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.
Flexibility and adaptability are Schroders’ keys for achieving the first Afore funding
September 22, 2013 by
The process of setting up a mandate will be more flexible
September 19, 2013 by
Consar President Carlos Ramírez said that in the future not only will it take less time to set up new mandates, but there will be more interest in using them from other Afores. No progress on mutual funds.
United States Commodity Funds lists products on Mexican stock exchange
August 30, 2013 by
The ETPs available on the BMV are United States Oil Fund, United States Natural Gas Fund, United States 12 Month Oil Fund, United States Gasoline Fund and The United States Commodity Index Fund.
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.
Heyman y Asociados joins forces with Franklin Templeton in Mexico
April 23, 2013 by
The Heyman team will provide investment management services through Franklin Templeton Servicios de Asesoría Mexico, a new institutional investment management subsidiary, of which Timothy Heyman will become CEO.
CNBV plans to facilitate creation of investment funds
April 4, 2013 by
Andrés Rodríguez, deputy director general of the Investment Management Department of the CNBV, said the corporate structure under which an investment fund is set up could be adapted.
Consar: flexibility is key to achieving the objective of better pensions
April 4, 2013 by
Sergio Rodríguez, director general of Financial Planning and Economic Studies of the regulator, says his agency is planning to extend the 20% limit on foreign securities, and that flexibility is the key to long-term thinking on the system.
Merger of Afore XXI with Afore Banorte could lead to extension of limits for foreign investment
December 13, 2012 by
XXI-Banorte will be the largest Afore which could be too big for the Mexican market, and there is also an obvious need for the regulator to extend the foreign asset investment limit.
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.
Mexican Mutual Fund Investments in International Funds – September 2013
October 11, 2013 by
Excel workbook detailing Mexican mutual fund allocations to global fund managers, over various time periods. Includes names of all funds as well as amounts invested in each. Also included is a breakdown of offshore allocations by asset class. Data as of September 30, 2013.
