ETFs emerge as one of the main alternatives for investors to diversify their portfolios internationally. "Customers have understood the power of diversification, seeking investment alternatives that are not reflected in the local market, and also diversifying in currency, as ETF BDRs have exposure to the dollar," said Paula Salamonde, director of the Institutional segment and iShares ETF at BlackRock Brasil.
Brazilian cross-border investments increased the pace with USD 289 million net inflows in Q2 2024
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Offer of global ETFs in Brazil widens amid strong investor response
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The heads of the ETF business at JP Morgan, BlackRock and Global X boasted about the positive outlook for so-called "BDRs of ETFs" in Brazil.
ETF BDRs gain early traction in race for Brazilian pension allocations
October 20, 2021 by
Paula Salamonde, director at BlackRock in Brazil, told Fund Pro Latin America that local pension funds are latching on to the firm's offering of ETF BDRs to build out their internationalization strategies.
BlackRock hires Paula Salamonde to lead Brazilian ETF biz
April 27, 2021 by
Paula Salamonde, who worked at MSCI for 21 years until her departure in 2019, joined BlackRock’s São Paulo office in April.
