The Investec GSF Mexican Equity fund was launched as Luxembourg-domiciled fund in February 2014 using the expertise of Latin American investment specialist Compass Group and its CIO Luis Yance, Citywire reported.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – September 2016
October 7, 2016 by
M&G led with eight mutual funds registered in the month, all of them domiciled in the UK, followed by Lazard and Veritas, each with one fund approved.
PIMCO scores with currency-hedged Brazilian fixed-income fund
September 20, 2016 by
"We decided to offer a fund protected from currency volatility," said Luis Otavio Oliveira, vice president of PIMCO and responsible for business development in Latin America.
Fidelity angles for piece of the Factor ETF action
September 19, 2016 by
While commenting on the launch of six factor ETFs, Anthony Rochte, president of Fidelity's ETF-services division, noted that its USD 250 billion in ETF AUMs represents about 11% of all US-domiciled ETF assets.
Credit Suisse bolsters position in Mexican real-estate segment
September 18, 2016 by
Raul Gallegos, who came to Credit Suisse when GE Capital exited the Mexican market, told Fund Pro Latin America that the latest fund is shooting for institutional investment of USD 500 million by the end of 2016.
Western Asset preps global-equity feeder allocating to sister firm ClearBridge Investments
September 7, 2016 by
The feeder fund will hit the ground running with BRL 35 million (USD 11 million) raised from Brazilian pension funds, said Marc Forster, executive director at Western Asset Mgt. in Sao Paulo.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – August 2016
September 7, 2016 by
HSBC led with three mutual funds - two of them fixed-income products and one equity - while BNY Mellon and Lazard followed with two funds each. The list was completed by fund listings from Nordea and GAM, while State Street listed a real-estate ETF from its SPDR family.
JPM Brazil launches Global HY Bond in local currency
August 3, 2016 by
"This new fund will have returns calculated by the local interbank deposit certificate rate – CDI + 3%,” said Giuliano De Marchi, head of sales for Latam.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – July 2016
August 3, 2016 by
Goldman led with three products - two ETFs from its ActiveBeta family and one equity fund, while Vanguard followed with two ETFs and Credit Suisse, Pioneer and BNP completed the list with one fund each.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – June 2016
July 14, 2016 by
Axa led with seven mutual funds registered in the month, all of them bond products, followed by Ashmore, Henderson and Natixis, each with one fund approved.
