Declining interest rates provoked transfers in 2017 to balanced/mixed funds which raised BRL 101 billion (USD 32 billion), and equity funds, which added BRL 21 billion (USD 7 billion).
BlackRock-Banamex tie-up in Mexico promises to upend the market
Who wins and who loses when BlackRock takes over CitiBanamex's asset management operation in Mexico?
With holy grail in reach, cross-border managers urge respect for process in Mexico
While preaching patience, Natixis's Mauricio Giordano told Fund Pro Latin America that Afores could potentially make their first cross-border-fund investments in the second half of 2018.
League Table – Assets Gathered by Cross-Border Fund Managers & ETF Sponsors – Chilean AGF Market – December 2017
Excel workbook detailing assets gathered by cross-border fund managers and ETF sponsors in the Chilean mutual funds market. Also includes monthly inflows / outflows and market share. Data as of December 31, 2017.
Companies mentioned in this report: Santander; Principal; Banchile; LarrainVial; BCI; Bice; Sura; Security; Cruz del Sur; CorpBanca; Security; Compass; IM Trust; BancoEstado; Euroamerica; Zurich; Penta; Scotia Ch; Itaú; BBVA; Aberdeen; AllianceBernstein; Allianz; Amundi; Ashmore; Aviva Investor; Axa; Baring; Baron; Bestinver; BlackRock; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon AM; Bradesco; Brown Advisory; BTG Pactual; Carmignac; Claymore; Credit Suisse; Deutsche; Dexia; Direxion Shares; East Capital; Edmond de Rothschild; EGShares; ETF Securities; F&C; Fidelity; First State Investments; First Trust; Franklin Templeton; GAM; Global X; Goldman Sachs; Guggenheim; Henderson; HSBC; IndexIQ; ING; Invesco; Investec; iShares; JP Morgan; Julius Baer; La Française AM; Legg Mason; Lombard Odier; Old Mutual; M&G; Manulife; Matthews; MFS; Morgan Stanley; Muzinich; Natixis; Neuberger Berman; NEVASA HMC; Nomura; Nordea; Pictet; PIMCO; PineBridge; Pioneer; PowerShares; Proshares; Raiffeisen; REYL; Robeco; Schwab; SEI; State Street; T. Rowe Price; Threadneedle; TIAA-CREF; Traditional Funds; United States Commodity Fund; Van Eck; AZ Multi Asset; Mirae; Tokio Marine; Mirabaud; Fisher Investment; AQR; Traditional Funds; Pichardo AM; Vanguard; Vontobel; WisdomTree; Yacktman AM; March.
Flow Report – Mexican Mutual Fund Manager (OFI) Investments in Cross-Border Funds and ETFs – December 2017
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 December 31, 2017.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; BBVA; BlackRock; BNP Paribas; Deutsche; EDM; ETF Securities; Fidelity; First Trust; Franklin Templeton; Global X; Goldman Sachs; Guggenheim; Henderson; iShares; JP Morgan; Julius Baer; MFS; Nomura; PIMCO; Pioneer; PowerShares; Principal; ProShares; Robeco; Santander; Schroders; State Street; United States; Commodity Funds; Van Eck; Vanguard; WisdomTree; Actinver; Sura; GBM; Vector; Interacciones; Finaccess; Franklin Templeton; Compass; Intercam; Principal; Nafinsa; Old Mutual; HSBC; Scotia; Invex; Ixe; BBVA; Valmex; Santander; Banamex.
League Table – Assets Gathered by Cross-Border Managers & ETFs Sponsors – Mexican OFI Market – December 2017
Excel workbook detailing assets gathered by cross-border fund managers and ETFs sponsors in the Mexican mutual funds market (OFIs). Data as of December 31, 2017.
Companies mentioned in this report: iShares; Vanguard; State Street; Franklin Templeton; Aberdeen; Schroders; BlackRock; Principal; PowerShares; MFS; WisdomTree; Goldman Sachs; Robeco; Henderson; Fidelity; JP Morgan; Deutsche; Julius Baer; Pioneer; Santander; Nomura; First Trust; Van Eck; ProShares; Guggenheim; Global X; PIMCO; BBVA; United States; Commodity Funds; ETF Securities; BNP Paribas; Banamex; Santander; Actinver; Valmex; Scotia; Sura; Franklin Templeton; Principal; BBVA; Ixe; GBM; Finaccess; Invex; HSBC; Vector; Compass; Old Mutual; Intercam; Interacciones; Invercap; Monex; Nafinsa.
Holdings Report – Mexican Mutual Fund Manager (OFI) Investment in Cross-Border Mutual Funds and ETFs – December 2017
Excel workbook detailing Mexican mutual fund allocations to global fund managers. 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 December 31, 2017.
Companies mentioned in this report: AllianceBernstein; Aberdeen; Actinver; Amundi; Axa; BBVA; BlackRock; Compass; Deutsche; Direxion Shares; Exane; Fidelity; First Trust; Franklin Templeton; GAM; Global X; Goldman Sachs; Guggenheim; Investec; iShares; Janus Henderson; JP Morgan; Lyxor; Man; MFS; Moneda; Morgan Stanley; Natixis; Old Mutual; Pictet; PIMCO; PowerShares; Principal; ProShares; Robeco; Santander; Schroders; State Street; Union Bancaire Privée; Van Eck; Vanguard; Wellington; WisdomTree; Banamex; Scotia; Ixe; Valmex; Sura; GBM; Inbursa; HSBC; Finaccess; Vector; Invex; Interacciones; CI Fondos; Intercam; Invercap; Afirme; Monex; BNP Paribas ; Akaan Transamerica.
Flow Report – Chilean AFP Investments in Cross-Border Funds and ETFs – December 2017
Excel workbook detailing inflows / outflows of Chilean pension funds into international funds / ETFs. Includes names of all funds/ETFs as well as amounts invested in each. Data as of December 31, 2017.
Companies mentioned in this report: JP Morgan; PIMCO; Matthews; Vanguard; Allianz; TIAA-CREF; Vontobel; Threadneedle; Baring; Nordea; Invesco; Morgan Stanley; Aviva Investors; MFS; Dimensional; UBS; Wellington; WisdomTree; F&C; NN IP; GAM; Julius Baer; Oaktree; Credit Suisse; BTG Pactual; Natixis; Man; Rogge; Eurizon; Neuberger Berman; Security; AB; EuroAmerica; Fidelity; BlueBay; BNY Mellon AM; Ashmore; HSBC; Van Eck; Franklin Templeton; Pictet; Nomura; Robeco; Muzinich; Henderson; Goldman Sachs; Eastspring; BNP Paribas; BlackRock; Investec; Pioneer; Schroders; Aberdeen; Deutsche; State Street; Axa; iShares.
Allianz GI’s ‘performance fee’ funds charge investors only when beating benchmarks over 12 months
“Investors are demanding a new value proposition from active managers that proves their ability to deliver returns above the benchmark,” said Douglas Eu, CEO US for AllianzGI.
Drop in interest rates pushes Brazilian investors out of short-term funds
A drop in interest rates has provoked investors to diversify their allocations, with most moving a portion of their holdings to balanced and mixed funds.








