Pension funds invested USD 331 million in equity products during April, of which USD 313 million was invested in US equity funds.
Chilean AFPs favored international fixed-income funds in April
June 13, 2022 by
Bond funds received placements totaling USD 320 million, with funds specializing in emerging markets outperforming.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – May 2022
June 2, 2022 by
T. Rowe Price led with nine products registered, while Credicorp Capital, Eastspring, Invesco, Silver Lake and Veritas Capital completed the list. each with one product approved.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – April 2022
May 24, 2022 by
BlackRock and Lazard led, both with three mutual funds approved in the month, while Jupiter, UBS and State Street with one product each completed the list.
Colombian AFPs restructure their positions, turning to international fixed income in March
May 16, 2022 by
Pension funds moved into fixed income during March, investing USD 170 million, mostly into emerging-markets debt funds. On the other hand, their redemptions of equity products totaled USD 139 million.
AFPs soured on international equities in March
May 16, 2022 by
Funds specializing in equities in both the Asian and European markets sustained the heaviest redemptions, losing USD 859 million and USD 686 million, respectively.
19 BDRs of ETFs from Global X arrive at the B3
April 20, 2022 by
The ETF BDRs will initially be intended for qualified investors (with more than BRL 1 million invested), but should soon be available for general investors as well.
Colombian closed-end funds given OK to issue bonds
April 4, 2022 by
Until now only private-equity funds have been allowed to issue bonds. Leveraging is also a new possibility for closed-end vehicles.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – March 2022
April 4, 2022 by
Nordea lead with four equity funds approved, followed by Bci, Candriam, JSS, Schroders, Vontobel and Arcano with one product each.
Colombian AFPs pumped brakes on cross-border allocations in February as market volatility rose
April 3, 2022 by
Although AFPs continued to increase their exposure in equities, they shed positions in debt and money market instruments. AUMs rose just USD 98 million for the month.
