The new product, listed on the BM&F Bovespa, is the seventh in the ETF family sponsored by Itaú, which have amassed USD 461 million in assets under management.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – January 2015
February 2, 2015 by
A total of 14 products were added in January to the list of approved instruments to receive investments from Chilean Pension Managers (AFPs). PowerShares led with 11 equity ETFs domiciled in the USA.
Latest Market Vectors ETF in Mexico provides play on fracking
December 5, 2014 by
Deutsche Securities Casa de Bolsa in Mexico will act as local sponsor and filing agent for depository receipts of the new product, Market Vectors Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF (Ticker: FRAK).
Deutsche in Latin roadshow promoting ETFs with tactical asset allocation model
November 19, 2014 by
The strategy was explained in a Nov. 11 seminar on Megatrends in Passive Investment Strategy, held in Santiago, with the participation of executives from this manager, representatives of MSCI, Morningstar and the Chilean Ministry of Finance, among others.
First Trust AlphaDEX ETFs approved for sale to Mexican pensions
November 19, 2014 by
First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX and First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX provide pension managers an index-based option that seeks risk-adjusted excess returns over time by selecting and weighting stocks based on fundamental merit-based factors.
Chilean firms Falcom and Larrain launch Lux fund targeting Mexican fixed income
October 27, 2014 by
The two firms are partnering to launch a Mexican fixed-income fund, Larrain Vial Falcom Mexican Fixed Income Fund. This strategy is a novelty among Luxembourg-domiciled SICAVs, and will give investors in Latin America, Europe and Asia a new way to gain exposure to Mexico.
Compass Group expands real-estate portfolio with USD 86-million placement
October 22, 2014 by
The firm's launch of an USD 86 million real-estate fund in Uruguay joins existing products investing in Peru and Mexico.
Templeton launches cross-border fixed-income fund to attract Brazilian pensions
October 10, 2014 by
The fund aims to bring the excess return relative to the alpha generated in international markets and translate it into Reais. "The goal is that the fund generate returns of CDI plus 5.5% or 6%," explained Marcus Vinicius Goncalves (picture), representative of Franklin Templeton in Brazil.
BBVA Bancomer opens new UHN unit for high net worth clients
August 8, 2014 by
Bancomer UHN is the first office of its kind in Mexico and the world, combining products and services for family offices and high net-worth investors, with the backing of a global bank. This year Bancomer will open similar offices in the Mexican cities of Monterrey and Guadalajara.
db X-trackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares recieves approval from CCR
July 16, 2014 by
Chilean AFPs can gain direct equity exposure to the China A-shares market via this vehicle, the first direct investment in China A-shares to be registered in Chile and listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading in local time.
