Ashmore, Eastspring, AXA, BNY Mellon, and Stone Harbor Investment were among the fund sponsors gaining approval for new products.
Vanguard adds three ETFs to Mexican offering, bringing total to 65
"Vanguard is pleased to be able to cross-list additional products on the bolsa to help meet Mexican investors' needs for low-cost and broadly diversified ETFs," said Kathy Bock, head of Vanguard Americas.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – October 2016
While iShares led with 14 ETFs registered in the month, Fidelity (three), Invesco, Neuberger Berman and UBS also won approval for funds of their own.
BlackRock uses DOL fiduciary rule to promote iShares in advisory channel
"We aim to set a new market convention for core investing and long-term investors,” said Mark Wiedman, global head of iShares. Fees on its growing US iShares Core ETFs have been slashed.
Investec shuts Compass-run Mexican equity fund amid fall in AUM
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
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
"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
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
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
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.











