A total of 21 products were added in the month from 12 different asset managers: Baillie Gifford, Fidelity, HSBC, Janus Henderson, John Hancock, Apollo, Audax, Cinven, EQT, Lone Star, NB and Platinum.
Managers eye new pension contributions from self-employed in Chile
September 12, 2018 by
Unfortunately for AFPs and foreign managers receiving their allocations, the phase-in of these contributions and their partial diversion to social programs will equate to a negligible uptick in short-term flows.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – July 2018
July 31, 2018 by
A total of 45 products were added in the month from 14 different asset managers: State Street, iShares, AB, AZ Multi Asset, Barings, BMO, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Ares, Coller, Crescent, Gelman, LGT and Vista.
Regulator green-lights direct investment in alternatives by AFP Capital
July 14, 2018 by
The pension regulator has approved AFP Capital's alternatives investment policy; AFP Habitat followed close behind.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – June 2018
July 2, 2018 by
Seven mutual funds, 20 ETFs and three alternatives were added in June to the list of approved instruments eligible to receive allocations from Chilean Pension Managers (AFPs).
Colombian AFPs want more contributors in system, even if they receive less from each affiliate
June 12, 2018 by
Instead of two regimes (state-run pay-as-you-go and AFPs) competing, there should be a single system based on government social security and individual contributions to public and private AFPs, says the Colombian pension association.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – May 2018
May 31, 2018 by
The CCR approved 10 alternatives products from Apax Partners, BlackRock, Hamilton Lane, Partners Group, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., PineBridge and Warburg Pincus.
Fee concerns threaten to derail Afores’ chance to invest in mutual funds
May 22, 2018 by
Despite delays things are moving ahead at a steady pace and both the Amafore and the Consar have been working nonstop to achieve clear rules that allow Afores to invest in mutual funds, says Amundi Pioneer's Gustavo Lozano. A consequential meeting this week should provide additional clues.
In welcome move, SEC offers alternative to DOL’s fiduciary rule
May 10, 2018 by
Under chairman Jay Clayton, the SEC's move to create an alternative to the DOL's fiduciary rule is being welcomed by the broker-dealer community.
What does Argentina’s Capital Markets Law mean for asset management? A local attorney provides guideposts
May 10, 2018 by
Dr. Pablo I. Godoy, an associate with the prestigious Argentine law firm Estudio Beccar Varela, highlights the most important points of the new law and connects them with the recent regulatory modifications introduced by the Argentine Securities and Exchange Commission (CNV).
