Only three products were added in the month from three different asset managers: HSBC, Macquarie and Kames Capital.
Insurers strengthen their role as institutional investors in Mexico
July 17, 2017 by
With 55 billion in technical reserves, insurers are now allowed to invest 10% in government debt, 50% in equities, 5% in private equity funds, 25% in real estate, 20% in structured, 10% in loans and up to 20% in foreign securities listed on the SIC.
Central Bank boosts international limit for Peruvian AFPs
July 17, 2017 by
The increase will encourage AFPs to continue to diversify their investments abroad just as they approached the previous limit of 44%.
Leak: Chilean AFPs will be asked to foot up to 5% of third-party-fund fees
July 5, 2017 by
While an official position was not staked out by the government at Chile Day 2017 in London, on June 29 and 30, talk in the halls of the event suggests that AFP pension managers will no longer be able to pass third-party costs to the pension fund. In response, local distributors voiced their opposition to Fund Pro Latin America.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – June 2017
July 3, 2017 by
UBAM led with four mutual funds registered in the month, three of them bond products, followed by Allianz and Investec, each with one fund approved.
Bachelet parting gift would force AFPs to pay portion of fund fees
June 28, 2017 by
A few months before presidential and parliamentary elections, a reform initiative proposes that AFPs pay 10% to 15% of management fees, which would directly impact these managers’ profits, Fund Pro Latin America has learned.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – May 2017
June 5, 2017 by
The Chilean regulator added 14 ETFs, all sponsored by UBS, and four mutual funds the list of approved instruments eligible to receive allocations.
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.
Mexico’s Ramirez says pensions should balance individual contributions with defined benefits
May 1, 2017 by
Also president of a group of international pension regulators, Mexican pension supervisor Carlos Ramírez, said there's a general consensus that a successful pension model should consist of a mix individually funded contributions and defined benefits.
Peru convenes commission to target comprehensive pension reform
May 1, 2017 by
Speaking to Fund Pro Latin America, Jorge Mogrovejo of Peru's Superintendencia de Banca y Seguros y AFP, said regulations allowing 65-year-olds to withdraw 95% of their pension savings will be studied as part of a broader reform.
