A group led by Warburg Pincus that includes the Singaporean Temasek will acquire a 50% stake in Santander’s custody business in Spain, Mexico and Brazil. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2014.
Madero: Subadvisory agreement with LyonRoss gives small investors access to alternative strategies
June 20, 2014 by
Alonso Madero (photo), director of Actinver Investment, acknowledges "the need to bring innovative products" to the firm's platform, as a way of competing with bank-owned managers and offering clients higher returns with excessive equity exposure.
Holdings Report – Assets Gathered by Cross-Border Fund Managers – Latin American Institutional Market – March 2014
June 20, 2014 by
Excel workbook detailing assets gathered by cross-border fund managers in the following markets: Chilean pension funds (AFPs) and mutual funds, Colombian pension funds (AFPs), Mexican mutual funds and Peruvian pension funds (AFPs). Data as of March 31, 2014.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; Franklin Templeton; Fidelity; Investec; Schroders; Dimensional; Axa; Vanguard; JP Morgan; Julius Baer; Robeco; BNP Paribas; Pioneer; BlackRock; Invesco; BNY Mellon AM; Goldman Sachs; Vontobel; Pictet; Deutsche; Ashmore; PIMCO; Allianz; Threadneedle; Matthews Funds; Aviva Investors; MFS; HSBC; BlueBay; AllianceBernstein; Morgan Stanley; UBS; Edmond de Rothschild; LarrainVial; M&G; BBH; BTG Pactual; ING; Muzinich; Janus; Amundi; Henderson; F&C; GAM; WisdomTree; SEB; Principal; GLG; TIAA-CREF; Alfred Berg; EDM; Deka; Oppenheim Pramerica; Nomura; Credit Suisse; Legg Mason; WestLB; La Française AM; Carmignac; Brown Advisory; Santander; Dexia; AZ Fund Management; REYL; PineBridge; Natixis; Nordea; Manulife; Raiffeisen; Baring; EuroAmerica; Traditional Funds; Schwab; Skandia; East Capital; Bestinver; Neuberger Berman; Baron; First State Investments; Lombard Odier; T. Rowe Price; SEI; NEVASA HMC
Compass Group designates new institutional client director in Mexico
June 20, 2014 by
Ivan Ramil took over in June as director of institutional clients of Compass Group Mexico, replacing Luis Palacio, who moved to BNP. Ramil has spent the last three years as director of international strategy for the same company.
League Table – Assets Gathered by Cross-Border Fund Managers – Latin American Institutional Market – March 2014
June 19, 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: Three months ending March 31, 2014.
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.
League Table – Assets Gathered by Cross-Border Managers & ETFs Sponsors – Mexican OFI Market – May 2014
June 18, 2014 by
Excel workbook detailing assets gathered by cross-border fund managers and ETFs sponsors in the Mexican mutual funds market (OFIs). Also includes monthly inflows / outflows and market share. Data as of May 31, 2014.
Companies mentioned in this report: iShares; Vanguard; Aberdeen; State Street; Schroders; MFS; Franklin Templeton; BlackRock, Principal; Hederson; PowerShares, JP Morgan; EDM; BNP Paribas; Robeco;BBVA; First Trust; Van Eck; Santander; Oppenheim Pramerica; Pioneer; WisdomTree; Investec; Proshares; Fidelity; Global X; PIMCO; ING; Morgan Stanley; United States Commodity Fund; EasyETF; Actinver; Banamex; BBVA; Compass; Franklin Templeton; GBM; HSBC; Interacciones; Intercam; Invex; Ixe; Principal; Santander; Scotia; Sura; Valmex; Vector; Old Mutual.
Pioneer says Consar is close to greenlighting funding of Banamex mandate
June 16, 2014 by
One of the chief missions of Pioneer in Mexico is to service the demand of the Afores, said Gustavo Lozano (photo). "We believe a natural and necessary way for Afores to diversify their international investments is with managers that are going to help them along the way."
Principal Financial Mexico names Veron leader of investment team
June 16, 2014 by
Juan Manuel Veron (photo) also joins Principal Financial Group's executive committee to strengthen the asset management area. He will command the Investment and financial-risks team.
Sprenger takes helm of Sura Mexico
June 11, 2014 by
The appointment of Chilean Pablo Sprenger as the new CEO of SURA Mexico will go into effect on July 1. Since December 2013, Sprenger had held the same post on an interim basis. In Mexico, SURA has 6.1 million clients and manages assets of USD 26.8 billion, with a market share of 14.3% in Siefore pension funds.
Flow Report – Mexican Mutual Fund Manager (OFI) Investments in Cross-Border Funds and ETFs – May 2014
June 11, 2014 by
Excel workbook detailing inflows / outflows of Mexican mutual funds into international funds and ETFs. Includes names of all funds and ETFs as well as amounts invested in each. Data as of May 31, 2014.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; Axa; BBVA; BlackRock; BNP Paribas; EasyETF; EDM; Fidelity; First Trust; Franklin Templeton; Global X; Henderson; ING; Investec; iShares; JP Morgan; MFS; Morgan Stanley; Oppenheim Pramerica; Pioneer; PowerShares; Principal; ProShares; Robeco; Santander; Schroder; State Street; Van Eck; Vanguard; WisdomTree; Actinver; Banamex; BBVA; Compass; GBM; HSBC; Inbursa; Interacciones; Intercam; Ixe ; Principal; Santander; Old Mutual; Valmex; Vector; Franklin Templeton; Scotia; Invex; Sura.
