Lazard, Credicorp Capital, Franklin Templeton, Pictet, Aditya Birla Sun Life, Altamar, Golden Gate, CarVal Investors, Golub, Kayne Anderson and Monarch were the managers registering products in January 2020.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – December 2019
SEI and LFDE, La Financière de l'Echiquier, led the list of registered investment products with five and three mutual funds, respectively, followed by Morgan Stanley and Wellington each with one product approved.
CCR lowers bar for alternatives managers seeking approval
Alternatives managers no longer need to show a USD 5 billion allocation in a specific asset class in order to gain CCR approval to sell to AFPs.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – November 2019
PGIM, the global investment management business of Prudential Financial, WisdomTree, DWS, iShares, JPMorgan, Jupiter, Moneda, NN IP, Ossiam, State Street, Benefit Street Partners, Insight Partners, JPMorgan, New Mountain Capital, Park Square Capital and Värde Management were the fund sponsors gaining approval for new products.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – October 2019
Allianz, Berenberg Aktien, DoubleLine, iShares, Kotak and Zurich were the fund sponsors gaining approval for new products in the month of October.
Court case in Chile could allow AFP affiliates to take early withdrawals from pension accounts
The courts will soon rule on a test case that may allow Chilean AFP affiliates to withdraw their savings before retirement.
Gold ETFs may be OK’d by AFP regulator, a boon to State Street, BlackRock, Van Eck and Invesco
Gold ETFs will likely be approved for Chilean AFP investment in the first half of 2020, said pension superintendent Osvaldo Macías.
Colombian AFP association adds voice to coming 2020 reform package
Jorge Llano Salamanca of private pension association Asofondos, argues that Colombia is hampered by problems in the public pension sector, which he views as unsustainable.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – August 2019
A total of 13 products were added in the month from ninedifferent asset managers: Fisch AM, Lord Abbet, Aktia, Pictet, PIMCO, Robeco, JP Morgan, Lindsay Goldberg and Manulife.
Amid mass protests in Chile, fierce debate expected on additional 5% pension contribution
The anti-establishment fervor in Chile makes it nearly impossible to imagine increased withholdings heading to the AFP system.