Colombian pension funds added another USD 415 million to their holdings of cross-border ETFs and mutual funds in November, surpassing the USD 9 billion level. Aberdeen, BlackRock, Investec and Schroders all succeeded in landing a first-time investment for an equity product during the month.
Four cross-border funds landed first-time investments in November from Colombian AFPs
February 3, 2014 by
Holdings Report – Colombian Pension Fund Investment in Cross-Border Securities – November 2013
February 3, 2014 by
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.
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; N/A; Pictet; Pimco; Pioneer; PowerShares; ProShares; Robeco; Schroder; State Street; Van Eck; Vanguard; Vontobel; WisdomTree; Proteccion; Porvenir; Colfondos; Horizonte; Skandia; HSBC; FiduDavivienda; FiduColombia; Colseguros; Fiduciar.
Fabiano Cintra now in command of Itaú’s ETF distribution
January 30, 2014 by
The It Now series of ETFs are Brazilian-based exchange-traded funds investing in Bovespa-listed securities.
Cross-border investment by Mexican mutual funds hits record levels
January 29, 2014 by
Total cross-border investment for Mexican mutual funds reached USD 4.5 billion in 2013. In the process, active managers Franklin Templeton, BNP Paribas, BlackRock, Pioneer Investment, Henderson, JP Morgan and Robeco have successfully landed allocations. Latin Asset Management projects that Mexican fund managers will steer a considerable amount to cross-border instruments in the next five years, creating an interesting alternative to the slow-moving Afore mandate segment.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – January 2014
January 28, 2014 by
A rundown of the financial instruments approved, rejected and affirmed by the Comisión Clasificadora de Riesgo (CCR). Month of January 2014. New funds from Nuveen, Federated Investors, Axa and BlackRock were added, while two JPMorgan funds were delisted. Four new iShares ETFs also joined the list.
League Table – Assets Gathered by Cross-Border Fund Managers and ETFs Sponsors – AFP Market – December 2013
January 27, 2014 by
Includes assets gathered by cross-border fund managers and ETFs sponsors in Chilean pension funds market (AFPs). Also includes monthly inflows / outflows and market share. Period ending: December 2013.
Companies mentioned in this report: iShares; Vanguard; Aberdeen; Franklin Templeton; Axa; Investec; Schroders; Fidelity; Pioneer; JP Morgan; BNP Paribas; Invesco; Dimensional; Robeco; Julius Baer; State Street; BlackRock; BNY Mellon AM; Deutsche; Goldman Sachs ; Ashmore; Pictet; PIMCO; BlueBay; Threadneedle; WisdomTree; Matthews Funds; Vontobel; Allianz; Aviva Investors; ING; Henderson; Edmond de Rothschild; HSBC; AllianceBernstein; M&G; UBS; Van Eck; F&C; BTG Pactual; LarrainVial; GLG; Alfred Berg; MFS; TIAA-CREF; Oppenheimer; SEB; Credit Suisse; Morgan Stanley; EuroAmerica; GAM; Natixis.
League Table – Assets Gathered by Cross-Border Fund Managers and ETFs Sponsors – Mexican Mutual Fund Market (OFI) – December 2013
January 27, 2014 by
Excel workbook detailing inflows / outflows of Mexican managers mutual funds into international managers funds and ETFs Sponsor. Includes ranking by asset. Period ending December 31, 2013.
Companies mentioned in this report: iShares; Vanguard; Aberdeen; State Street; Schroders; MFS; Franklin Templeton; BlackRock, Principal; Hederson; PowerShares, JP Morgan; EDM; BNP Paribas; Robeco;BBVA; First Trust; Van Eck; Santander; Oppenheim Pramerica; Pioneer; WisdomTree; Investec; Proshares; Fidelity; Global X; PIMCO; ING; Morgan Stanley; United States Commodity Fund; EasyETF.
European- and Japanese-equity funds finished 2013 with additional flows from Chilean AFPs
January 23, 2014 by
AFP exposure to these two regions expanded by nearly USD 6 billion in 2013. Top selling products in December were two ETFs of the iShares family. When considering the entire 2013 campaign, mutual funds managed by DWS (Deutsche), Pioneer and Threadneedle led among the European-oriented products, while iShares ETFs took the lion's share of the Japanese action. Full details are available in the attached holdings and flow reports.
Flow Report – Chilean Mutual Fund Manager (AGF) Investments in Cross-Border Funds and ETFs – December 2013
January 23, 2014 by
Excel workbook detailing inflows / outflows of Chilean mutual funds into international funds and ETFs. Includes names of all funds and ETFs as well as amounts invested in each. Data as of December 31, 2013.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; AllianceBernstein; Allianz; Amundi; Ashmore; Aviva Investor; Axa; Banchile; BancoEstado; Baring; Baron; BBVA; Bci; Bestinver; Bice; BlackRock; Blackstone Asia; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon AM; Bradesco; Brown Advisory; BTG Pactual; Carmignac; Claymore; CorpBanca; Credit Suisse; Cruz del Sur; Deutsche; Dexia; Direxion Shares; East Capital; Edmond de Rothschild; EGShares; ETF Securities; Euroamerica; F&C; Fidelity; First State Investments; First Trust; Franklin Templeton; GAM; Global X; Goldman Sachs; Guggenheim; Henderson; HSBC; IM Trust; IndexIQ; ING; Invesco; Investec; iShares; Itaú; JP Morgan; Julius Baer; Jupiter; La Française AM; LarrainVial; Legg Mason; Lombard Odier; M&G; Manulife; Matthews Funds; MFS; Morgan Stanley; Muzinich; Natixis; Neuberger Berman; NEVASA HMC; Nomura; Nordea; Penta; Pictet; PIMCO; PineBridge; Pioneer; PowerShares; Principal; Proshares; Raiffeisen; REYL; Robeco; Santander; Schroders; Schwab; Scotia; Security; SEI; Skandia; State Street; Sura; T. Rowe Price; Threadneedle; TIAA-CREF; Traditional Funds; United States Commodity Fund; Van Eck; Vanguard; Vontobel; WisdomTree; Yacktman AM; Zurich.
Holdings Report – Chilean AGF Investment in Cross-Border Mutual Funds and ETFs – December 2013
January 20, 2014 by
Excel workbook detailing Chilean mutual fund 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, 2013.
Companies mentioned in this report: Santander; Principal; Banchile; LarrainVial; BCI; Bice; Sura; Security; Cruz del Sur; CorpBanca; Pactual; Euroamerica; Zurich; Penta; Scotia Ch; Itaú; BBVA; Aberdeen; AllianceBernstein; Allianz; Amundi; Ashmore; Aviva Investor; Axa; Baring; Baron; Bestinver; BlackRock; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon AM; Bradesco; Brown Advisory; BTG Pactual; Carmignac; Claymore; Credit Suisse; Deutsche; Dexia; Direxion Shares; East Capital; Edmond de Rothschild; EGShares; ETF Securities; F&C; Fidelity; First State Investments; First Trust; Franklin Templeton; GAM; Global X; Goldman Sachs; Guggenheim; Henderson; HSBC; IndexIQ; ING; Invesco; Investec; iShares; JP Morgan; Julius Baer; La Française AM; Legg Mason; Lombard Odier; M&G; Manulife; Matthews; MFS; Morgan Stanley; Muzinich; Natixis; Neuberger Berman; NEVASA HMC; Nomura; Nordea; Pictet; PIMCO; PineBridge; Pioneer; PowerShares; Proshares; Raiffeisen; REYL; Robeco; Schwab; SEI; Skandia; State Street; T. Rowe Price; Threadneedle; TIAA-CREF; Traditional Funds; United States Commodity Fund; Van Eck; Vanguard; Vontobel; WisdomTree; Yacktman AM
