFPs), mutual funds (AGFs). Period: three months ending December 31, 2015.
Companies mentioned in this report: iShares; Vanguard; Pioneer; Investec; Julius Baer; State Street; Deutsche; Schroders; PIMCO; Franklin Templeton; Robeco; Axa; Henderson; JP Morgan; Dimensional; Invesco; BNP Paribas; Fidelity; Aberdeen; Matthews; BNY Mellon AM; BlackRock; Goldman Sachs; Morgan Stanley; Pictet; GAM; NN IP; Nomura; HSBC; Vontobel; Ashmore; Allianz; MFS; Oaktree; WisdomTree; UBS; Aviva Investors; Eastspring; TIAA-CREF; AllianceBernstein; BTG Pactual; Threadneedle; BlueBay; F&C; Neuberger Berman; Eurizon; Credit Suisse; Wellington; PineBridge; Man; PowerShares; Muzinich; First Trust; Wells Fargo; Legg Mason; EuroAmerica; Natixis; Van Eck; Security; Direxion; Fisher Investments; Old Mutual; M&G; Jupiter; Amundi; Principal; First State Investments; Mirae; AZ Multi Asset; La Française AM; Schwab; Guggenheim; Comgest; Lombard Odier; AdvisorShares; Mandarine; Mirabaud; RAM Active Inv.; Traditional Funds; Abante; Baron; Rogge; Tokio Marine; Edmond de Rothschild; Nordea; Manulife; Baring; March; Pichardo AM; Candriam; T. Rowe Price; Raiffeisen; United States Commodity Funds; Global X; ETF Securities.
Peru – AFP Report Statistics – August 2015
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Excel workbook detailing investments of each Peruvian mandatory pension funds to international mutual fund managers. Includes names of all funds as well as amounts invested in each. Data as of August 31, 2015.
Companies mentioned in this report: Allianz; Aberdeen; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon Asset Mgt.; Deutsche; Franklin Templeton; Investec; BlackRock - iShares; Janus; Julius Baer; MFS; Muzinich; Pictet; Pioneer; PowerShares; Robeco; Schroder; State Street; Van Eck; Vanguard; Dimensional; Fidelity; JP Morgan; Threadneedle; UBS; GBM; NN Investment; Henderson; Matthews; Wisdom Tree; Invesco; Axa; Morgan Stanley; Vontobel; Habitat; Prima; Profuturo; Integra.
Report: Latam Offshore market strengthens while US Offshore increasingly Miami-centric
January 21, 2016 by
“According to our estimates, the overall size of the three asset-gathering segments stands at USD 105 billion, with the US offshore segment accounting for more than half of the total at USD 56 billion,” said Thomas Ciampi, founder and director of Latin Asset Management.
Picton head favors direct AFP investment in alternatives
January 21, 2016 by
The tax benefits of local feeders still make sense for insurers and family offices, says Matías Eguiguren of Picton Advisors. But allowing the tax-exempt pension funds to invest directly offshore "would give them the opportunity to differentiate themselves."
