With projections based on current conditions of the Retirement Savings System - i.e. a 6.5% compulsory contribution and 49.6% investment placed in government debt - the Afores are expected to reach net assets of MXP 4.3 trillion (USD 295 billion) by the end of 2020.
The process of setting up a mandate will be more flexible
September 19, 2013 by
Consar President Carlos Ramírez said that in the future not only will it take less time to set up new mandates, but there will be more interest in using them from other Afores. No progress on mutual funds.
Merger of Afore XXI with Afore Banorte could lead to extension of limits for foreign investment
December 13, 2012 by
XXI-Banorte will be the largest Afore which could be too big for the Mexican market, and there is also an obvious need for the regulator to extend the foreign asset investment limit.
