Despite the new memorandum issued by the Consar, Afores and fund managers are still not sure how mutual funds can be included in investment portfolios. Investments will not be allowed in local funds, only international.
This year could see a number of specialized mandates contracts in Mexico
January 5, 2012 by
Consar has defined the parameters and clarified the rules. Hugo Petricioli of Franklin Templeton and Sergio Mendez of Afore XXI believe the roles of valuers and custodians will be defined as the Afores start the mandates processes.
Flexibility and adaptability are Schroders’ keys for achieving the first Afore funding
September 22, 2013 by
Alberto Delezé, head of distribution, said the potential market for mandates is brutally big and very interesting for any manager. It should eventually result in a more open investment regime and further easing of regulations.
Afore Banamex funds its first mandate with Schroders
August 27, 2013 by
After a procedure lasting two years, the British firm received USD200 million for investment in global equities. Javier Orvañanos, investment manager at Afore Banamex, said funding new mandates should not take more than a month in future.
Afore Banamex goes for two more mandates
October 5, 2012 by
About to fund the first mandate - which was won by BlackRock, Schroders and JP Morgan - Javier Orvañanos, investment manager at Afore Banamex, is now working on mandates for commodities and international securities.
iShares lists new ETFs in the SIC and expects more international exposure by Afores
August 28, 2012 by
BlackRock has USD8,000 billion in assets under management through cross-listed iShares in the SIC. Pension funds managed by Afores are still the largest investor.
Afore Banamex to be first to operate mandates in Mexico
June 15, 2012 by
In a couple of months the pension manager expects to have international equities in its Siefores and sees commodities as the next asset ready for investment.
Criteria for contracting managers fine tuned
May 28, 2012 by
The Risk Review Committee issued a document clarifying the criteria for contracts between afores and managers in Mexico which makes the system viable.
Afore Sura: funding of mandates should start in the next few months
October 4, 2013 by
In an interview with Latin Asset Management, Emilio Bertran, director of portfolio structure at Afore Sura, said they had made progress with the final version of the contracts with the managers and the custodian. The objective is to begin to fund some of the mandates this year.
