Following the surprise ruling, the Constitutional Court can no longer be looked to as a free-market bulwark and protector of the "Chilean Model."
In turning aside challenge to third withdrawal, Constitutional Court puts AFP system at risk
May 12, 2021 by
CCR Monthly Approval Report – April 2021
May 4, 2021 by
DWS led with 10 products registered in the month, while JP Morgan followed with eights ETFs. J Safra, Jupiter, and Invesco completed the list. Bridgepoint, Brookfield, Morgan Stanley and Trilantic joined the list with one alternative product each.
Election delay will increase pressure for third pension withdrawal
April 7, 2021 by
The legislative process has already begun and promoting this type of action will be very popular during the election campaign.
Chilean law snuffs out market timer seen as nuisance by industry
April 6, 2021 by
A bill requiring that pension advisories register with regulators and hold an insurance policy led to the closure of local pariah Felices y Forrados.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – March 2021
April 5, 2021 by
State Street led with eight ETFs approved, followed by Dimensional with two mutual funds, and Axa, BMO, GAM, UBS, and PAI Partners with one product each.
Piñera cracks whip on Congress to avoid third withdrawal from AFPs
March 19, 2021 by
The Senate seems unlikely to pass a bill allowing AFPs to touch any additional money flowing from worker paychecks to meet pension obligations.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – February 2021
March 3, 2021 by
A total of eight products were added in the month from six different asset managers: Matthews, Eurizon, Allianz, JPMorgan, Genstar Capital and Valor Management.
Andean AFPs hope improving economies will negate need for further withdrawals
February 12, 2021 by
A third withdrawal in Chile or in Peru does not have sufficient support at this time but, once the economic effect of the previous withdrawals is over, the situation could change.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – January 2021
February 2, 2021 by
HSBC, Aviva Investors, Dimensional, Federated Hermes, Morgan Stanles, Pictet, WisdomTree, Aberdeen Standard and, Berkshire Partners were the managers registering products in January 2021.
Will 2021 be a breakout year for active funds in Mexico? The Amafore seems to think so.
January 26, 2021 by
The Amafore's Alvaro Melendez predicted an uptick in allocations to active funds while emphasizing need to increase cap on international investments.
