In the first quarter, the fund industry had net inflows of BRL 46.1 billion, while fixed-income funds received BRL 109.2 billion.
Brazilian investors pulled BRL 14 billion out of more volatile funds in April
May 19, 2022 by
Equities and Balanced-Mixed funds, the most volatile, faced BRL 14 billion in net outflows, with redemptions of BRL 7.3 billion and BRL 6.7 billion, respectively.
AFPs soured on international equities in March
May 16, 2022 by
Funds specializing in equities in both the Asian and European markets sustained the heaviest redemptions, losing USD 859 million and USD 686 million, respectively.
Investor caution boosts demand for Brazilian fixed-income funds
April 4, 2022 by
Investor caution was rewarded by fixed-income funds’ strong performance, while poor returns led to outflows from equity and mixed funds in February.
Emerging-equity products were the choice for Chilean AFPs in February
April 3, 2022 by
By product type, ETFs received a total of USD 982 million in net subscriptions, while active funds shed USD 251 million.
Colombian AFPs boosted equity global positions in December
March 28, 2022 by
Purchases in the last month of the year were concentrated in US and European equity, for a total of USD 263 million and USD 108 million, respectively.
In election month, Chile’s AFPs increased their liquid positions
March 25, 2022 by
In December, Chilean AFPs dismantled USD 1.6 billion of their positions in cross-border funds and ETFs. The equities segment suffered most from the redemptions.
Chilean AFPs showed strong bias for passive vehicles in January
March 15, 2022 by
ETFs received the largest portion of subscriptions, totaling USD 870 million, while redemptions were USD 834 million from active funds and USD 615 million from money-market funds.
Monetary tightening in Brazil lures investors back to fixed income funds
February 23, 2022 by
Equity funds saw outflows of BRL 10.6 billion in January, impacted by the Equity–Free Portfolio subcategory, with redemptions totaling BRL 4 billion.
Colombian AFPs’ romance with European equities continued in November
January 24, 2022 by
Pension managers turned to European equity products as the most attractive option, making purchases totaling USD 168 million in November.
