The number of closed-end investment funds in Chile grew more than 30% in the first quarter of 2015 due mainly to the conversion of private funds into public funds, according to the president of the Chilean Investment Funds Association, Luis Alberto Letelier.
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).
