Henderson said that John Philip Davies will be based in Montevideo to work with leading private banks and wealth managers, as part of the firm's effort to better serve clients and intermediaries.
Joel Peña jumps from PIMCO to Robeco
Peña assumes as managing director for Latin America and US Offshore, with the mandate to position Robeco among the top asset managers in the Latin America market.
Performance Report – Chilean AFP Investments in Cross-Border Funds and ETFs – May 2014
Excel workbook detailing, over various time periods, returns of each international fund/ETF receiving investments from Chilean AFP. Data as of May 30, 2014.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; Alfred; Berg; AllianceBernstein; Allianz; Ashmore; Aviva; Investors; Axa; BlackRock; BlueBay; BNP; Paribas; BNY; Mellon; AM; BTG; Pactual; Deutsche; Dimensional; DWS; Edmond; de; Rothschild; F&C; Fidelity; Franklin; Templeton; GAM; GLG; Goldman; Sachs; ; Henderson; HSBC; ING; Invesco; Investec; iShares; JP; Morgan; Julius; Baer; LarrainVial; M&G; Matthews; MFS; Morgan; Stanley; Natixis; Oppenheimer; Pictet; PIMCO; Pioneer; Robeco; Schroder; SEB; State; Street; Swiss & Global; Threadneedle; TIAA-CREF; UBS; Van; Eck; Vanguard; Vontobel; WisdomTree.
Performance Report – Mexican Mutual Fund Investments in Cross-Border Funds and ETFs – May 2014
Excel workbook detailing, over various time periods, returns of each international fund/ETF receiving investments from Mexican Mutual Funds. Data as of May 30, 2014.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; BBVA; BlackRock; BNP Paribas; EDM; Fidelity; First Trust; Franklin Templeton; Global X; Henderson; ING; Investec; iShares; JP Morgan; MFS; Morgan Stanley; Oppenheim; Pioneer; PowerShares; Principal; ProShares; Robeco; Santander; Schroders; State Street; Van Eck; Vanguard; WisdomTree.
Chilean AFP x AFP Investments in International Mutual Funds – January 2014
Excel workbook detailing investments of each Chilean AFP in international mutual funds and international managers. Includes names of all funds as well as amounts invested in each. Data as of January 31, 2014.
Companies mentioned in this report: Alberdeen; Alfred Berg; AllianceBernstein; Allianz; Ashmore; Aviva Investors; Axa; BlackRock; BlueBay; BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon AM; BTG Pactual; Credit Suisse; Deutsche; Dimensional; Edmond Rothschild; EuroAmerica; F&C; Fidelitu; Franklin templeton; GAM; Goldman Sachs; Henderson; HSBC; ING; Invesco; Investec; iShares; JP Morgan; Julius baer; LarrainVial; M&G; Matthews Funds; MFS; Morgan Stanley; Natixis; Oppenheimer; Pictet; PIMCO; Pioneer; Robeco; Schroders; SEB; State Street; Threadneedle; TIAA-CREF; UBS; Van Eck; Vanguard; Vontobel; WisdomTree; Provida; Cuprum; Capital; Planvital; Modelo; Habitat.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – May 2014
Twenty-one mutual funds and three ETFs were added in May to the list of approved instruments to receive investments from AFPs. Vanguard and Invesco led with six mutual funds each, followed by Allianz (3), Epsilon (3), DBX (3) Edmond de Rothschild (1), GAM (1) and PIMCO (1).
Banamex: Subadvisory arrangements with global firms proving attractive to fund clients
Banamex has launched three subadvised funds since last year. The Asian fund is advised by BlackRock, the US fund by Franklin Templeton, and the European fund by BNP Paribas. The managers only give advice, while investment decisions are taken by Banamex and its team.
March was iShares month in the Colombian pension fund market
Emerging-markets- and European-equity oriented products led the preferences of AFP portfolio managers, receiving USD 360 million and USD 185 million, respectively in the month.
Pension managers replace equity with mutual funds and ETFs
Local experts point to disappointing results in Brazilian equities and attractive opportunities in global mid-cap companies that target the consumer sector.
Most multifamily offices exempt from onerous registration requirements
It is estimated that multifamily offices manage about USD 3 billion, approximately 10% of the amounts managed by traditional single family offices, belonging to the richest families in Chile.







