BBVA AM's Jaime Lazaro is very keen on digitizing its offering in Mexico as well as partnering with more third-party distributors with its recently launched global ESG fund.
Consar will soon be in charge of cross-border-fund approvals, replacing the Amafore
June 8, 2021 by
The Amafore’s vice-president, Alvaro Melendez, says he expects the change to occur toward the end of July or beginning of August 2021.
Over USD 1 billion flowed to global managers via Brazilian funds in 1H 2020
October 10, 2020 by
Managers with a local presence in Brazil are finally benefiting from their early-mover status in Brazil, among them Western Asset, PIMCO, JPM and Schroders.
Colombian AFPs plunged back into equity in June as markets rallied
September 4, 2020 by
Cross-border funds and ETFs attracted USD 376 million from the AFPs in June to finish the month with USD 19.2 billion in assets under management.
Chilean AFPs yanked USD 2.2 billion from cross-border products in August
October 7, 2019 by
The AFPs further reduced exposure to their top allocation, Asian equity, by USD 689 million in August, after having pulled out USD 707 million in July.
Schroders: Investor ambitions fail to reflect their actions within sustainable investments
October 7, 2019 by
“There remains a gulf between people’s sustainable investment aspirations and the reality of how they prioritize these factors," says Schroders' Jessica Ground.
Schroders promotes Binello to head of Latin America
August 16, 2019 by
The executive had been serving as head of offshore sales in Miami. Meanwhile, Schroders also promoted Pablo Albina to a top regional investment role.
Chilean AFPs funneled USD 783 million to cross-border funds and ETFs in March
April 18, 2019 by
The AFPs finished the month with USD 81.3 billion invested in cross-border funds and ETFs, 70.5% of which was in equities, as they sought better returns.
AFPs favor Asian equity and emerging-markets debt as markets recover
March 19, 2019 by
AFPs injected USD 760 million into emerging-markets bonds and USD 743 million into Asian equity in February, as total cross-border allocations passed the USD 80 billion mark.
Chilean AFPs flee Asian equity funds amid trade tensions
July 1, 2019 by
The AFPs finished May with USD 78.5 billion invested in cross-border funds and ETFs, 69.7% of which was in equities.
