The Brazilian lower house of Congress voted to approve lighter regulation on car-hailing apps such as Uber and Cabify. The approved amendments eliminated requirements such as needing to use taxi-style…
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Mexico’s National Commission of Savings Systems for Retirement (Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro), CONSAR is seeking to increase Mexican pension fund’s, known as Afores, investment limits…
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The Argentina Data Protection Agency (Dirección Nacional de Protección de Datos Personales or “DNPDP”) posted online a draft bill for a new data protection act. The changes introduced by the…
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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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Law firm Baptista Luz shares the status of several regulatory issues in Brazilian fintech, including crowdfunding, online lending and blockchain, and crypto-asset public sales (ICOs). (Baptista Luz) Introdução: O Brasil…
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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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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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Omidyar and MDIF will invest R$4m in Colab.re, a Brazilian civic engagement app that allows users to notify local governments of issues in real time and so they can provide…
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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…