The heads of the ETF business at JP Morgan, BlackRock and Global X boasted about the positive outlook for so-called "BDRs of ETFs" in Brazil.
New tranche of global iShares listed locally in Colombia
February 7, 2023 by
Valores Bancolombia is already trading 10 new BlackRock ETFs registered in the Colombian Global Market. Individual investors now have local access to some 20 iShares ETFs.
ETF BDRs gain early traction in race for Brazilian pension allocations
October 20, 2021 by
Paula Salamonde, director at BlackRock in Brazil, told Fund Pro Latin America that local pension funds are latching on to the firm's offering of ETF BDRs to build out their internationalization strategies.
BlackRock makes new push into tepid Brazil ETF market
December 22, 2020 by
The firm will offer iShares through Brazilian depositary receipts, or BDRs, listed on the B3 exchange.
Chilean AFPs yanked USD 2.2 billion from cross-border products in August
October 7, 2019 by
The AFPs further reduced exposure to their top allocation, Asian equity, by USD 689 million in August, after having pulled out USD 707 million in July.
Colombian AFPs boosted cross-border equity positions in August
October 4, 2019 by
The AFPs finished August with USD 16.4 billion invested in cross-border funds and ETFs. They increased their total equity exposure by USD 320 million during the month.
Colombian AFPs bailed on US equity in July
September 16, 2019 by
The AFPs sold USD 456 million in North American equity funds and ETFs, reducing their AUM in that category to USD 4.1 billion.
Colombian AFPs dive back into equities in June
August 18, 2019 by
The AFPs finished June with USD 17.2 billion invested in cross-border funds and ETFs, almost all of which was in equity-oriented products.
Colombian AFPs sold equity funds and ETFs in February, despite rally in global stocks
April 23, 2019 by
The AFPs finished February with USD 16.6 billion invested in cross-border funds and ETFs, 95% of which was in equities. Many had adopted a wait-and-see posture, or were selling into rallies.
Chilean AFPs funneled USD 783 million to cross-border funds and ETFs in March
April 18, 2019 by
The AFPs finished the month with USD 81.3 billion invested in cross-border funds and ETFs, 70.5% of which was in equities, as they sought better returns.
