The relationship will provide the investment management research team within UBS Financial Services with access to Mercer's 9,000 manager-research opinions and performance analytics.
UBS advisors in the Americas can now access Mercer’s global manager research and analytics
Natixis Global to wholesale via Montevideo, heart of wealth management in Southern Cone
Sophie del Campo, general manager of Iberia and head of Latin America for Natixis Global, said the new office "reflects our strong commitment to the local and regional markets and our continued commitment to Latin America.”
Investors plowed USD 500 million into Banamex’s line of international funds in 2014
Sergio Covarrubias, director of mutual funds at Grupo Financiero Banamex, spoke to Fund Pro about future plans for the international fund family, which already includes relationships with Franklin Templeton, BNP Paribas, BlackRock, and others.
Fidelity asks: Are today’s emerging affluent investors millionaires in the making?
Fidelity Investments released results of its 7th Millionaire Outlook, which shows that emerging affluent investors are well positioned to attain – or even exceed – millionaire status. Most importantly, while these investors look very different than today’s millionaires, with more than two-thirds female and one-quarter non-white, they demonstrate many similar attitudes and behaviors.
Iñaki Bernus is the new director of private banking at Credit Suisse
Bernus has over 24 years’ experience in private banking; prior to joining Credit Suisse Mexico in 2010, he was director of private banking at Invex Grupo Financiero and regional director of wealth management and specialized advisory services at Banorte.
Morgan Stanley: High-net-worth investors predict positive 2015 on strength of US economy, tech and biotech stocks
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management’s semi-annual Investor Pulse Poll found that the wealthy see their best opportunities coming from the US, in technology stocks, and in equities in general.
BTG Pactual appoints new director of wealth management
BTG Pactual Peru has named Guillermo Van Oordt as the new director of wealth management for its Peru office. The appointment comes months after José Antonio Blanco was appointed as CEO.
BTG Pactual buys Generali’s Swiss-banking unit for USD 1.7 billion
With the BSI acquisition, BTG Pactual takes control of the Chilean private-pension administrator AFP Planvital, which up to now had been controlled by BSI.
Henderson places wholesaler in Uruguay
Henderson said that John Philip Davies will be based in Montevideo to work with leading private banks and wealth managers, as part of the firm's effort to better serve clients and intermediaries.
Most multifamily offices exempt from onerous registration requirements
It is estimated that multifamily offices manage about USD 3 billion, approximately 10% of the amounts managed by traditional single family offices, belonging to the richest families in Chile.