Despite the losses in equities, total AFP allocations to cross-border instruments grew by USD 372 million to surpass the USD 61 billion mark - their highest level since December. Vanguard also surpassed iShares as the leading asset gatherer among Chilean AFPs.
Performance Report – Mexican Mutual Fund Investments in Cross-Border Funds and ETFs – May 2016
June 6, 2016 by
Excel workbook detailing, over various time periods, returns of each international fund/ETF receiving investments from Mexican Mutual Funds. Data as of May 31, 2016.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; BBVA; BlackRock; BNP Paribas; Deutsche; Fidelity; First Trust; Franklin Templeton; Global X; Goldman Sachs; Guggenheim; Henderson; iShares; JP Morgan; Julius Baer; MFS; Nomura; PIMCO; Pioneer; PowerShares; Principal; ProShares; Robeco; Santander; Schroders; State Street; Van Eck; Vanguard; WisdomTree.
Brazilian funds got boost from market recovery in April
May 26, 2016 by
The equity fund class was once again the best performer, led by the FMP‐FGTS and single equity types, with respective upturns of 26.91% and 23.28%, fueled by the appreciation of Vale and Petrobras shares, which are predominant in these portfolios.
Performance Report – Mexican Mutual Fund Investments in Cross-Border Funds and ETFs – April 2016
May 3, 2016 by
Excel workbook detailing, over various time periods, returns of each international fund/ETF receiving investments from Mexican Mutual Funds. Data as of April 30, 2016.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; BBVA; BlackRock; BNP Paribas; Deutsche; Fidelity; First Trust; Franklin Templeton; Global X; Goldman Sachs; Guggenheim; Henderson; iShares; JP Morgan; Julius Baer; MFS; Nomura; PIMCO; Pioneer; PowerShares; Principal; ProShares; Robeco; Santander; Schroders; State Street; Van Eck; Vanguard; WisdomTree.
Cross-border firms lost USD 1 billion in Colombian AFP assets in January
May 2, 2016 by
iShares, Vanguard and State Street, the biggest recipients of Colombian AFP allocations, all suffered AUM declines. AFPs Protección and Colfondos were behind some of the largest allocation shifts.
Chilean AFPs chose emerging-markets bonds in March while dumping Asian equities
April 22, 2016 by
The AFPs made allocations to 14 emerging-markets-bond funds in March, with MS Emerging Markets Corporate Debt-Z and Investec Emerging Markets Corporate Debt-I Acc getting the lion's share of the action.
Brazilian equity funds enjoy best month since 2002
April 15, 2016 by
The Brazilian stock market appreciated strongly in March, with the Ibovespa moving up by 16.97%, the highest monthly upturn since October 2002, helping Brazilian equity funds post some hefty gains.
Mexican Afores suffered a small drop in profits in 2015
April 8, 2016 by
Mexico's 11 Afore private-pension managers recorded net income of MXN 8.9 million (USD 516 million) in 2015, a 2% decline in local currency terms. Fee-based revenues of the managers were MXN 26.8 billion (USD 1.5 billion), an increase of roughly 5% for the year.
Performance Report – Mexican Mutual Fund Investments in Cross-Border Funds and ETFs – March 2016
April 5, 2016 by
Excel workbook detailing, over various time periods, returns of each international fund/ETF receiving investments from Mexican Mutual Funds. Data as of March 31, 2016.
Companies mentioned in this report: Aberdeen; BBVA; BlackRock; BNP Paribas; Deutsche; Fidelity; First Trust; Franklin Templeton; Global X; Goldman Sachs; Guggenheim; Henderson; iShares; JP Morgan; Julius Baer; MFS; Nomura; PIMCO; Pioneer; PowerShares; Principal; ProShares; Robeco; Santander; Schroders; State Street; Van Eck; Vanguard; WisdomTree.
Colombian AFPs redeemed positions in December in face of global equity downturn
March 30, 2016 by
A double-whammy of poor performance and redemptions by Colombian AFPs from positions in North America, Europe, Japan and emerging markets left global sponsors reeling in the final month of 2015.
