A bill requiring that pension advisories register with regulators and hold an insurance policy led to the closure of local pariah Felices y Forrados.
Piñera cracks whip on Congress to avoid third withdrawal from AFPs
March 19, 2021 by
The Senate seems unlikely to pass a bill allowing AFPs to touch any additional money flowing from worker paychecks to meet pension obligations.
Wealthy likely to move AFP money to tax-deferrable local investments
December 11, 2020 by
To avoid a tax hit, higher earners may shift their redemptions to local mutual funds using the voluntary retirement framework.
Chilean AFPs see heavy outflows in August as savers redeem pensions
October 13, 2020 by
The AFPs decreased their exposure to international equity by USD 4.1 billion, while shaving USD 547 million from their holdings of fixed-income funds.
BlackRock, others, eye listing of gold ETFs in Chile
July 14, 2020 by
Approval of gold representative securities comes as global investors focus on gold due to increased market volatility, said BlackRock's Francisco Rosemberg.
Rule changes in Chile could unleash AFP investment boom in private equity
September 10, 2015 by
Pension Superintendent Tamara Agnic recognized that significant changes to the AFP investment regimen are under consideration. These modifications could potentially result in higher allocations to alternative asset classes, and direct investment by the AFPs in cross-border private-equity funds and REITs.
A second AFP may join Habitat in directly transacting with global firms
June 29, 2015 by
A second Chilean AFP could join Habitat in the practice of not putting their transactions through local distributors, but sending them directly to the central offices of foreign managers, Fund Pro Latin America has learned.
