While commodities are off limits in AFP portfolios, ETF distributors are promoting products that have high correlation to various commodities and offer negative correlation to pension portfolios. Alberto Menéndez of Credicorp Capital, distributor of State Street, is among them.
Peru – AFP Report Statistics – September 2017
February 26, 2018 by
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 September 30, 2017.
Companies mentioned in this report: iShares; State Street; Vanguard; WisdomTree; Henderson; PowerShares; Pioneer; Matthews; Allianz; Fidelity; Julius Baer; BNP Paribas; Threadneedle; Dimensional; Pictet; Morgan Stanley; Deutsche; Muzinich; Axa; Robeco; JP Morgan; Investec; Schroders; NN IP; UBS; GBM; Aberdeen; Vontobel; BlackRock; Invesco; Nomura; GAM; Van Eck; MFS; Franklin Templeton; Tokio Marine; BNY Mellon AM; Amundi; Goldman Sachs; Wellington; Aviva Investors; Habitat; Prima; Profuturo; Integra.
Colombia – AFP Report Statistics – January 2018
February 22, 2018 by
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 January 31, 2018.
Companies mentioned in this report: 1832 AM; Aberdeen; AllianceBernstein; Allianz; Amundi; BBH; BlackRock; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon; Deka; Deutsche; Dimensional; Fidelity; Franklin Templeton; Groupama; Horizons; Invesco; Investec; iShares; Janus Henderson; JP Morgan; Mandarine; Matthews Funds; MFS; Morgan Stanley; Neuberger Berman; NN IP; Powershares; Pictet; PIMCO; Pioneer; Robeco; Schroders; State Street; Vanguard; Vontobel; WisdomTree; Porvenir; Proteccion; Colfondos; Old Mutual; FiduDavivienda; GNB Sudameris; Colseguros; Popular; Alianza.
Fidelity launches international factor-based ETFs
February 12, 2018 by
“Many investors have expressed strong interest in international dividend and value factor strategies,” said Greg Friedman, head of ETF management and strategy at Fidelity.
BlackRock: Boomers missing out on ETF revolution
February 10, 2018 by
“Boomers, who came of age during one of the most extended bull markets in memory, may still be holding onto a stock-picking mentality,” says Martin Small, head of US iShares at BlackRock.
League Table – Assets Gathered by Cross-Border Fund Managers and ETFs Sponsors – Chilean Institutional Market – December 2017
February 1, 2018 by
Includes assets gathered by cross-border fund managers in the Chilean pension funds (AFPs), mutual funds (AGFs). Period: three months ending December 31, 2017.
Companies mentioned in this report: GAM; JP Morgan; PIMCO; Schroders; Pioneer; Deutsche; Matthews; Robeco; Invesco; Investec; Vanguard; Franklin Templeton; Dimensional; Henderson; BlackRock; BNP Paribas; Eastspring; Fidelity; Axa; Aberdeen; NN IP; Nomura; TIAA-CREF; Ashmore; Goldman Sachs; Allianz; HSBC; Pictet; Morgan Stanley; Vontobel; AB; Aviva Investors; BNY Mellon AM; Forum One; Santander; Oaktree; AQR; Neuberger Berman; Eurizon; Moneda; Wellington; MFS; Security; Tokio Marine; F&C; Threadneedle; Baring; Nordea; Man; EuroAmerica; Wells Fargo; PineBridge; Muzinich; UBS; LarrainVial; Rogge; Amundi; Legg Mason; Natixis; Principal; Credit Suisse; Candriam; Russell; Old Mutual; Comgest; La Française; Fisher Investments; Groupama; First State; Merrill Lynch; Lyxor; Mirae; Oppenheim; AZ Multi Asset; RAM Active Inv.; Mandarine Gestion; Jupiter; M&G; Lombard Odier; T. Rowe Price; Traditional Funds; iShares; Vanguard; State Street; WisdomTree; Van Eck; First Trust; PowerShares; Deutsche; Direxion Shares; UBS; PIMCO; Guggenheim; Global X; United States Commodity Funds.
Consar anxious to establish rules for cross-border-fund investing
January 31, 2018 by
Carlos Ramírez, president of the Consar, provided Fund Pro Latin America with a time estimate on when Afore pension managers will finally be able to invest in cross-border mutual funds.
Chilean Life Insurer Investments in International Funds – December 2017
January 29, 2018 by
Excel workbook detailing Chilean life insurer allocations to global fund managers. Includes names of all funds as well as amounts invested in each. Also included is a breakdown of offshore allocations by asset class and regional investment focus. Data as of December 31, 2017.
Companies mentioned in this report: NN IM; iShares; State Street; BlackRock; Morgan Stanley; Vontobel; Investec; Columbia Threadneedle; LarrainVial; Vanguard; JP Morgan; Fidelity; ProShares; Allianz; Baring; Pioneer; BNY Mellon AM; BNP Paribas; WisdomTree; Robeco; Schroders; Oppenheimer; Baron; MFS; Invesco; Aberdeen; Capital Group; Franklin Templeton; Deka; Amundi; Pictet; Legg Mason; UBS; EuroAmerica; Consorcio Nacional; Chilena Consolidada; Sura; Bice; MetLife; Penta; CN Life, Confuturo; Security; Mutual de Seguros de Chile; BTG Pactual.
New listings bring Deutsche’s ETF offering in Mexico to 30 products
January 29, 2018 by
"Deutsche is always looking for ways to provide investors efficient access to worldwide markets through strategies that best fit their investment needs, says Deutsche's Salvador Gomez.
Natixis gets NYSE license to create actively managed ETF
January 25, 2018 by
“We are always looking for innovative new ways to give investors convenient access to our actively managed strategies,” said David Giunta, CEO for the US and Canada at Natixis Investment Managers.
