The Brazilian fund house plans to replicate its Japan distribution model elsewhere in the region and foresees demand for its long-only and private equity products.
Investors in Latin America are buying Asia investment products, but it’s Western, not Asian, fund managers winning assets, says Strategic Insight.
The firm’s asset management arm in India has launched a Brazil equity fund to tap growing demand for diversification; it is also considering other offshore funds.
Higher income expectations, healthy savings and rising aspirations will fuel consumer spending in 2011, according to a new Credit Suisse survey of seven emerging markets.
Institutional investors are needed to bridge the gap between Chinese contractors’ preference for government-supported borrowing and Brazil’s project finance needs.
Bradesco Asset Management’s Joachim Levy says the growing credit market is the best way for global investors to get exposure to the country’s growth.
That will be a boon to the series of new Brazil and Latin America funds, but investors should be wary of Chilean and Colombian stocks, says the Dutch asset manager.
And in other regions, the asset manager favours Mexico and Poland, says portfolio manager Kevin Daly.
JP Morgan Asset Management's Richard Titherington discusses why Brazil and Russia are attractive and why their price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios are lower than in ...
Banco Santander appoints Alexander de Laiglesia to run asset management in Asia from Hong Kong.
Despite inflation fears, emerging markets still offer compelling value, says ABN AMRO Asset Management.
Investors are flocking to emerging markets again, but allocations to Asia could change with Brazil’s elections.