"UBS has a strong and long-standing track record in sustainable investing, an area which will only continue to grow in importance," said Marilyn Foglia, head of Latin America for UBS GAM.
Banco do Brasil, UBS target local pensions in launch of cross-border sustainable fund
July 9, 2015 by
Warburg-backed Guide Investimentos buys wealth management business of Simplific Pavarini
June 4, 2015 by
This latest in a string of acquisitions involves 400 clients and USD 160 million in AUM. It was the fifth acquisition for Guide in the last 18 months.
Aberdeen deepens global alternatives presence with purchase of US-based boutique
June 4, 2015 by
Aberdeen CEO Martin Gilbert (photo) said the purchase "strengthens further our private-market capability by bringing additional Asian expertise and new US resources." The acquisition enhances its multi-manager coverage of hedge funds, property- and private-market allocations, infrastructure and pan-alternative products.
UBS advisors in the Americas can now access Mercer’s global manager research and analytics
May 14, 2015 by
The relationship will provide the investment management research team within UBS Financial Services with access to Mercer's 9,000 manager-research opinions and performance analytics.
Prudential commits up to USD 620 million for stake in Chile’s AFP Habitat
October 30, 2014 by
Habitat is Chile's second largest AFP, with USD 44 billion under management, including USD 17 billion in allocations to cross-border ETFs and mutual funds.
XP Investimentos buys Internet brokerage Clear
August 1, 2014 by
The holding company of XP Investimentos announced the acquisition of the Internet brokerage Clear in a transaction estimated at BRL 90 million.
S&P Dow Jones to assume control of all Mexican Stock Exchange indices
July 25, 2014 by
S&P DJI will assume the marketing and commercial licensing of the BMV indices with the intent to jointly create new indices with the BMV. All current BMV indices will be co-branded S&P.
BTG Pactual buys Generali’s Swiss-banking unit for USD 1.7 billion
July 16, 2014 by
With the BSI acquisition, BTG Pactual takes control of the Chilean private-pension administrator AFP Planvital, which up to now had been controlled by BSI.
Más Fondos sold to Italian financial advisory
June 27, 2014 by
Más Fondos distributes third-party funds and had asset under custody equal to USD 547 million as of May 2014. Through the partnership, Azimut and Más Fondos will develop an integrated platform centered on a proprietary financial-advisor network.
Santander sells off half of its Latin custody business
June 20, 2014 by
A group led by Warburg Pincus that includes the Singaporean Temasek will acquire a 50% stake in Santander’s custody business in Spain, Mexico and Brazil. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2014.
