Raising the international investment limit to 42% "has been very positive for our system," said Jorge Ramos, CEO of Sura Peru - AFP Integra. "It has allowed us to diversify our investments and achieve positive real returns in all our funds despite the very negative performance of the local stock market."
Foreign investors in Chilean funds get favorable tax treatment
April 9, 2015 by
Thanks to the recently-enacted Unified Fund Law (LUF), foreigners investing in Chilean-domiciled funds will be subject to a maximum 10% tax ceiling, even if direct investment in underlying assets is subject to a higher tax rates, says Luis Alberto Letelier, a legal advisor to the Chilean Association of Investment Fund Managers (ACAFI).
Ramirez warns of dire consequences to pension system if reforms are delayed
March 11, 2015 by
"The more we delay the fundamental reforms required by this system, the possibility of accumulating sufficient resources for the new generation of Mexicans will be reduced," warned Carlos Ramírez, president of the Consar, at a recent gathering of industry professionals.
Colombian AFPs’ performance now judged in part against S&P index
February 26, 2015 by
Standard & Poor's Colombia Select Index, along with the pre-existing Colcap, will now form part of a new aggregate index against which local AFPs will benchmark their returns. Other indices meeting criteria laid out by the Superintendencia Financiera can also be added to the aggregate index.
IM Trust opens its offering to the institutional segment
February 5, 2015 by
The firm registered an investment fund - the IMT Spread Corporativo Local - with the CCR, and this product will soon be joined by two more. Local AFPs are an obvious target of the closed-end fixed-income fund.
Trends in the Latin American Institutional Marketplace: Cross-Border Distribution Strategies
November 28, 2014 by
Latin Asset Management has teamed up with Cerulli Associates to publish its second report of the year, this time a 170-page effort that focuses exclusively on current trends that are driving institutional investor demand for cross-border products in Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. The report, which includes 97 exhibits, was written entirely by Latin Asset Management’s team of regional analysts and is based on field research conducted in the third quarter of 2014. This report is available for purchase by contacting Cerulli Associates directly.
Compass Group seals distribution agreements with Nomura and Fortress
November 12, 2014 by
Compass's mutual fund platform offered to Chilean institutional investors is now formed by PIMCO, UBS Global Asset Mgt., Vanguard, and five others, while their offering of alternative funds includes Bain Capital, Fortress and two others.
Private pension plans stalled by 2013 tax reform
October 22, 2014 by
Data from the Consar indicates the total number of corporate pension plans fell by 2.4% in 2014, compared to average annual growth of 10% per annum, as tax incentives for these vehicles were weakened.
Credicorp launches MILA funds across asset classes
August 26, 2014 by
Credicorp is launching Cayman- and Luxembourg-domiciled funds in the equity and debt markets. The Condor Equity Fund invest exclusively in MILA, while the Latin American Corporate Debt Fund seeks to invest 40 to 60 percent in MILA and the remainder in Mexico and Brazil primarily. Meanwhile, it is in the fundraising period for its Peru Real Estate Fund and its Colombian Real Estate Construction Fund, which offer investors access to MILA’s developing real estate sector.
League Table – Assets Gathered by Cross-Border Fund Managers – Latin American Institutional Market – December 2013
April 24, 2014 by
Includes assets gathered by cross-border fund managers in the following markets: Chilean pension funds (AFPs), mutual funds (AGFs) and life insurers, Colombian pension funds (AFPs), Mexican pension funds (Afores) and mutual funds (OFIs) and Peruvian pension funds (AFPs). Period: twelve months ending December 31, 2013.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; Franklin Templeton; Schoders; Investec; Axa; Dimensional; Vanguard; pioneer, Fidelity; JP Morgan; Robeco; Invesco; BNP Paribas; Julius Baer; BlackRock; Deutsche; BNY Mellon AM; Goldman Sachs; Pictet; Votobel; Ashmore; PIMCO; Hederson; ING; Matthews; Bluebay; Allianz; Threadneedle; MFS; Aviva Investors; Morgan Stanley; AllianceBernstein; HSBC; Edmond de Rothschild; LarrainVial; M&G; Muzinich; F&C; UBS; BTG Pactual; Janus; GAM; GLG; Alfred Berg; Amundi; TIAA-CREF; Oppenheimer; Principal; CreditSuisse; SEB; EDM; BBH; Deka; Nomura.
