Latam
24 Jan 2012
BlackRock’s iShares has launched an emerging market ETF targeting Latam. It will track MSCI indexes and be listed on Nasdaq as iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Latin America (NasdaqGM: EEML), Index Universe reported
17 Jan 2012
Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana (GRUPO SURA) became the largest pension fund player in Latam with its acquisition of ING Group’s assets in Colombia, Mexico, Chile, Peru and Uruguay for $3.614m, reported the Latin American Venture Capital Association (LAVCA)
17 Jan 2012
Latam is expected to grow just 3.7% this year, down from 4.3% in 2011, casting a dark shadow on the IPO market, reports Market Watch
16 Jan 2012
Further expansion of equity trading in the Integrated Markets of Latin America (MILA) has helped drive up growth in the region, reported Nasdaq.
16 Jan 2012
Urs Wietlisbach, co-founder of $27bn global private markets investor Partners group, heralds Latam as the most attractive private equity destination in the world and believes having a local presence is key to entering the market.
16 Jan 2012
The Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) is preparing to address its investment portfolio in February with a continued emphasis on South America,
LatAm FM can reveal.
4 Jan 2012
HSBC Global Asset Management launched a long-only frontier markets equity fund for retail and institutional investors offering exposure to Latam.
15 Dec 2011
William Blair & Co. has opened a new office in Sao Paulo, Brazil, expanding the Chicago-based investment bank and asset management firm's reach to Latam, reported Chicago Business
9 Nov 2011
Latam hedge funds have seen huge growth this decade, predominantly from local investors, but with diversity and potential returns luring offshore investors, what do hedge fund managers need to do to prosper in tomorrow’s market?
9 Nov 2011
The long-term fundamentals may remain in Latam’s favour but there is no denying that global economic problems are rubbing off, and diminishing the region’s investment appeal
3 Oct 2011
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Latam hedge funds are outperforming the overall hedge fund industry as well as the emerging market’s hedge fund industry, Hedge Fund Research (HFR) told LatAm FM.
3 Oct 2011
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Global investment company Russell Investments is searching for Latam-facing fund managers for a new emerging markets fund of funds, LatAm FM can reveal
