Equities and Balanced-Mixed funds, the most volatile, faced BRL 14 billion in net outflows, with redemptions of BRL 7.3 billion and BRL 6.7 billion, respectively.
Investor caution boosts demand for Brazilian fixed-income funds
Investor caution was rewarded by fixed-income funds’ strong performance, while poor returns led to outflows from equity and mixed funds in February.
Monetary tightening in Brazil lures investors back to fixed income funds
Equity funds saw outflows of BRL 10.6 billion in January, impacted by the Equity–Free Portfolio subcategory, with redemptions totaling BRL 4 billion.
Spike in fixed-income-fund yields leads to inflow bonanza in Brazil
The Brazilian fund industry brought in BRL 369 billion in new flows in 2021, more than double the amount reached in the previous year.
Fixed income back in vogue in Brazil as yields soar
In November 2021, equity funds saw outflows for the third month in row, losing BRL 6.1 billion, or more than USD 1 billion.
Fixed-income funds creep back into vogue in Brazil as stocks falter
Though October, local bond funds account for half of industry’s USD 50 billion in positive inflows.
Chilean AFPs plunge back into cross-border products after 2020 raid by savers
AFPs injected USD 2.3 billion into cross-border funds and ETFs in the month of January 2021.
Global firms suffer year-ending rout as Chilean AFPs brace for second round of redemptions
The AFPs yanked USD 6.7 billion from cross-border funds and ETFs in December, mostly from equity. That brought total fund and ETF allocations to USD 89.1 billion.
Chilean AFPs ease off equity, add to fixed income in July
The AFPs injected USD 447 million into cross-border funds and ETFs during the month. That brought total investments to USD 87.2 billion, 67% of which was in equities.