While Azimut is a very strong player in Italian retail, efforts to place funds with Latin institutions has taken a while. With one AFP already investing, the firm expects tickets from a few others, as well as from family offices and FOFs.
BlackRock bets on Colombian infrastructure with local fund launch
June 12, 2017 by
The locally domiciled fund aims to provide investors with attractive yields and long-dated investments linked to inflation.
WisdomTree, via Compass Group, promotes global ETF customized for Mexican Afores
June 12, 2017 by
Constructed in line with the Afores investment regime, this new WisdomTree ETF listed on the SIC of the Mexican Stock Exchange is targeted at the USD 11 billion that Mexican pension funds can still invest under the international equity limit.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – May 2017
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The Chilean regulator added 14 ETFs, all sponsored by UBS, and four mutual funds the list of approved instruments eligible to receive allocations.
BTG and Itau innovate by opening onshore fund platforms to third parties
June 5, 2017 by
“Almost all funds in the market are now available on our digital platform,” BTG Pactual Digital's Marcelo Flora told Fund Pro Latin America. “For us, offering open architecture is a way to truly put the client first."
WisdomTree cross-lists seven UCITS ETFs in Mexico
May 12, 2017 by
Jonathan Steinberg, WisdomTree CEO and president, said, the listing allows "Mexican investors the option to access and invest in WisdomTree’s existing strategies in a different structure.”
CCR Monthly Approval Report – April 2017
May 1, 2017 by
BNP Paribas led with five ETFs of its Easy family registered in the month, while Axa and Wellington followed with two mutual funds each.
BlackRock launches iShares MSCI Argentina and Global Exposure ETF
May 1, 2017 by
Blackrock's Argentina-focused ETF will track the MSCI All Argentina 25/50 Index, said Gerardo Rodriguez, portfolio manager for BlackRock’s emerging markets group.
BlackRock positions equity investment platform for future of active management
April 10, 2017 by
“At the heart of BlackRock is a culture that embraces change and turns it into opportunity,” said CEO Larry Fink. “We are constantly anticipating how macro trends will reshape both our industry and our clients’ needs; we then pivot accordingly."
CCR Monthly Approval Report – March 2017
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While Manulife led with eight funds registered in the month, seven of them equity products, UBAM (3), HSBC (2), Axa (1), and Nordea (1) won approval for their mutual funds. iShares (5) and WisdomTree (1) got approvals for their ETFs.
