LAVCA represents its members and the broader investment community on regulation and tracks critical policy issues relevant to private capital in Latin America.
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The Chilean Superintendencia de Pensiones has officially approved new rules allowing AFPs to invest directly in alternative assets effective as of November 1, 2017. (El Mostrador) Los fondos de pensiones…
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The Chilean Central Bank has narrowed the target range local pension funds can allocate to alternatives. (Economía y Negocios) Después de una consulta pública, que se realizó entre el 15…
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Mexico’s National Commission of Savings and Retirement, CONSAR, announced new laws to reduce restrictions on Afores’ investments in Certificados de Capital de Desarrollo (CKDs). The laws will be officially published…
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Brazil’s Senate approved US$750m in financing for renewable energy, provided by the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). (PV Magazine) The Brazilian Senate has approved on…
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Currently, corporations receive tax benefits when developing internally new products and services (R&D Law). However, venture capital funds and corporations do not receive any tax benefits when acquiring startups that…
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Two years after the Central Reserve Bank of Peru approved an increase to the limits on international alternative investments for LPs from 40% to 42%, AFPs are again requesting an…
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Argentina’s Ley del Emprendedor, regulating new company creation, equity crowdfunding and more, was approved on March 29, 2017, by the Argentine Senate. This is big news for Argentina’s tech ecosystem,…
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Mexico is in the process of passing Ley de FinTech to regulate the sector, after the country came out on “top in the FinTech space in 2016” with four companies…
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The Brazilian House of Representatives, Câmara dos Deputados, will vote on whether or not to impose federal regulation on the passenger transportation app, Uber. (Valor Econômico) A Câmara dos Deputados…
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Four years in the making, the Argentinian Senate approved the Entrepreneurship Law, Ley de Emprendedores. The law aims to create new businesses in a day, grant tax benefits to investors,…
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AMEXCAP is lobbying the government to introduce the Limited Partnership as a new fund structure by the end of 2017. (Forbes) En México existen recursos para desarrollar proyectos emprendedores prácticamente…
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The Brazilian congress approved Projeto de Lei, a new law that allows companies to outsource core business functions, which could help drive more investments in the country. (IDG Now) Entidades…
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