Carlos Brussa has joined the sales team of JP Morgan Asset Management, and will be charged with distributing the manager's UCITS mutual funds and ETFs to wealth management intermediaries, Fund Pro Latin America has confirmed.
Global sponsors redouble their efforts to sell Smart Beta ETFs to Chilean pensions
Several foreign managers, including Vanguard, First Trust, Amundi and BlackRock are promoting their Smart Beta ETFs in the Chilean market, but uptake has been slow among AFPs.
First Trust boosts to 11 its ETF offering in Mexico, targeting Afore pension funds
“The evolution of the Mexico pension system has been remarkable to watch," says First Trust's Codie Sanchez,
First Trust gains access to Chilean investors via alliance with BCI
“We are focused on building a team worthy of the clients we have the privilege of working with in Chile and across Latin America," said Codie Sanchez-Baker, head of Latin America and US Offshore Distribution at First Trust.
First Trust AlphaDEX ETFs approved for sale to Mexican pensions
First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX and First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX provide pension managers an index-based option that seeks risk-adjusted excess returns over time by selecting and weighting stocks based on fundamental merit-based factors.