Category: 2014 May / June

Brazilian investors are taking a more cautious approach to risk after sharp swings in the Selic last year. But diversification is still slow to take hold.
By Katie Llanos-Small

Chilean pensions are a large and growing market for international fund managers. But an industry that has served as a model for the rest of the region is facing new risks. By Jason Mitchell

Colombia’s pensions industry needs reform to boost returns, and the government is keen to see change. By Jason Mitchell

Mexican pension funds have begun to hire third-party fund managers, but politics is proving a barrier to further increasing their freedom to invest abroad. By Katie Llanos-Small

With a rapidly growing pension pool — and a laggard stock market — Peru has started to grant funds more freedom over where and how they invest. By Jason Mitchell

Insurance covering infrastructure, debt, health, and other
non-life risks is poised to expand quickly in Brazil, say investors.
By staff reporters

Successful investing is often a game of getting on the right side of political change. Take the recent price swing in Brazil after polls were published showing a drop in […]

Sovereigns and quasi-sovereigns took advantage of surging
appetite. Corporates also jumped into the issuance spree, seeing strong demand and ample liquidity. By Eduardo García

After a poor showing for Latin America’s equity markets,
Brazilian telecom Oi’s jumbo follow-on showed that deals can get done.
By Katie Llanos-Small

Posting returns from a portfolio of Latin American equities over the past year has not been an easy task: indices fell under fears of higher US rates and falling Chinese […]