The new ETF, called SMARTRAC, will replicate the BURSAOPTIMO index and complements Actinver's Smartshares family composed by the AngelD and DIABLOI ETFs.
Colombia – AFP Report Statistics – December 2013
April 7, 2014 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 December 31, 2013.
Companies mentined in this report: iShares; State Street; Vanguard; Dimensional; Vontobel; Aberdeen; Franklin Templeton; Investec; Morgan Stanley; Robeco; ProShares; BBH; JP Morgan; PowerShares; Schroder; ING; Pictet; Amundi; Matthews Funds; Fidelity; WisdomTree; MFS; Pioneer; BlackRock; PIMCO; Invesco; Deka; LarrainVial; AllianceBernstein; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon; AZ Fund Management; Lyxor; Porvenir; Proteccion; Horizonte; Colfondos; Skandia.
Credicorp Capital: Institutionals will return to emerging markets
April 2, 2014 by
The firm believes there are no long-term fundamentals in favor of developed markets and that a change in asset allocation could take place by mid-year.
Performance Report – Chilean AFP Investments in Cross-Border Funds and ETFs – March 2014
April 2, 2014 by
Excel workbook detailing, over various time periods, returns of each international fund/ETF receiving investments from Chilean AFP. Period ending March, 2014.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; Alfred; Berg; AllianceBernstein; Allianz; Ashmore; Aviva; Investors; Axa; BlackRock; BlueBay; BNP; Paribas; BNY; Mellon; AM; BTG; Pactual; Deutsche; Dimensional; DWS; Edmond; de; Rothschild; F&C; Fidelity; Franklin; Templeton; GAM; GLG; Goldman; Sachs; ; Henderson; HSBC; ING; Invesco; Investec; iShares; JP; Morgan; Julius; Baer; LarrainVial; M&G; Matthews; MFS; Morgan; Stanley; Natixis; Oppenheimer; Pictet; PIMCO; Pioneer; Robeco; Schroder; SEB; State; Street; Swiss & Global; Threadneedle; TIAA-CREF; UBS; Van; Eck; Vanguard; Vontobel; WisdomTree.
Performance Report – Mexican Mutual Fund Investments in Cross-Border Funds and ETFs – March 2014
April 2, 2014 by
Excel workbook detailing, over various time periods, returns of each international fund/ETF receiving investments from Mexican Mutual Funds. Period ending March 31, 2014.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; BBVA; BlackRock; BNP Paribas; EDM; Fidelity; First Trust; Franklin Templeton; Global X; Henderson; ING; Investec; iShares; JP Morgan; MFS; Morgan Stanley; Oppenheim; Pioneer; PowerShares; Principal; ProShares; Robeco; Santander; Schroders; State Street; Van Eck; Vanguard; WisdomTree.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – March 2014
March 31, 2014 by
A rundown of the financial instruments approved, rejected and affirmed by the Comisión Clasificadora de Riesgo (CCR). Month of March 2014.
Seven mutual funds and two ETFs were added in March to the list of approved instruments to receive investments from Chilean Pension Managers (AFPs). Fidelity led with two fixed income funds plus one thematic equity fund listed, followed by Credit Suisse (one European equity fund and one Convertibles Bond fund) and AXA (one European equity fund).
LV Asset Management studying new registrations in Luxembourg
March 24, 2014 by
Along with other Chilean asset managers, Larrain doesn't see the point in doing locally-domiciled fund launches when the end client is a regional institutional investor. Registering in Luxembourg seems to make more sense for the additional doors it opens for smaller managers.
Colombian AFPs directed USD 500 million to cross-border ETFs and funds in January, despite market turmoil
March 24, 2014 by
Colombian AFP pension funds added USD 525 million to their positions in cross-border mutual funds and ETFs in January. Purchases were concentrated in equity-oriented products to the USA. Vanguard, Aberdeen, iShares and MFS were among those who benefited from the new inflows.
League Table – Assets Gathered by Cross-Border Fund Managers and ETFs Sponsors –Colombian Pension Funds – January 2014
March 24, 2014 by
Includes assets gathered by cross-border fund managers and ETFs sponsors in the Colombian pension funds market. Also includes monthly inflows / outflows and market share. Data as January 31, 2014.
Companies mentioned in this report: iShares; Dimensional; Aberdeen; Investec; Franklin Templeton; Morgan Stanley; BlackRock, ING; MFS; Amundi; Fidelity; Matthews Funds; Invesco; JP Morgan; BBH; Deka; AllianceBernstein; LarrainVial; AZ Fund Management; BNY Mellon; BNP Mellon; HSBC; BNP Paribas; Allianz; Lyxor; Protección; Porvenir; Colfondos; Skandia; Horizonte; HSBC; FiduDavivienda; FiduColombia.
Flow Report – Colombian Pension Funds (Obligatory + Voluntary) Investments in Cross-Border Funds and ETFs – January 2014
March 21, 2014 by
Excel workbook detailing inflows/outflows of Colombian pension funds into international funds / ETFs. Includes names of all funds/ETFs as well as amounts invested in each. Data as of January 31, 2014.
Companies mentioned in this report: Dimensional; Vontobel; Aberdeen; Franklin Templeton; Investec; Robeco; Morgan Stanley; Schroder; JP Morgan; MFS; ING; BBH; Pictet; Amundi; Matthews Funds; Fidelity; BlackRock; Pioneer; WisdomTree; Invesco; Deka; LarrainVial; AllianceBernstein; AZ Fund Management; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon; HSBC; Allianz; iShares; State Street; Vanguard; Proshares; PowerShares; Pimco; Van Eck; Lyxor; Protección; Porvenir; Colfondos; Skandia; Horizonte; HSBC; FiduDavivienda.
