Ribbit Capital led a BRL53m Series A for Onze, a Brazilian pension plan management platform. Onze was incubated by venture builder American Red Ventures. (NeoFeed) – A onda das fintechs está…
Pension Funds
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BTG Pactual’s Timberland Investment Group, alongside with Canada’s British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, and pension provider APG, have agreed to acquire Chilean timberland asset from Arauco for USD385.5m (BCI) New…
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Amendments to Mexico’s Pension Fund Law
4 March 2019In early 2019, the federal executive branch of the Mexican Government introduced a proposal to amend provisions of the Pension Funds Systems Law. LAVCA spoke with Nader, Hayaux & Goebel about…
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Colombia Boosts Access to Alternatives for AFPs
30 January 2018The Colombian Treasury Department has authorized a regulation that allows pension funds to allocate 10% of their portfolios to alternative assets with the aim of allowing AFPs to better match…
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The Brazilian National Monetary Council (Conselho Monetário Nacional “CMN”) has reduced restrictions regarding Brazilian pension funds investing abroad. The main changes include the reduction of the ceiling for purchasing shares of…
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Before the end of 2018, Mexican Afores (Administradora de Fondos para el Retiro) will carry out a change in their investment model, moving from investing in Mexican funds known as…
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Chile’s Superintendencia de Pensiones Officially Approves New AFP Regulation (en español)
25 October 2017The 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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Chile Central Bank Limits Alternative Asset Investments for Pension Funds (en español)
12 October 2017The 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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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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Colombia to Let Pension Funds Invest 20% in Alternative Assets
23 February 2016(Reuters) Colombia will soon allow pension funds to invest up to 20% of their assets in real estate, commodities, private equity, hedge funds and other alternative investments. Colombia to Let…