Sovereign wealth funds are significantly increasing allocations to private markets (private equity, real estate and infrastructure) and emerging markets, says Will Kinlaw of State Street Associates.
State Street: Reduced liquidity having higher impact on investment strategy
December 1, 2016 by
“Increased regulation and the pressure to manage costs have significantly changed market liquidity conditions,” says Lou Maiuri of State Street.
SSGA: Current environment favors sectors over style for investment advisors
November 21, 2016 by
“The 'lower for longer' return environment has many investment professionals taking a more precise approach to asset allocation, which favors sectors and industries over style-based investing,” said Nick Good, co-head of the Global SPDR business at State Street Global Advisors
Colombian AFPs boosted their exposure to emerging markets in August
November 14, 2016 by
Colombian AFPs in August increased their exposure to emerging-markets equity by US 477 million, lifting their stake in the region to 24% just behind that of Europe. iShares reached USD 6.4 billion in AUMs, leading the field.
State Street inks distribution deal with Credicorp Capital
November 14, 2016 by
In commenting on the appointment of Peruvian-owned Credicorp Capital as its Andean distributor, SSGA's Nick Good said, “Latin America is a strategically important market to the SPDR business."
Credicorp takes over Andean distribution for State Street
September 11, 2016 by
The tri-national firm had been looking for a passive manager for its distribution business, to complement its roster of traditional and alternatives firms, said Credicorp's Ignacio Montes, regional director of institutional distribution.
Ground shifting rapidly in Chilean distribution landscape
June 23, 2016 by
The institutional-distribution division of BTG Pactual was recently taken over by Danny Aballay, who is tasked with rebuilding the unit after the flight of several of its cross-border clients. His promotion was one of several in the Chilean market.
Cross-border firms lost USD 1 billion in Colombian AFP assets in January
May 2, 2016 by
iShares, Vanguard and State Street, the biggest recipients of Colombian AFP allocations, all suffered AUM declines. AFPs Protección and Colfondos were behind some of the largest allocation shifts.
Chilean AFPs chose emerging-markets bonds in March while dumping Asian equities
April 22, 2016 by
The AFPs made allocations to 14 emerging-markets-bond funds in March, with MS Emerging Markets Corporate Debt-Z and Investec Emerging Markets Corporate Debt-I Acc getting the lion's share of the action.
Colombian AFPs redeemed positions in December in face of global equity downturn
March 30, 2016 by
A double-whammy of poor performance and redemptions by Colombian AFPs from positions in North America, Europe, Japan and emerging markets left global sponsors reeling in the final month of 2015.
