Thanks to the recently-enacted Unified Fund Law (LUF), foreigners investing in Chilean-domiciled funds will be subject to a maximum 10% tax ceiling, even if direct investment in underlying assets is subject to a higher tax rates, says Luis Alberto Letelier, a legal advisor to the Chilean Association of Investment Fund Managers (ACAFI).
CCR Monthly Approval Report – March 2015
March 31, 2015 by
While Vanguard led with six ETFs registered in the month, all of them UCITs products, BlackRock and Morgan Stanley each won approval for three of their mutual funds.
A MILA fund platform? Chilean execs don’t see it working
March 26, 2015 by
Initiative of the Mutual Fund Association seems like more of a political announcement than a project with a real future, sources told Fund Pro Latin America.
Sura sees many pluses in open-architecture scheme in Mexico
March 11, 2015 by
If an open-architecture scheme is implemented industry-wide, the winners of this opening will be the end clients, intermediaries and the fund industry itself, Luis Ortiz, director of Investment Management at Sura Mexico, told Fund Pro Latin America.
Ramirez warns of dire consequences to pension system if reforms are delayed
March 11, 2015 by
"The more we delay the fundamental reforms required by this system, the possibility of accumulating sufficient resources for the new generation of Mexicans will be reduced," warned Carlos Ramírez, president of the Consar, at a recent gathering of industry professionals.
CCR Monthly Approval Report – February 2015
March 2, 2015 by
A total of 14 products were added in February to the list of approved instruments to receive investments from Chilean Pension Managers (AFPs). Schroders led with eight mutual funds, all of them equity products, followed by PIMCO with two mutual funds and First Trust with two ETFs. Eastspring and Fidelity completed the list each with one approval mutual fund.
Experts agree: Mexican pension system in need of urgent reform
February 18, 2015 by
Experts gathered at forum hosted by Principal Investments agreed that the first generations of Mexicans who retire with their Afore accounts will not receive a decent pension. The average OECD replacement rate is 54% (pension as a percent of salary) compared with just 28.5% in Mexico.
CCR may review funds of scandal-rocked HSBC at February meeting
February 18, 2015 by
A review of the "reputational risk" of HSBC - again in the news due to a potential tax-evasion scandal over its handling of high-net-worth accounts - may be on the agenda of the regulatory agency that determines eligibility to receive AFP investments.
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.
Mexican Finance Ministry goes all in on open architecture for mutual funds
January 29, 2015 by
The Finance Ministry unveiled an open-architecture scheme that would prevent mutual fund managers from working exclusively with only one mutual fund distribution company or entity (usually the bank that owns them), and ensure that any distributor willing to offer a manager's fund should be allowed to do so.
