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.
Madero: Subadvisory agreement with LyonRoss gives small investors access to alternative strategies
June 20, 2014 by
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.
Brandes switches benchmarks to MSCI
June 18, 2014 by
Brandes has selected the MSCI Wold Mid Cap Index and the MSCI EAFE Mid Cap Index as benchmarks for the Brandes International Mid Cap Equity strategy and the Brandes Global Mid Cap Equity strategy.
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.
Chilean Life Insurer Investments in International Funds – March 2014
June 17, 2014 by
Excel workbook detailing Chilean life insurer 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 and regional investment focus. Data as of March 31, 2014.
Companies mentioned in this report: ING; iShares; State Street; BlackRock; Morgan Stanley; Vontobel; Investec; Threadneedle; LarrainVial; Vanguard; JP Morgan; Fidelity; ProShares; Allianz; Baring; Pioneer; BNY Mellon AM; BNP Paribas; WisdomTree; Robeco; Schroder; Oppenheimer; Baron; MFS; Invesco; Aberdeen; Capital Group; Franklin Templeton; Deka; Amundi; Pictet; Legg Mason; UBS; Euro America; Consorcio Nacional; Chilena Consolidada; Sura; Cruz del Sur; Principal; Bice; Corp; MetLife; Penta; Bci; Ohio National; Security.
League Table – Assets Gathered by Cross-Border Fund Managers and ETF Sponsors – AFP Market – May 2014
June 17, 2014 by
Includes assets gathered by cross-border fund managers and ETFs sponsors in the Chilean pension funds market (AFPs). Also includes monthly inflows / outflows and market share. Data as of May 31, 2014.
Companies mentioned in this report: iShares; Vanguard; Aberdeen; Franklin Templeton; Axa; Investec; Schroders; Fidelity; Pioneer; JP Morgan; BNP Paribas; Invesco; Dimensional; Robeco; Julius Baer; State Street; BlackRock; BNY Mellon AM; Deutsche; Goldman Sachs ; Ashmore; Pictet; PIMCO; BlueBay; Threadneedle; WisdomTree; Matthews Funds; Vontobel; Allianz; Aviva Investors; ING; Henderson; Edmond de Rothschild; HSBC; AllianceBernstein; M&G; UBS; Van Eck; F&C; BTG Pactual; LarrainVial; GLG; Alfred Berg; MFS; TIAA-CREF; Oppenheimer; SEB; Credit Suisse; Morgan Stanley; EuroAmerica; GAM; Natixis; Oaktree; Eurizon.
With Europe back in vogue, Eurizon takes aim at AFP market
June 17, 2014 by
The group has registered three new funds with the CCR in Chile which will also be offered in Peru and Colombia.
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."
Chilean AFPs added USD 743 million to their international portfolios in May
June 16, 2014 by
The dominant trend was to increase equity exposure, with mutual funds and ETFs capturing USD 666 million in new investments. Local distributor Compass Group managed to land new investments from AFPs on behalf of two global managers.
