In an interview with Latin Asset Management, José Ignacio Armedariz and Luis Palacio said they will be very active in the next two years offering Afores new alternatives to benefit the pension managers' international portfolios.
Latin American Distribution Dynamics 2013 – Closed Markets Begin to Mature and Open
The Cerulli Report: Latin American Distribution Dynamics 2013 is the eighth edition in a series of annual reports focusing on the distribution and product development trends taking place in the major markets of Latin America. Latin Asset Management, a source of much of the data and commentary featured in this edition, is proud to have once again collaborated with Cerulli Associates on the report.
Holdings Report – Assets Gathered by Cross-Border Fund Managers and ETF Sponsors – Chilean Institutional Market -September 2013
Excel workbook detailing assets gathered by cross-border fund managers in the following markets: Chilean pension funds (AFPs), mutual funds (AGFs) and life insurers. Data as of September 30, 2013.
Colombian AFP Obligatory System Investments in Individual International Mutual Funds – May 2013
Chart detailing investments of Colombian AFPs in international mutual funds and international managers. Includes names of all funds as well as amounts invested in each. Also shows overall system investment in each mutual fund. Data as of May 31, 2013.
USD2 billion pension portfolio in Latam whets appetite of Itaú AGF
The local manager of the Brazilian group has just registered a mutual fund with the Risk Rating Commission and hopes to attract investments from pension funds.
Celfin joins Threadneedle and goes for another manager
The move consolidates their foreign manager platform which also includes Henderson, Aberdeen, Credit Suisse and Barings.
Compass Group to take over distribution of UBS for the region
Chilean and Peruvian pension funds currently hold investments in funds of this global asset manager.
Two new domiciles to enter CCR listing
AFPs will soon have funds domiciled in 11 different markets.
Registration of funds: a situation that managers have taken on board
Whether because of the procedure developed by the regulators or the AFPs themselves, it is not possible to place a fund until three months after the start of the process.
HMC starts the year raising over US$400 million from AFPs
Ricardo Morales, partner of HMC - firm associated with the Brazilian firm Itajuba Investimentos - says they achieved sales for managers Matthews, Neuberger Berman, BlueBay and East Capital.




